I'm 14 and around December my mum bought me vans (the old school ones) for £55 which is pretty expensive ($91.45!) but in america if they're $55 that's only £33.08
So whys it so expensive?
All clothes and everything are really expensive too. If you go to topshop jeans are like £36 which is $59.86!
Most of my clothes are pretty expensive but if you convert them into dollars most of them go above $100 and I'm not a person who spends £50 on every top I buy.
For my birthday I got beats mixrs and they're about £190 and in dollars that's $315.93!
Why is it so expensive! I'm not spoiled
This applies to everything not just clothing and electronics.
I go to a private school not everyone here does by the way and its really expensive for a year it's £10000 ($16628!) So how is it so much higher in dollars?
Iphones seem to be really common in both countries (most people here have them) and the iphone 5s goes from £549 (to higher depending on data)! That's $912! In america assuming they're $500 that's only £300!
So why is it So much more expensive here? I'm sure a lot of people will be shocked actually
My parents wouldn't get me an iphone if I wanted one like most people's would (I don't want one) but I do have an htc one which is the same price (paid for it myself)
Thanks!
Added (1). @Matthew I didn't mean to come off as spoiled! I'm not saying I want an iPhone I'm just stating how much they're worth. Also I paid for my own phone which is pretty rare for my age. I would be fine with my old phone (a blackberry which I also paid for) but it broke