In the UK VAT is added on before you get to the till so the price you see is the price you pay. Don't compare before tax prices because that's a thing a Brit and most Europeans never see or consider that much, you need to forget tax and look at the total price paid. - there isn't as vast a difference in price as you'd think on a lot of things.
Plus in the US they have property taxes and additional local income tax in some areas.
Their property tax isn't like the UK council tax, it's much much more.
Plus their tax free rate is very low, like $4,000 or something, whilst the UK's is £12,000.
A lot of people on low incomes in the UK pay less tax than than they would on the same income in the USA and for people on medium incomes it's often negligible.
Plus add the cost of health insurance and for a huge chunk of people that means you're far better off in the UK (or most places in Europe) even if you never get sick.
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