[dheera]

I mean, when I was in the area in 2005-2007 pretzels cost USD 2.50 in Germany and USD 7 in Switzerland ...

There were also steep discounts for students and youth for almost everything -- I got a public transit pass for 50% off because I was under 23 at the time.

[herbst]

I love the Brezel example. A freshly baked Brezel at the Trainstation Bern is like 3$. However if you need a human to cut it open and spread butter on it it costs $8.

Products ain't that much more expensive here, human time is.