How many days do you need to work to afford an iPhone 17 Pro in Turkey? The global average is 26 days...
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Apple's new flagship, the iPhone 17, has hit the shelves. With the start of sales, long queues were once again observed in front of stores. Turkey was once again the country where the device, which broke records during the pre-order period, was sold at the highest price.
The affordability index, which measures a person's capacity to purchase any product, focused this time on the cost of the iPhone 17. In an analysis conducted by Tenscope covering 33 countries, the question "How many days do you need to work for an iPhone 17 Pro?" was explored.
GLOBAL AVERAGE IS 26 DAYS
According to calculations made on a global scale, the time required to work to own an iPhone 17 was determined to be 26 days on the global average.
THE PICTURE IS MUCH HEAVIER IN TURKEY
According to Tenscope's data, a person working for an average salary in Turkey needs to work for exactly 89 days to be able to buy the standard model of the iPhone 17, which is priced at 107,999 TL. This corresponds to approximately three months of labor.
TIMES ARE MUCH SHORTER IN EUROPE
According to the same analysis, it is enough to work for only 5 days to buy an iPhone 17 in Germany, and 3 days in Switzerland. While the base model with 256 GB of storage capacity was taken as the basis in the research, the US price of this model was announced as 1,099 dollars.
A 51-FOLD GAP
Striking results drew attention in the report where 33 countries were compared. While those living in Switzerland can own an iPhone 17 Pro in just 3 days, those living in India need to work for 160 days to buy the same model. This points to a 51-fold difference between the two countries.
ECONOMIC DISPARITY CLEARLY EMERGES
An average citizen in the US can purchase an iPhone 17 Pro with 4 days of earnings. The average time worldwide is 26 days. This picture reveals how decisive the economic gap between developed and developing countries is in accessing technology.
TIME REQUIRED FOR IPHONE 17 PRO BY COUNTRY
India: 160 days
Turkey: 89 days
Brazil: 77 days
Portugal: 24 days
France: 6 days
Germany: 5 days
USA: 4 days
Switzerland: 3 days