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by kid0m4n 3198 days ago
Funny thing. We in India pay regularly close to $1000 (oh the irony there) for a regular iPhone 7 - and they sell a lot here.
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King-Aaron 3198 days ago
Yep, Australia too.

iPhone 7 32 GB

Australian price: AU$1,079 ... US Price: $649

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kid0m4n 3197 days ago
No offence :P but we are paying > US$1000
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King-Aaron 3197 days ago
No offence taken! That's pretty outrageous, do you know if they have a justification for that price in your country?
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mlnj 3197 days ago
It's mostly due to custom duty on electronics and gadgets, which can be upwards of 25%
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robryan 3197 days ago
256 gig iPhone7 in Australia is over $1000 USD
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isolli 3197 days ago
Turkey has long been one of the most expensive countries to buy an iPhone. The current model costs $1,200 there [0], and I remember that it was already the most expensive country 4 or 5 years ago.

[0] https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/04/cheapest-country-to-buy-an-ip...

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