How Much Is an iPhone 12 Across The World?

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.

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

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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Alexandre Desoutter Redactor in chief

Alexandre Desoutter has been working as editor-in-chief and head of press relations at HelloSafe since June 2020. A graduate of Sciences Po Grenoble, he worked as a journalist for several years in French media, and continues to collaborate as a contributor to several publications. In this sense, his role leads him to carry out steering and support work with all HelloSafe editors and contributors so that the editorial line defined by the company is fully respected and declined through the texts published daily on our platforms. As such, Alexandre is responsible for implementing and maintaining the strictest journalistic standards within the HelloSafe editorial staff, in order to guarantee the most accurate, up-to-date information on our platforms and expert as possible. Alexandre has in particular undertaken for two years now the implementation of a system of systematic double-checking of all the articles published within the HelloSafe ecosystem, able to guarantee the highest quality of information.