This is the percentage of your salary you need to invest to buy a new iPhone 14 Pro in each country.
The iPhone is not a cheap device and in most countries of the world, this represents a significant investment
The country in the world where the least the iPhone costs compared to the average annual salary is Switzerland, where it does not even lead to 2%. In USA we will have to invest 6.2% of our salary to buy an iPhone 14 Prowhich is the model used in the comparison.
In the United States, Apple’s home country, buying a new iPhone 14 Pro means spending only 2% of your salary, while 16.9% must be invested in Mexico, 23.1% in Argentina and up to 59% in Venezuela. Here is the full list he shared World of statistics:
What percentage of an annual salary should you spend to buy a 128GB iPhone 14 Pro
- Switzerland: 1.8%
- United States: 2.0%
- Singapore: 2.0%
- United Arab Emirates: 2.8%
- Australia: 2.9%
- Canada: 3.0%
- Hong Kong: 3.2%
- Norway: 3.3%
- New Zealand: 3.5%
- Netherlands: 3.5%
- Denmark: 3.7%
- Germany: 3.9%
- Japan: 3.9%
- United Kingdom: 4.0%
- Ireland: 4.1%
- South Korea: 4.1%
- Finland: 4.3%
- Austria: 4.4%
- Belgium: 4.6%
- France: 4.8%
- Sweden: 4.5%
- USA: 6.2%
- Taiwan: 6.3%
- Italy: 7.2%
- Czech Republic: 8.0%
- China: 9.3%
- Poland: 11.2%
- Portugal: 11.3%
- Malaysia: 11.8%
- Hungary: 14.8%
- Russia: 16.3%
- Mexico: 16.9%
- Thailand: 18.5%
- Argentina: 23.1%
- India: 23.4%
- Indonesia: 32.2%
- Filipinos: 34.5%
- Türkiye: 34.7%
- Brazil: 38%
- Iran: 43.9%
- Venezuela: 59%
- Egypt: 88.4%
- Pakistan: 104.1%
- Nigeria: 105.3%
Due to their pesto, this is only indicative data as there are very few people earning the average salary. In addition, there are many countries missing from this list that would be interesting to know. In Pakistan and Nigeria, the iPhone 14 Pro costs more than an annual salary
It should also be taken into account that the price of the iPhone 14 is different in each country, appearing in countries like Turkey twice as much as in the United States. You also have to assess taxes and inflation, which is why in countries like USA the iPhone 14 is more expensive than in the United States.
Nevertheless, it is a list that helps us to understand why there are places in the world where the iPhone is so popular and others where it can be considered almost a luxury item. Investing 2% of your annual salary is not the same as investing 60% in a device, especially when there are other, more affordable options.