Saw this thread and couldn't help but comment....I am equally astonished at how expensive this game is in the UK. Over here in New Zealand (and Australia) the prices of everything are much more closely aligned with the US, cheaper in some areas.
Comes down to one major factor I think, the commercial traffic in the UK is a million times more dense and busy compared to NZ, and the country is basically the same size...with 8 times the population....
I mean, 150pounds per hour for a 172XP I don't care how much you get for working behind a bar that is lunacy.