I was born in europe and for me New York is cheap in many things.... Electronics, Clothes, Food... I got a friend he went from Switzerland to NY just for 3 days shopping and sold some stuff in Switzerland and with this money he paid his trip and hotel in NY... I mean if NIKE Shoes in Outlets are about 50 dollars you can sell them in Switzerland for 250 dollars but that was 4-5 years ago.... but I think it s still the same...