iPhone Affordability Index: Turkey least affordable place to buy iPhone 15
-
People in Turkey will have to work an average of 818 hours to earn enough money to buy the iPhone 15 (iPhone 15 128GB), the equivalent of roughly 102 working days
-
For the iPhone 15 pro max 1TB, people in Turkey would need to work for 190 days, around six months.
-
Apple fans in Switzerland would need to work just 4 days on average (34 hours) to buy the iPhone 15
-
The U.S. is the third most affordable place to buy an iPhone 15 with the average worker needing to clock up 51.8 hours of work to afford the entry model
-
At 80.7 hours, the UK ranked 19th in terms of affordability
While the average iPhone 15 price has remained flat across the US, some territories face the least affordable iPhone to date. For instance, to purchase an iPhone 15 (128GB) in Turkey will take 818 hours working hours, up from 765 for the iPhone 14.
Least Affordable – Turkey
Based on the iPhone 15 128GB base model, Apple fans living in Turkey will have to work an average of 818 hours to earn enough money to buy the iPhone 15 – that’s roughly 102 working days (or more than 3 months) before we even account for living costs.
Most Affordable – Switzerland
With an average annual salary of $79,270, people living in Switzerland would need to work just 4 days (34 hours) to buy the iPhone 15.
While having one of the world’s largest median annual salaries, Switzerland also ranks 12th for countries that pay the least for the iPhone 15.
Top 10 most affordable (working hours based on iPhone 15 128GB)
|
Country |
Cost (USD) |
GBP |
Days to buy |
Hours to buy |
|
Switzerland |
$933 |
£765 |
4.2 |
33.5 |
|
Luxembourg |
$977 |
£801 |
4.7 |
37.6 |
|
United States |
$918 |
£752 |
6.5 |
51.8 |
|
Singapore |
$935 |
£766 |
6.6 |
52.9 |
|
Australia |
$942 |
£772 |
7.1 |
57.0 |
|
Norway |
$1,099 |
£901 |
7.2 |
57.5 |
|
Hong Kong |
$864 |
£708 |
7.6 |
61.2 |
|
Denmark |
$1,100 |
£902 |
7.7 |
61.4 |
|
Japan |
$831 |
£681 |
8.3 |
66.4 |
|
Ireland |
$1,030 |
£844 |
8.4 |
67.1 |
Top 10 least affordable (working hours based on iPhone 15 128GB)
|
Country |
Cost (USD) |
GBP |
Days to buy |
Hours to buy |
|
Turkey |
$1,819 |
£1,491 |
102.3 |
818.0 |
|
Philippines |
$986 |
£808 |
93.2 |
745.5 |
|
Brazil |
$1,446 |
£1,185 |
86.2 |
689.2 |
|
India |
$944 |
£774 |
78.6 |
629.1 |
|
Vietnam |
$933 |
£765 |
77.2 |
617.7 |
|
Mexico |
$1,108.00 |
£908 |
54.7 |
437.8 |
|
Thailand |
$903.00 |
£740 |
43.3 |
346.1 |
|
Hungary |
$1,091.00 |
£894 |
31.9 |
254.9 |
|
Poland |
$1,058.00 |
£867 |
31.0 |
248.1 |
|
Malaysia |
$921.00 |
£755 |
30.7 |
245.4 |
The full data for all models, along with the same data set for the iPhone 13 and 14 can be found here.
For more information go to: https://www.moneysupermarket.
