+1 to this - what Europeans consider "the basics" for most Americans is filed under "luxury" or "bougie."
was in greece for three months. the quality of the BASIC fruits and vegetables at the regular local market down the street from where I was staying was on par with wholefoods. It was surreal how cheap it was to eat HEALTHY.
I wonder why, then, Europeans move to the US in such large numbers for academic and tech jobs.