Apple products don't cost the same everywhere in the world. Anyone who is minimally fond of technology products has surely heard the classic "Apple makes the change dollar: euro as 1: 1". Now, with the changes in the value of the euro, we even lose out, Apple products being more expensive in Europe than in the United States, despite the fact that the euro still has an advantage over the American currency. Is this really so? As much as it may cost you to believe it is false, and the price difference has only one culprit: in the United States, prices are without taxes.
Let's prove it with a practical example. We are going to buy a 6GB iPhone 64 Plus in the Apple Store online, and we will see that it has a price of € 899. But let's read the fine print: «Includes VAT of approx. € 157 ». In other words, the price already includes Spanish taxes (21%).
Let's now take the same model but in the American Store, and see its price: $ 849. Now is when we all rage and accuse Apple of profiting from its foreign buyers because it cannot be that it costs less in the United States where the dollar is cheaper than the euro. But let's wait a bit and move on through the buying process.
In the step prior to paying for the product, we will have to calculate the taxes, which will be added to the final price. Yes, in the Apple Store in the United States, prices are before taxes, since Each state and even city in the North American country has its own local taxes that apply to products, so they should be calculated depending on where you live. In our example I have put a zip code of San Francisco and it estimates me $ 76,41 in taxes, less than half what is paid in Spain. This that we have been able to test with the iPhone happens in each and every one of Apple's products, and you can see for yourself.