25 most expensive countries to buy an iPhone XS
- In the latest Mapping the World’s Prices survey, the upgraded iPhone XS costs more than many countries outside the US, except Nigeria
If you’re planning a trip to Rio next month, keep your phone safe – or it’ll cost you.
Nearly all countries in the Deutsche Bank’s ‘Mapping the World’s Prices 2019’ survey sold iPhone XS’s for more than the US price, except for Nigeria (for reasons they “can’t quite explain”.) Brazil had the highest price at US$2,050, 64 per cent more expensive than in the US.
In America, the iPhone XS costs about US$1,251. Apple released the iPhone XS, an upgrade to its iPhone X, in September. The new phone runs faster, contains more storage, and has a better battery life than its previous version.
Here are the 25 most expensive places to purchase an iPhone XS, marked in US dollars.
25. Austria: An iPhone XS costs US$1,469

Relative to US price: 117 per cent
24. Mexico: An iPhone XS costs US$1,477

Relative to US price: 118 per cent