An online price survey by the Tyrolean Labor Chamber (AK) for branded food clearly shows that Austria is an expensive place to eat and drink. AK president Erwin Zangerl calls on politicians to finally take action.
Individual foodstuffs are still significantly more expensive in Austria than in Germany. This is the summary of the AK Tirol survey on branded food. Since many shops now also offer their goods on the Internet, the AK regularly carries out price comparisons. The result clearly shows that the price difference between Austria and Germany is still huge.
measures needed
“Here, the Tyroleans are simply scammed by companies that divide the Austrian market. We also clearly explained this fact during our meeting with Minister Rauch and hope that there will finally be a solution in the interest of domestic customers,” explains AK President Zangerl. He also advocates bringing prices to a uniform level The shopping cart studied is currently more than 20 percent more expensive than in Germany, compared to an average of 18 percent across Austria, and 15 percent without the deviating VAT.
The AK is also annoyed that although many products are offered identically in Austria and Germany, consumers often pay many times more than the cost of goods from German suppliers for many items from Austrian suppliers.
research in two days
The survey was conducted online in Austria at Interspar, Billa and MPreis and online in Germany at Edeka, REWE and Kaufland from May 23, 2023 to May 24, 2023. The survey was based on identical products. In order to compare as many products as possible with each other and thus arrive at realistic and meaningful results, the test included articles that were only available in only two online shops per country. In this case, the average price was calculated based on prices from only two stores. All prizes were collected without regard to membership and loyalty cards and also did not include quantity discounts.
Source: Krone
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