This story is powered by Mosyle, Apple’s only unified platform. Mosyle is the only solution that fully integrates five different applications into a single Apple-only platform, allowing businesses and schools to easily and automatically deploy, manage and secure all their Apple devices. Over 35,000 organizations leverage Mosyle solutions to automate the deployment, management and security of millions of Apple devices every day. Request a FREE account today and find out how you can put your Apple fleet on autopilot at a price that’s hard to believe. Every year Nukeni updates its ranking based on iPhone prices taken from each country’s Apple website. Prices vary depending on local currency and also local taxes in each country. While some people are used to seeing Brazil at the top of the list, the iPhone 14 is here to change that. It’s worth noting that the survey looks at two different rates for the US and Canada, as local taxes in those countries vary by state (while some states don’t even have local taxes). Taking all this into account, Turkey is now the country with the most expensive iPhone 14 in the world, at least officially. Using the iPhone 14 Pro as an example, the 128GB version costs $2,193.15 there. Brazil comes in second with the same device priced at $1,823.19. The cheapest places to buy an iPhone 14 Pro are the US and Japan, where the device costs $999 (excluding local taxes) and $1,039.46, respectively. Other countries where buying an iPhone 14 is extremely expensive are India, Hungary and Poland. The situation is not much different for the base iPhone 14 model, which starts at $829 in the US (taking into account the SIM-free price). After the US, the 128GB iPhone 14 costs $831.29 in Japan. Turkey then tops the list again with the same device costing $1,699.68 – more than double the price of the US.
What led Turkey to get the most expensive iPhone 14 in the world?
As we explained earlier, there are many factors that affect the prices of Apple devices around the world. As for Turkey, the country is facing a serious economic crisis with an inflation rate that has exceeded 80% for the first time in more than 20 years. In 2021, Apple suspended product sales in Turkey due to the local currency losing 15% of its value against the dollar within hours. As soon as sales resumed in Turkey, Apple increased the price of its products by 25%. App Store prices and subscriptions have also increased in the country due to the collapse of the local currency.
Other countries are also experiencing price increases
Of course, Turkey is not the only country in the world suffering from inflation. After yesterday’s announcements, Apple quietly raised the prices of its products in other European countries. For example, the third-generation iPhone SE went from £419 to £449 in the UK. Both the euro and the pound have lost value due to internal and external issues such as the war in Ukraine, forcing companies such as Apple to adjust their prices to compensate for the weaker currency. Has Apple increased the prices of its products in your country after yesterday’s event? Let us know in the comments below. FTC: We use affiliate links that automatically earn you income. More. Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:
