How Much Is an iPhone 12 Across The World?

How much are you paying your iPhone home compared to other countries around the world? Let's find out!

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This map displays the average price (in Canadian dollars, national VAT rates included) in 37 representative countries for an iPhone 12 (256GB) as of January 2021. It is made upon data provided by the Mac Index website, whose rankings are filled in with Apple website metadatas.

Why do we do a world iPhone price index?

Since the first iPhone was launched in 2007, it has become one of the most purchased products throughout the world. Even if the competition on the smartphones market is getting always stronger, the iPhone price remains in 2021 a very reliable indicator for what concerns the cost of tech products in the different parts of the world.

Top 3 countries where the iPhone 12 is the most expansive

South Africa

2375 CA$

Turkey

2062 CA$

Sweden

1868 CA$

The top 3 countries where the iPhone 12 is the cheapest

United States

1209 CA$

Japan

1258 CA$

Canada

1339 CA$

Is buying an iPhone in Canada really cheaper?

When looking at our map, Canada appears number 3 in the ranking of the countries where buying an iPhone is the cheapest in the world, with an average price of 1339 CA$. However, this indicative price does not include the local consumption taxes that apply in every Canadian province on consumer goods. It is therefore interesting to apply those local taxes to have the estimated final price of an iPhone 12 in the different provinces of Canada.

ProvincesConsumption taxes rate (%)Estimated price ($)
Alberta
51405
British Columbia
121499
Manitoba
121499
New-Brunswick
151539
Newfoundland and Labrador
151539
Northwest Territories
51405
Nova Scotia
151539
Nunavut
51405
Ontario
131513
Prince-Edward Island
151539
Quebec
14,9751538
Saskatchewan
111486
Yukon
51405
Estimated price of an iPhone 12 in the different Canadian provinces

It there appears that:

  • With an average estimated price of 1405 CA$ for an iPhone 12, Alberta and the Northern provinces (Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories) are the most favored in Canada, with a global consumption taxe rate of 5%.
  • On the other way round, with an average estimated iPhone 12 price of 1539 CA$, New-Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince-Edward Island and Quebec are the provinces where purchasing this smartphone is the most expansive, because of a consumption tax rate of 15% (14,975% for Quebec).
  • There can be a difference of more than $100 when you buy an iPhone 12 depending on where you are in Canada!

The world iPhone 12 price index ranking

RankCountries Price (CA$)
1
United States1209
2
Japan1258
3
Canada1339
4
United Arab Emirates1397
5
Brazil1354
6
Malaysia1457
7
Singapore1483
8
China1493
9
South Korea1521
10
Thaïland1528
11
Switzerland1530
12
Philippines1560
13
Australia1568
14
Russia1624
15
Luxembourg1631
16
United Kingdom1650
17
India1655
18
New Zealand1656
19
Germany1671
20
Austria1671
21
Belgium1687
22
France1687
23
Spain1687
24
Ireland1690
25
Netherlands1692
26
Poland1697
27
Sri Lanka1697
28
Finland1718
29
Portugal1718
30
Mexico1729
31
Italy1734
32
Czech republic1762
33
Danemark1765
34
Hungary1787
35
Norway1790
36
Sweden1868
37
Turkey2062
Table listing the price of iPhone 12 by country

An international prospective on the iPhone price

First of all, we assume here that the average prices of the iPhone 12 (256 GB) displayed on the map reflect the price of the iPhone models in general in all the countries selected. When looking at the world iPhone 12 price index, at least 3 trends appear:

  • North America is by far the cheapest continent to buy an iPhone 12
  • Europe is the continent where buying an iPhone is the most expansive
  • The price of an iPhone is rather fair in Asia

However, there are exceptions. For example, the price of the same iPhone 12 in the Philippines (1560 CA$) or Turkey (2062 CA$) is very high when correlated to their people's purchasing power.

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