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Swiss maybe, but as a Dutch resident who was just in SF for the holidays... SF food is definitely more expensive.


Fair, my basis for comparison was the Amsterdam airport. I paid 35 euro for a soggy reheated sandwich and coffee. SFO has 18 dollar poke bowls.

Perhaps Amsterdam airport pricing is extensively marked up compared to local pricing (understandable). Geneva was just plain expensive.


airports are always a nightmare!

the other important thing to keep in mind is that in the EU in general, there's no added taxes on the bill, and tips are less of a thing here, so there's not a magical 20%+ hidden charge to factor in on everything you order.


> my basis for comparison was the Amsterdam airport

Your basis for how much people pay for groceries was how expensive a sandwich was at an airport?


We get signal wherever we can :) Boston Logan has about a 20-30% premium on normal groceries. SFO is probably closer to 5-10%. I assumed the premium could not be greater than 50% for Amsterdam airport.


At some point you have to be willing to admit you don't have any signal


A desiccated Swiss roastie will cost more than a michelin restaurant in SF.




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