How much will iPhone 15 cost in Japan, USA, Europe, UAE and in 2024. And what is the difference with Russia

There are no direct deliveries from Apple to Russia

Apple does not directly supply iPhones to Russia. In the country, smartphones are considered parallel import and “gray” import.

The second method is especially popular among sellers on Yandex Market and Gorbushka.

In this video, we figure out how much the iPhones that these sellers bring to Russia cost.

How much does an iPhone cost in Russia

On Yandex Market, the iPhone 15 costs from 75,000 rubles, the iPhone 15 Plus from 88,000 rubles, the iPhone 15 Pro from 98,500 rubles and the iPhone 15 Pro Max from 112,000 rubles.

We’re talking about the base 128GB models for all but the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which starts at 256GB.

They are imported into the country from the USA, Britain, the United Arab Emirates and Japan. They have the best prices or are most compatible with the versions of telecom operators.

The comparison was made on July 11, 2024. The exchange rate on that day was as follows (data source):

1 dollar = 88.28 rubles
1 dirham = 24.04 rubles
1 Japanese yen = 0.55 rubles
1 pound sterling = 113.28 rubles.

And this is what the prices look like.

How much does an iPhone cost in the US, Japan, UK, UAE and Japan

Using the exchange rate data, you will get the following prices:

▪ iPhone 15 with 128 GB of storage, which in Russia costs on average from 75,000 rublesin the US it will cost $829 or 73,200 rublesin the Emirates they are asking 3399 dirhams for it or 81,700 rublesin Japan 124,800 yen or 68,200 rublesand in Britain you need to pay 799 pounds sterling or as much as 90,500 rubles.

▪ iPhone 15 Plus with 128 GB of storage, which in Russia costs on average from88,000 rublesin the US it will cost $929 or 82,000 rublesin the Emirates they are asking 3799 dirhams for it or 91,300 rublesin Japan only 139,800 yen or 76,400 rublesand in Britain it’s £899 or so 101,800 rubles.

▪ iPhone 15 Pro with 128 GB of storage, which in Russia costs on average from 98,500 rublesin the US it costs $999 or 88,200 rublesin the Emirates it is already 4299 dirhams or 103,400 rublesJapan is always the cheapest – 159,800 yen or 87,300 rublesand in Britain it will cost a whopping £999 or 113,200 rubles.

▪ iPhone 15 Pro Max with 256 GB of storage, which in Russia costs on average from 112,000 rublesin the US they will ask for $1199 or 105,800 rublesin the Emirates it will cost 5099 dirhams or 122,600 rublesin Japan they will ask for 189,800 yen or 103,700 rublesand in Britain it is already an additional £1,199 or 135,800 rubles.

▸ A similar trend is seen in all models depending on the memory capacity: the “British” ones are the most expensive, the “Japanese” ones are the cheapest, but the prices in Russia are closest to traditional models before taxes, if you buy on Gorbushkaand approximately the same as in the Emirates, if you go to restore: or M Video.

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