Why does the US have to pay so much for cash shop items compared to other countries?

[Pyrrus]

I am very curious why the US has to pay so much for cash shop items in comparison to other countries.

For example, this newest outfit costs us $22 whereas in Euros it is 17.50€ and in GBP its £15.

Based on today's pricing:
If you convert 17.50€ into USD, it should be around $18.
If you convert £15 into USD, it should be $18.50ish
If you convert 2,420円 into USD, it should be $15.40 (tho I understand adding on a bit of tax to this one due to foreign conversions)
So how is the extra ~$5 being justified?
I know the cost of USD to other currencies is always fluctuating but I think accounting for a $5 margin is too much.

This happens with everything in the shop. Mounts, clothes, even our retainers cost more than it does for our European and GB friends. The differences between mounts is even worse in how much we get charged extra compared to our friends across the ocean.

Is there a workaround to this? Can I check out in another currency and just pay the small fee on my cc for a foreign transaction since I know it would be pennies and not a whole $5?

Ultimately, my main question is why this is like this and why US has to pay more in general and then the side question of if there is a way to work around it.

[Jeeqbit]

Maybe taxes. I understand US taxes are going to increase in the near future as well.

[TemporalFruitsAndVeggies]

Maybe taxes. I understand US taxes are going to increase in the near future as well.

Nah, list prices for goods and services in the US functionally never include tax; that's almost always added at checkout time, so it shouldn't be a factor here. Also, the tax you pay for the online purchase of goods/services is a state-level sales tax.

"US taxes are going to increase" is a sentence that I can't imagine is ever meaningfully accurate, because state sales, state income, federal income, inheritance, capital gains, etc. are all different types of taxes that never simply increase or decrease across the board for all people.

[keichirou]

Maybe taxes. I understand US taxes are going to increase in the near future as well.

digital products such as glams, time codes(bought online) or even games dont pay taxes here in the states

[Greyhawk]

digital products such as glams, time codes(bought online) or even games dont pay taxes here in the states

Uh yeah, that's not true.

[Collin_Sky]

https://www.gamegrin.com/articles/wh...-is-important/
https://mailchimp.com/resources/geographical-pricing/

[Nestama]

And then there's us Aussies who have to pay in Euros for everything

It would be nice to pay for things in AUD since 17.50€ = $29.21AUD (and I'm glad we're not paying in USD, because $22USD = ~$37AUD)

[Valence]

For once it works that way and not the other way around like it's been the case for more than a decade on most online games...

[Basteala]

For once it works that way and not the other way around like it's been the case for more than a decade on most online games...

Clearly you don't play Warhammer.

[Valence]

Indeed I don't.