iPhone 14: Cheapest Country to Buy in 37 Countries

Post by dougmwne » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 10:02 AM UTC

wodenokoto wrote: post #20

dougmwne wrote: post #8

Quite a lot of this has to do with VAT which is always advertised as part of the price. In most of these countries I know they have VAT rates over 20%. In the US, sales tax is between 0 and 7.25 percent and is never advertised as part of the price. The US pays for this lack of VAT in other ways, either as taxes or in the services the government doesn’t provide. It’s easy to forget all this while having iPhone sticker…

Isn’t it like 11% if you buy in New York? Like there’s a state and a government sales tax or something? I remember being quite disappointed on my potential savings when I was on vacation in the us and thought I could make a steal on a MacBook Air.

Post by poisoned » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 10:23 AM UTC

arepublicadoceu wrote: post #42

I can't believe there's a place (Turkey) where iPhone is pricier then here (Brazil). As you can see, the price for iPhone here is almost double then US retail prices. Whereas purchasing power is probably less than half of an average US Citizen. Having an iPhone is absolutely a status symbol for Brazilians.

Post by f6v » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 10:32 AM UTC

tokai wrote: post #19

f6v wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You’re right, but a base iPhone for 1000+ EUR is crazy.

No not really. That's the price here for high end smart phones, and it fit fine with purchasing power.

Post by politelemon » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 10:39 AM UTC

Post by WelcomeShorty » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 10:57 AM UTC

vladvasiliu wrote: post #38

fareesh wrote: post #34

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