It's not uncommon nowadays to pay 300€ for a Schulranzan in Germany [1] for 4 years of primary school, as opposed to 450$ of the price paid in Japan for 6 years

It's not uncommon nowadays to pay 300€ for a Schulranzan in Germany [1] for 4 years of primary school, as opposed to 450$ of the price paid in Japan for 6 years. I don't see a fundamental difference. [1] https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/scout-bis-zu-300-euro-kostenfalle-schulranzen-li.247680 https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/scout-bis-zu-300-euro-k...