Don't forget that US prices usually do not include the VAT, while EU prices usually do include respective VAT.

A lot of us in America have no sales tax (if that’s what you mean by VAT) and those that do have it at a fraction of EU VAT rates.

	▲	coldpie 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> A lot of us in America have no sales tax Not that many of us, actually. Only Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, and some parts of Delaware and Alaska have no sales tax. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sales_tax_by_county....