After the event it held this week, Apple increased the price of all products it sells, especially smartphones. Of course, the reason behind this decision was the depreciation of the Turkish Lira against other currencies in recent years. In our country, where the world’s most expensive iPhone models are sold, this increase has received a great response.
Of course, the exchange rate difference is not the only reason for the high prices of these devices. At the same time, Turkey is one of the countries that receives the most taxes from technological products. For this reason, even if the US Dollar and Turkish Lira are the same value, the price of these devices in our country will be almost twice as much.
How many hours does it take to get an iPhone 14 with minimum wage?
Nowadays, there are unlimited number of devices in electronic markets for those who want to buy a smart phone. Therefore, it can find many products from the entry segment to the flagship. However, the price of the devices known as the upper segment in our country has now exceeded 30-40 thousand TL. Therefore, it will be quite expensive for someone working with minimum wage.
However, especially those living in Europe and the USA can afford these devices quite comfortably despite the high price. For example, when an employee with a minimum wage of 12 euros per hour and 1621 euros per month in Germany goes to the Apple Store, he will see that the prices of the iPhone 14 family start from 799 euros.
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Of course, we need to share an important detail here. While 45 percent of the citizens in Turkey work for minimum wage, this rate in Europe is 6.6 percent in Germany, 8.9 percent in Greece, 12.1 percent in Poland, 11.6 percent in France and 0.8 percent in Spain. In other words, the majority of the people work for at least 1.5 -2 times the minimum wage.
However, we are based on the minimum wage data for an equal comparison. In this case, the minimum wage German citizen 67 hours iPhone 14 if it works, in 75 hours 14 Plus, 96 hours 14 Pro and 105 hours It can take 14 Pro Max models.
In the USA, with the signature of Joe Biden, the minimum wage for federal government workers was increased to $15 an hour. In this way, US citizens, German citizens 105 hours $1099 for work iPhone 14 Pro Max model 74 hours can be obtained with work.
How is the situation in Turkey?
As of 2022, two major increases were made in the minimum wage in our country. However, the net increased from 2 thousand 825 TL to 5 thousand 500 TL. On the other hand, there is an average of 45 hours of work per week. In this case, their net hourly wages are around 30 TL. So, when we enter an Apple Store, how many hours of work can we buy new iPhone models?
iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 128GB: 30 thousand 999 TL / 1034 hours
- iPhone 14 256GB: 33 thousand 599 TL / 1120 hours
- iPhone 14 512GB: 38 thousand 899 TL / 1297 hours
iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Plus 128GB: 34 thousand 999 TL / 1167 hours
- iPhone 14 Plus 256GB: 37 thousand 599 TL / 1254 hours
- iPhone 14 Plus 512GB: 42 thousand 899 TL / 1430 hours
iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro 128GB: 39 thousand 999 TL / 1334 hours
- iPhone 14 Pro 256GB: 42 thousand 599 TL / 1420 hours
- iPhone 14 Pro 512GB: 47 thousand 899 TL / 1597 hours
- iPhone 14 Pro 1TB: 53 thousand 199 TL / 1774 hours
iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 14 Pro Max 128GB: 43 thousand 999 TL / 1467 hours
- iPhone 14 Pro Max 256GB: 46 thousand 599 TL / 1554 hours
- iPhone 14 Pro Max 512GB: 51 thousand 899 TL / 1730 hours
- iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB: 57 thousand 199 TL / 1907 hours
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