iPhone Duo Price Index

How Much Does the iPhone Duo Cost Around the World?

Key Takeaways:

• Türkiye has the world’s most expensive iPhone Duo among the countries shown, at $4,689, more than twice the $1,999 U.S. price.
• Brazil and India round out the three most expensive markets, with prices of $4,230 and $3,124, respectively.
• Taxes, import duties, exchange rates, and regional pricing strategies help explain the wide price differences between countries.

Apple’s first foldable iPhone comes with a premium price tag, but exactly how premium depends on where you buy it.

This graphic, created by Harris Saleem, compares the local prices of the 256GB iPhone Duo across 23 countries, converted into U.S. dollars. The data comes from OpenTheRank and reflects prices as of Oct. 2, 2026.

Where the iPhone Duo Costs the Most

The table below shows iPhone Duo prices across selected countries, in USD.

The gap between the most and least expensive markets is nearly $2,700. European markets occupy much of the middle of the ranking, with prices ranging from $2,607 in Germany to $2,698 in Sweden.

At the lower end, Canada is the second-cheapest market at $2,216, followed by several Asian markets, including Malaysia, Thailand, and China.

Why Is the iPhone Duo So Expensive in Türkiye?

Taxes are a major reason. Smartphones sold in Türkiye face several layers of taxation, including a 20% value-added tax (VAT) and a special consumption tax, with other levies adding to the final bill. Because some taxes are applied on top of earlier charges, their combined effect can be substantial.

These taxes can significantly increase the retail price of smartphones. And while the ranking compares prices in U.S. dollars, it doesn’t account for differences in take-home pay, which can make the device even less affordable in some markets.

Currency movements add another dimension. Türkiye’s lira has experienced significant depreciation, illustrating how currencies weakening against the U.S. dollar can amplify the local cost of globally priced technology.

China’s Competitive Foldable Market

China stands out for the opposite reason. At $2,382 in the dataset, the iPhone Duo costs about 19% more than its U.S. price, despite China’s listed price including 13% VAT.

Competition may help explain Apple’s pricing in China. Domestic manufacturers such as Huawei and Xiaomi have already established themselves in the foldable smartphone market, giving Chinese consumers several alternatives to Apple’s first entry.

The comparison shows that taxes alone don’t determine what consumers pay. Local competition, exchange rates, and Apple’s regional pricing decisions can also shape the final price of the same device.

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This article was published as a part of Visual Capitalist’s Creator Program, which features data-driven visuals from some of our favorite Creators around the world.

Ranked: Where the iPhone 18 Pro Costs the Most

See how iPhone 18 Pro prices around the world range from $1,199 in the U.S. to $2,817 in Türkiye.

How iPhone 18 Pro Prices Compare Worldwide

• The 256GB iPhone 18 Pro costs $1,199 in the U.S., the lowest price among the 35 markets analyzed.
• Türkiye has the highest price at $2,817, roughly 135% more than the U.S. retail price.
• Hong Kong and Malaysia are among the cheapest markets outside North America, while Brazil ranks second-most expensive.

The price of Apple’s latest Pro iPhone varies dramatically depending on where it’s purchased, with taxes, exchange rates, import duties, and regional pricing contributing to the differences.

This visualization compares Apple retail prices for the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro across 35 markets, converted into U.S. dollars. The U.S. price excludes sales tax. The data for this graphic comes from Apple, using exchange rates as of Sept. 28, 2026.

North America Has Some of the Lowest Prices

The United States ranks as the cheapest market in the dataset, with the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro priced at $1,199 before sales tax. Canada follows at $1,235, about 3% higher after currency conversion. No other market comes within $100 of the U.S. price.

Mexico stands out within North America. At $1,689, the iPhone 18 Pro costs about $490 more than in the U.S., a 41% premium despite the two markets sharing a border.

The $1,199 U.S. starting price is also $200 above the $999 launch price of the iPhone 16 Pro two generations earlier.

Asian Markets Show a Wide Price Range

Several Asian markets rank near the lower end of the list. Hong Kong has the region’s lowest price at $1,338, followed by Malaysia at $1,347 and Japan at $1,401. China is priced at $1,490, while India stands at $1,874.

That makes the iPhone 18 Pro about 56% more expensive in India than in the United States. Buyers in Hong Kong pay about 12% more than the U.S. benchmark after currency conversion.

Türkiye and Brazil Stand Out

At $2,817, Türkiye is the most expensive market in the ranking. That’s $1,618 more than the U.S. price, meaning a buyer could purchase two iPhone 18 Pro models in the U.S. for less than the price of one in Türkiye, before U.S. sales tax.

Brazil ranks second at $2,307, about 92% above the U.S. benchmark. Taxes, import costs, currency conditions, and Apple’s regional pricing can all contribute to these gaps.

Europe also has higher prices than North America in much of the dataset. Switzerland is the region’s lowest-priced market at $1,441, while many European Union markets fall between roughly $1,640 and $1,720. Unlike the U.S. sticker price, European retail prices generally include value-added tax, which accounts for part of the difference.

What Buyers Get for the Higher Price

The iPhone 18 Pro brings several upgrades over the iPhone 16 Pro. According to Apple, its newer chip improves performance, while the camera system adds more flexibility and a higher-resolution front camera.

Battery life has also improved. In testing, the iPhone 18 Pro lasted more than two hours longer than the iPhone 16 Pro and charged faster over the same 30-minute period.

Despite these improvements, the iPhone 18 generation has faced a connectivity issue in the United States. According to Forbes, Apple identified a problem affecting a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T that could cause users to lose cellular service.

Apple Takes the Top Spot in Smartphones

In 2010, Apple ranked third worldwide with 47.5 million smartphone shipments and a 15.7% market share, trailing Nokia and BlackBerry.

Apple and Samsung are the only companies that remained among the five largest smartphone makers in both 2010 and 2025. Xiaomi, vivo, and OPPO now hold three of the top five positions, while global smartphone shipments rose from 302.6 million units in 2010 to 1.26 billion in 2025.

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Ranked: Countries With the Most Industrial Robots per Worker

South Korea and Singapore lead the world in industrial robots per factory worker, while China’s far larger fleet is spread across a much bigger workforce.

Which Countries Have the Most Robots per Factory Worker?

Key Takeaways

• South Korea led the world with 1,220 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees in 2024, more than nine times the global average of 132.
• China operates the largest robot fleet, around 2 million units, yet ranks 22nd on a per-worker basis.
• The United States ranked eighth at 307, roughly one robot for every 33 factory workers.

Industrial robots weld car bodies, assemble electronics, and package goods. Yet the country with the most machines doesn’t necessarily have the most robots relative to its factory workforce.

This graphic ranks 22 economies by robot density, the number of industrial robots in operation per 10,000 manufacturing employees in 2024, using data published in April 2026 from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

South Korea and Singapore Lead in Robot Density

South Korea and Singapore stand well apart from the rest of the ranking, and both pair heavy automation with small factory workforces.

South Korea’s 1,220 robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees is more than nine times the global average of 132, while Singapore’s 818 is nearly double third-ranked Germany’s 449.

The table below shows robot density in each of the 22 economies in 2024, along with the percentage change from the previous year:

Belgium and Luxembourg are reported jointly by IFR. Blank cells indicate growth rates that are unavailable because 2023 figures are not reported.

South Korea benefits from a globally recognized electronics industry and its large automotive industry. These industries are the two biggest buyers of industrial robots worldwide, together accounting for almost half of new installations in 2024.

Demographics add to the pull of automation: South Korea’s total fertility rate was 0.75 births per woman in 2025, among the lowest birth rates in the world, so manufacturers face a shrinking pool of workers. Singapore is in a similar position, as a small country with few manufacturing employees and a fertility rate also below one (0.96).

China shows the same logic in reverse. It operated about 2 million industrial robots in 2024, roughly 43% of the global fleet, but spread across its huge manufacturing workforce, that works out to 166 per 10,000 employees.

U.S. Industrial Robot Installations Are Climbing

The United States ranked eighth at 307 robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers in 2024, but its position could improve in 2025 and 2026.

America is the world’s second-largest producer of cars and light commercial vehicles after China, and the automotive industry is its largest robot customer, with 13,500 installations in 2025

Total U.S. installations rose 12% to 38,400 in 2025, overtaking Japan’s 36,200 to make the U.S. the world’s second-largest robot market behind China’s 354,200.

IFR expects installations to keep growing in 2026 as reshoring and labor scarcity create opportunities for robotics.

Auto Industry Drives Europe’s High Robot Density

European countries make up 15 of the 22 countries with the highest industrial robot density, largely driven by their auto industries.

The link is clearest in Central Europe, which has four economies in the top 22: Slovenia (315), Czechia (216), Slovakia (210), and Hungary (172).

Slovakia produced 183 cars per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, the highest rate in the world and more than three times Germany’s 51 home to Škoda Auto and to Hyundai and Toyota plants, produced 134 per 1,000

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