It's not the case in many other places in the world. The ratio of cost for cooking vs. eating out is uniquely high in the US. It's not an iron law, it's downst

It's not the case in many other places in the world. The ratio of cost for cooking vs. eating out is uniquely high in the US. It's not an iron law, it's downstream of a hundred things, like property prices due to restrictive zoning, baumal's cost disease driving up wages, onerous regulation on food service, and a populace that seems to have collectively given up on seeking the best value for dollar.