That is a grossly over-exaggerated price for donuts imo.

Dunkin' Donuts are over €1/donut ($1.20) in Berlin, even by the dozen.

1 dozen krispy kreme glazed donuts is like $8

Isn't that a bit like evaluating the cost of coffee based on starbucks prices?

We also don't know how recent this story is. When I was a kid, in the days before gentrification and gourmet-everything, there was a doughnut shop nearby that was like $2 for a dozen. It was way cheaper than regular fast food. I remember thinking what a great discovery it was until I found I couldn't handle more than a couple of them before the sugar was too much for me.

I don’t think KK is quite as pricey as Starbucks. A Starbucks brewed coffee is about 2x the price by volume of McDs. As long as we’re talking about standard kk-sized donuts I think it would be difficult to find them for less than $6/dozen.

Are doughnuts different in America to other parts of the world? I couldn't imagine ever eating 12 Aussie-style doughnuts in 1 sitting, unless it was some sort of eating competition. It'd be like eating 3 hamburgers or 6 hot dogs.

I don’t think they are different. In my experience it’s common to buy them by the dozen because you’re taking them to some sort of event.

Counterpoint: a dozen chocolate covered donuts are under 3€ in Lidl. Same size as a KKD, made fresh in store that day too

Maybe this food is cheaper in the EU? At a Lidl in Virginia, a dozen donuts is still about $8.

Maybe. KKD glazed are still like 1,70€ a unit though.

1 dozen donuts from DD where I live is $13+tax

What about the supermarket? You can get those little white ones fairly cheaply.

Sure but those are also like 1/4 the size. Totally different product.

Most big grocery stores in the US sell day old donuts for half-off and in bulk, probably working out to something like $0.30/donut.