And I just listed the rates of the three largest countries in Europe, covering ~42% of the EU population. In Germany, VAT on restaurants is 19% for sit-down pl

And I just listed the rates of the three largest countries in Europe, covering ~42% of the EU population. In Germany, VAT on restaurants is 19% for sit-down places, and 7% on food to go. US national average sales tax was 8.454% in Q2/2015: http://www.accountingweb.com/tax/sales-tax/us-average-combined-sales-tax-rate-down-slightly-in-q2 http://www.accountingweb.com/tax/sales-tax/us-average-combin... - I'm assuming normal sales tax applies to restaurant food? In that case it's something like 40% of EU average. Just like gas prices ;)