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> Amazon Cloud Storage sounded good, and got depressed from the Australia Tax. US$59, but AU$100. AU$100 - $10 = $90 (ish) as taxes are built into our prices,
by vacri 10y ago
> Amazon Cloud Storage
sounded good, and got depressed from the Australia Tax. US$59, but AU$100.
AU$100 - $10 = $90 (ish) as taxes are built into our prices, not added later
90 Australian play dollars = 69 American real dollars
US$69 - $59 US price = Australia Tax of ~US$10, approx 16%.
- manmal 10y agoYou do realize that it's per year, and not per month? We are talking about $5/m here.
- vacri 10y agoI didn't mean that it was unattainable, I just meant that it's sad how, yet again, we pay more for goods and services 'just because'.
- kristofferR 10y agoAustralia is a remote island, so the packets need to travel a long way. That's why digital services are more expensive.
- Zancarius 10y agoThis is definitely true. I'm always shocked by how much relatives over there pay. However, outside the Asian markets, Australia is a bit off the major trade routes to the rest of the world, so general product prices never surprise me much these days. Bandwidth costs too, although I think having a much lower population density also helps drive up those prices (sadly). In your case, even with the exchange rate as it is, price parity would be ~$80. If the taxes are ~$10 as you suggested, that means you're paying another what? $10 for essentially the same service? In a way, I'm surprised it's "only" that much more, but it's still terrible for Australian consumers.