I literally just came back from a month in Poland, and UK food prices in supermarkets are just as low if not lower. Certainly Aldi prices easily beat Polish supermarket prices on nearly everything, maybe with the exception of baked goods.

Don't get me wrong - M&S and Sainsburys are very expensive places to shop. But I don't see the quality at Morrisons or Asda or yes, even Aldi as being any worse and the prices are very low. Go to France or Germany and try to compare, I can bet that for your average buyer groceries will be cheaper.

I think they are referring to the price, not the quality or selection.

From a very quick search, a litre of milk is 20% cheaper in the UK compared to France, Germany and even Poland.

I was there twice last year.

Food was cheaper. It's not that UK is cheap, it's more that eastern europe has gotten more expensive.

I think they meant by price, not by quality. And there's nothing wrong with Eastern European food anyway!

But no, food is incredibly cheap.

Its true i can't eat steak 4 nights a week as god intended but we manage to scratch cook 3 meals a day for 2 people for £70 a week, £85 with a wine pairing.

If you want to forgo eight different vegetables and four different proteins im sure you can do it for less.

I know too many people complaining "food is expensive" when all they live off is gas mark 6 / 25 mins beige rubbish.