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That's true, I'm comparing local purchase prices with currency conversion rates. The rest depends on your personal situation and tax jurisdiction.

• garmaine 6y ago
  No what I mean is that Apple pays import duties to bring the computer into the EU from its point of manufacture. This further increases the cost compared with the US or a duty-free zone like Hong Kong. 30% overall increase of price is what I would expect for import duties + VAT, so Apple isn’t overcharging here.
  • dschuler 6y ago
    Oh ok, gotcha. I’m not trying to blame any entity here, just pointing out the price difference that’s larger than the sales tax difference between the EU and CA. Interestingly HK prices for iPhones are almost exactly California prices (within a couple of dollars) even though there is no sales tax in HK - that’s probably on Apple.
    • garmaine 6y ago
      No import duty either. HK is considered an international transshipment zone with no tarrifs.
  • theodric 6y ago
    Pop down to Switzerland. More than USA, less than Eurozone, and 7.7% VAT.