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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

September 25, 2013 10:09 IST

Image: A user plays a mobile game on her iPhone in Tokyo, Japan.
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Apple has completely changed the mobile-phone market with its line of iPhones. The smartphone has carved a huge pie of the market in many countries.

Let's take a look at the price of an iPhone 5 in various nations.

Source: Bloomberg Visual Data

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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Brazil

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $1,016.74

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 2,339 Brazilian Real

Overall rank in price: 1

Brazil, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, has the highest price tag of an iPhone 5.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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Italy

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $960.17

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 729 Euro

Overall rank in price: 2

Italy, one of the most developed economies in the world, has a high per capita income.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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Finland

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $929.05

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 705 Euro

Overall rank in price: 3

Finland, one of the richest countries in the world, has a high per capita income.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

Image: People rest in the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, Belgium.
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Belgium

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $920.93

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 699 Euro

Overall rank in price: 4

Belgium, one of the most developed economies in the world, has high standard of living.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

Image: Passengers wait for their trains at Lisbon's subway station, Portugal.
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Portugal

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $920.93

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 699 Euro

Overall rank in price: 5

Portugal, which was hit hard by the 2008 global economic crisis, has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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Denmark

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $918.23

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 5,199 Danish Krone

Overall rank in price: 6

Denmark, one of the wealthiest economies in the world, has high standard of living.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

Image: Parliament building is reflected on the icy Danube river in Budapest, Hungary.
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Hungary

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $914.11

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 209,890 Hungarian Forint

Overall rank in price: 7

Hungary, a developed economy, has one of the highest price tags of an iPhone 5 in the world.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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Sweden

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $905.48

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 5,995 Swedish Krona

Overall rank in price: 8

Sweden, one of the richest nations, has a high per capita income.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

Image: A woman walks on the platform as a train arrives at Mayakovskaya metro station, which was built in 1938, in Moscow, Russia.
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Russia

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $894.79

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 29,990 Russian Ruble

Overall rank in price: 9

Russia, which has one of the highest reserves of oil and gas, is one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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Austria

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $894.31

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 679 Euro

Overall rank in price: 10

Austria, one of the wealthiest nations, has high standard of living.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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France

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $894.31

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 679 Euro

Overall rank in price: 11

France, which has a highly developed economy, is a major tourist destination.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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Germany

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $894.31

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 679 Euro

Overall rank in price: 12

Germany, one of the biggest economies in the world, is a major manufacturing centre.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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Ireland

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $894.31

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 679 Euro

Overall rank in price: 13

Ireland, which was hit hard by the 2008 global economic crisis, maintains high standard of living.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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The Netherlands

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $890.36

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 676 Euro

Overall rank in price: 14

The Netherlands, one of the richest countries, has a high per capita income.

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Spain

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $881.14

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 669 Euro

Overall rank in price: 15

Spain, which was hit hard by the 2008 global economic crisis, has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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Poland

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $877.72

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 2,849 Polish Zloty

Overall rank in price: 16

Poland, which has the sixth-largest economy in the European Union, has a GDP of $799.2 billion.

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Luxembourg

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $875.00

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 664 Euro

Overall rank in price: 17

Luxembourg, one of the wealthiest nations in the world, is famous for its secretive banking sector.

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25 countries where iPhone 5 is most expensive

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China

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $864.00

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 5,288 Chinese Yuan

Overall rank in price: 18

China, the fastest growing economy in the world, is a major manufacturing centre.

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Norway

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $854.73

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 5,190 Norwegian Krone

Overall rank in price: 19

Norway, which has huge reserves of oil and gas, is one of the richest nations.

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The Czech Republic

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $847.60

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 16,627 Czech Republic Koruna

Overall rank in price: 20

The Czech Republic, which has a GDP of $286.7 billion, is one of the most developed economies in central and eastern Europe.

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The United Kingdom

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $823.49

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 529 British Pound Sterling

Overall rank in price: 21

The United Kingdom, one of the biggest financial centres in the world, maintains high per capita income.

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New Zealand

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $817.80

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 1,049 New Zealand Dollar

Overall rank in price: 22

New Zealand, one of the richest countries in the world, is a major tourist destination.

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South Korea

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $810.64

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 890,000 South Korean Won

Overall rank in price: 23

South Korea, one of the wealthiest nations in the world, is a major exporter of electronics and automobiles.

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Mexico

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $791.04

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 10,599 Mexican Peso

Overall rank in price: 24

Mexico, which carries out most of its trade with the United States, is seeing an increase in economic growth.

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Switzerland

Price of an iPhone 5 in dollars: $778.60

Price of an iPhone 5 in local currency: 729 Swiss Franc

Overall rank in price: 25

Switzerland, one of the richest countries in the world, is also a very expensive nation.