[jwestbury]

And yet, food in the UK is still markedly cheaper than in most countries -- and especially so when compared to the USA. My wife and I make about as much here as we did in the US, and despite higher taxes, we're actually doing very similarly, financially, because of much lower cost of goods on average.

[asdadsdad]

well, the catch is "we make about as much here as we did in the US". Usually, you'd make 40% less of what you did in the US when you move to the UK.