As many York residents would say, the city offers high-quality living, but at what cost? University of York student Amie-May Wilson (Image: Amie-May Wilson)In comparison, Asda sells their potatoes for 6p more, their eggs for 9p cheaper, and a fruit and veg box for £3.50. Vegetables at Millies (Image: Contributed)It comes as food industry giants called on new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make food security a national priority. Commenting at the end of July, a Government spokeswoman said: “We will always protect the food security of this country to ensure that people have access to nutritious, affordable food. “To help deliver this, we focused on strengthening national food security, investing a record £11.7 billion in sustainable and profitable farming and billions more in the development of new technology and climate-resilient crops to increase yields.