Technology prices are rising all over the world. The cost of flagship smartphones used to be It was 600-700 dollars, but now over $1000 it can come out. This is because smartphones have become more than just communication tools. They now have features like cameras, gaming capabilities, and much more.
Things are even worse in our country. Three price increases for Apple products in Turkey in the last 30 days seen. This, It means that Turkey is now selling the world’s most expensive iPhone. is coming. Details are here…
We are struggling with the rising cost of living, exacerbated by the government’s authoritarian policies and high tax rates. The crisis is most noticeable in housing and food prices. However, including technology products The cost of imported products also increased significantly. This has made it difficult for many to meet their basic needs.
economic crisis in Turkey, It caused the value of the Turkish lira to fall sharply. This, along with higher tax rates and exchange rates for the dollar, resulted in higher prices for imported products. Selling its products in Turkey, Apple had to adjust its prices many times in a month. As a result, the iPhone 14 Pro Max with 1TB of storage is now the most expensive iPhone in the world if you buy it in Turkey.
iPhone 14 Pro Max with 1TB of storage is available in the United Statese $1,599. In Turkey, the price more than doubled to $3,273. However, only $1,636 of that amount goes to Apple. The rest of the money goes to the Turkish government as taxes.
The state collects more tax revenue from smartphones than the profits of the manufacturing company. The standard iPhone 14 with 128 GB of storage costs $ 1818 in our country. That’s a lot of money! If you’re wondering, here is the list of countries where the iPhone is the most expensive in the world:
| Country | Local Price | in US dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 42,499 Turkish Liras | 1818 dollars |
| Brazil | 7599 real | 1547 dollars |
| Hungary | 449990 forints | 1307 dollars |
| Czech Republic | 26490 check | $1199 |
| Denmark | 8299 crowns | $1192 |
| Mexican | 20999 pesos | 1210 dollars |
| Holland | 1019 euros | 1090 dollars |
| Belgium | 1019 euros | 1090 dollars |
| Germany | 999 euros | 1069 dollars |
| Austria | 999 euros | 1069 dollars |
| Ireland | 1029 euros | 1101 dollars |
| Italy | 1029 euros | 1101 dollars |
| Portugal | 1039 euros | 1111 dollars |
| Finland | 1039 euros | 1111 dollars |
| Spain | 1009 euros | 1079 dollars |
| France | 1019 euros | 1090 dollars |
| Luxembourg | 985 euros | 1054 dollars |
| Switzerland | 929 francs | 1022 dollars |
| United Kingdom | £849 | 1056 dollars |
| India | 79900 rupees | 967 dollars |
| New Zeland | 1599 New Zealand Dollars | 967 dollars |
| Singapore | $1299 | 963 dollars |
| Norway | 10990 crowns | 995 dollars |
| Thailand | 32900 baht | 945 dollars |
| Korea | 1250000 won | 957 dollars |
| Philippines | 56990 pesos | 1017 dollars |
| Chinese | 5999 yuan | 841 dollars |
| Japan | 119800 yen | 855 dollars |
| Taiwan | 27900 new Taiwan dollars | 907 dollars |
| Malaysia | 4199 ringgit | 911.34 |
| Hong Kong | 6899 Hong Kong dollars | 879 dollars |
| Australia | 1399 dollars | 931 dollars |
| United Arab Emirates | 3399 dirhams | 925 dollars |
| Canada | 1099 dollars | 822 dollars |
| United States of America | 799 dollars | 799 dollars |