The US is a little special, as it's got a strong agricultural industry (like Australia), and subsidises food like crazy (like the EU). While Australia has some

The US is a little special, as it's got a strong agricultural industry (like Australia), and subsidises food like crazy (like the EU). While Australia has some of the most efficient food production in the world, it has very low subsidies. The US has both efficient food production, and crazy subsidies, so food is dirt cheap. Plus, Australia has fairly high minimum wages, so eating out is quite expensive.