That’s definitely a good point but as far as I know, Florida doesn’t have a sales tax on food. And even if it would have that sales tax it would be around 4% from what I have seen. This would increase the final price by less than 3€. In the end it would have still been cheaper than I had expected and wouldn’t have changed my final opinion about the supermarket prices in the US ☺️
@@aventuralina Nearly all US states do not have sales tax on basic foodstuffs you see at Aldi, Walmart, and other grocery chains. It is prepared foods and sodas that come with the state/local sales tax.
You chose ALDI as comparison, which is not a big supermarket chain in the US. The largest chains in the US are Kroger and Safeway. Each has different prices and includes Organic or All natural, Vs. simple. Milk for instance is $1.5 for a liter of regular milk, Vs $3.8 for a liter of Organic milk.
I'm surprised that the cost of products are more expensive in the United States than in Spain 😮 and that the costs of each state in the United States vary, for example California is the most expensive state but if you go to a less central state like Montana or Arizona the products are a little cheaper, here in my country Venezuela a similar market like the one you did would be about $30 or €30 more expensive, it's crazy 🤯
You are not taking in account that the prices you see in stores in the US are without taxes! VERY IMPORTANT. So to get the real value of what you're paying in the US you have to multiply each item(or total) by the tax price
I am absolutely aware of this. But in Florida this tax is so low, it would have increased the final price by less than 4€. That wouldn’t have changed my mind about that the US supermarkets are not that much more expensive than Europe 😉
Hola, saludos desde Venezuela. Aquí en Caracas todo es un poco más caro (solamente los huevos son más económicos si se compran en la caja de 30 unidades). Espero que la pases muy bien en Los Estados Unidos. 🥲
Estuvo reñida la comparacion jajaj aqui en la isla hay cosas que se consiguen mas economicas.. Arroz, Bananas (Cambur), CocaCola Me dio risa pero si (1.42$ - 1.65$ 2 litros de cocacola.. pepsi igual), Cereal si Olvidalo jaja Corn Flakes 3$ o hasta mas otras marcas mas economicas 2.5.. pero si es el corn flakes importados.. uff facil 4$ o 6$ jaja
Maybe meat and dairy are cheaper in the US because US farmers can use more chemicals, hormones and have lower animal welfare standards than in the EU? What is the quality of meat, dairy and produce compare to Europe? Not such a great saving on products if they shorten your life.
To be honest, I was thinking the same. But I am not an expert on food regulations, neither in Europe and even less in the US. But if it’s true, that the food quality is lower in the US, also prefer to pay a bit more and have better quality.
To start with, why would you compare Spain with the US???? If you wanna compare EU prices vs US prices then you need to compare US with a EU top country not Spain. Besides of that, if you compare a real competitive supermarket in the US vs a EU one (even a Spanish one)...US will always win, same for everything else mostly. In the West, the US has the largest competitive market of them all, therefore you´ll always find the better prices in there for mostly anything. Even California would be cheaper if you go to Asian and Latino supermarkets. And then, you also need to compare wages, generally speaking, a regular worker in the US has way more buying power than a Spaniard.
Hi Alina, does your US price include the sales tax which is added to the shown price at the check out ?
Spanish pricès already include tax, 😉
That’s definitely a good point but as far as I know, Florida doesn’t have a sales tax on food. And even if it would have that sales tax it would be around 4% from what I have seen. This would increase the final price by less than 3€. In the end it would have still been cheaper than I had expected and wouldn’t have changed my final opinion about the supermarket prices in the US ☺️
@@aventuralina Nearly all US states do not have sales tax on basic foodstuffs you see at Aldi, Walmart, and other grocery chains. It is prepared foods and sodas that come with the state/local sales tax.
@@bradleyschwartze2575 thanks a lot for the clarification on that! 🤗
Alina te esperoooo! Abrazo y besos desde Miami . 💖🙌🏻🌹
Ya tengo todo el viaje planeado 😅 Solo falta la plata 🤣 Pero estoy trabajando en esto 💪🏼🤩
You chose ALDI as comparison, which is not a big supermarket chain in the US. The largest chains in the US are Kroger and Safeway. Each has different prices and includes Organic or All natural, Vs. simple. Milk for instance is $1.5 for a liter of regular milk, Vs $3.8 for a liter of Organic milk.
I'm surprised that the cost of products are more expensive in the United States than in Spain 😮 and that the costs of each state in the United States vary, for example California is the most expensive state but if you go to a less central state like Montana or Arizona the products are a little cheaper, here in my country Venezuela a similar market like the one you did would be about $30 or €30 more expensive, it's crazy 🤯
Yeah, it’s true that in the US the prices also depend on the state you’re in. But to be honest, I was expecting the US to be even more expensive 😅🙈
You are not taking in account that the prices you see in stores in the US are without taxes! VERY IMPORTANT. So to get the real value of what you're paying in the US you have to multiply each item(or total) by the tax price
I am absolutely aware of this. But in Florida this tax is so low, it would have increased the final price by less than 4€. That wouldn’t have changed my mind about that the US supermarkets are not that much more expensive than Europe 😉
Hola, saludos desde Venezuela. Aquí en Caracas todo es un poco más caro (solamente los huevos son más económicos si se compran en la caja de 30 unidades). Espero que la pases muy bien en Los Estados Unidos. 🥲
Es más caro y los sueldos más bajos =s
Los Estados Unidos y Venezuela tienen que esperar. Por ahora falta 💸 🥲
Estuvo reñida la comparacion jajaj aqui en la isla hay cosas que se consiguen mas economicas.. Arroz, Bananas (Cambur), CocaCola Me dio risa pero si (1.42$ - 1.65$ 2 litros de cocacola.. pepsi igual), Cereal si Olvidalo jaja Corn Flakes 3$ o hasta mas otras marcas mas economicas 2.5.. pero si es el corn flakes importados.. uff facil 4$ o 6$ jaja
Entonces la gente gana más dinero en 🇺🇸 y gasta lo mismo que en 🇪🇸? 🤔
Parece que si 🥲
Maybe meat and dairy are cheaper in the US because US farmers can use more chemicals, hormones and have lower animal welfare standards than in the EU? What is the quality of meat, dairy and produce compare to Europe? Not such a great saving on products if they shorten your life.
To be honest, I was thinking the same. But I am not an expert on food regulations, neither in Europe and even less in the US. But if it’s true, that the food quality is lower in the US, also prefer to pay a bit more and have better quality.
To start with, why would you compare Spain with the US????
If you wanna compare EU prices vs US prices then you need to compare US with a EU top country not Spain. Besides of that, if you compare a real competitive supermarket in the US vs a EU one (even a Spanish one)...US will always win, same for everything else mostly. In the West, the US has the largest competitive market of them all, therefore you´ll always find the better prices in there for mostly anything. Even California would be cheaper if you go to Asian and Latino supermarkets. And then, you also need to compare wages, generally speaking, a regular worker in the US has way more buying power than a Spaniard.