Part of the differential is not Aus vs US but physical shop vs online. My observation is that prices in the US shops are lower but not massively lower than prices in Australia. Also, US prices are quoted without sales tax. That means that if you see something quoted $10, you have to fork out $11 (assuming 10% GST, it varies between states). If you buy it on line from Australia, you do't pay sales tax and you'd never even know the sales tax existed.
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