Tesco in Belfast sells broccoli at 39p (about €0.52) while Tesco in Dublin the same broccoli costs €1.78.

More than 3 times the difference.

Now, you must be thinking wages in Ireland have to be so much better than the UK, thus justifying the price difference. Not quite, the minimum salary is about the same.

So why the difference?

Originally posted by Trev33
Tesco in Belfast sells broccoli at 39p (about €0.52) while Tesco in Dublin the same broccoli costs €1.78.

More than 3 times the difference.

Now, you must be thinking wages in Ireland have to be so much better than the UK, thus justifying the price difference. Not quite, the minimum salary is about the same.

So why the difference?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
If it's any consolation broccoli in NZ is about the same as Dublin.

That sort of thing happens with fresh produce here too. Some farmers deal direct with supermarkets and others sell direct to retailers. I live between two tiny townships 20km apart (on the edge of a vegetable producing region) and can see that sort of retail price variation between them quite often.

Big business will tear you a new one if they can. Your community, family or
single-owned business less so, as there is the risk of ostracism, shame and
why not, even a punch in the face.

Take Starbucks, for example. The cost of one cup for them is aaaaalmost the
same, no matter the product: regular, espresso with this and that, double shot
venti with pumpkin whatever, or foamy Kenyan roast a la creme oh la la. The
price they sell it to you, though, is abysmally different between one and the
other. It is a legal, shady way of asking each client: how much is the most
amount you are willing to pay for a damn cup of coffee. And people "tell" them
with their cash.

Originally posted by Trev33
It's not much consolation, and it doesn't stop at broccoli but that is one of the most absurd price differences I've noticed.

On another side topic, it's cheaper to buy lamb from N. Zealand than it is from Ireland or the UK 😲

NZ leg of lamb in NZ is NZ$17.99 a kilo

NZ leg of lamb in UK (Tesco) reduced to NZ$10.57 a kilo.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
If it's any consolation broccoli in NZ is about the same as Dublin.