This is such a common thing in the UK that it has its own special name and Wikipedia article to go with it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip-off_Britain [quote]Rip-off Britain is an expression used by some to refer to the phenomenon in which some products and services cost significantly more in the United Kingdom than in other countries, especially other member states of the European Union and the United States, than a basic currency conversion would permit. [/quote]