Buying an iPhone 16 Pro in Brazil requires 68.6 days of work

A Brazilian who wants to buy an iPhone 16 Pro needs to work an average of 68.6 days. Making Brazil one of the countries where Apple mobile phones are most expensive. The data comes from a survey conducted by the Picodi platform, published after the launch of the next-generation iPhone.

The research titled “iPhone Index 2024” Based on 128GB version of iPhone 16 ProThe manufacturer’s recommended price on the national market is R$ 10,499. The authors compared local smartphone prices to the average salary in each country and divided the wage by 21, which represents the average number of days worked in a month.

With the result representing a two-day increase compared to the research conducted with the iPhone 15 Pro last year, Brazil ranks third in the rankings. Just ahead of it, the Philippines ranks second with a slightly higher number of 68.8 days.

At the top of the list, Türkiye is shown as the country where you have to work the most days to buy the 128 GB iPhone 16 Pro. You Turks need to work 72.9 days to get the newly released deviceThis result is mainly affected by the low local average income.

Countries where iPhone is most affordable

The survey also shows the other side of the coin, where less time is spent working to buy the next generation iPhone. Switzerland is a leader in this regard It only takes 4 days of work to own an iPhone 16 Pro It has the lowest storage capacity.

A similar situation occurs in the USA, which ranks second in the rankings. It takes 5.1 days of work to buy the latest iPhone. As detailed in the survey, Australia and Singapore rank third with 5.7 days.

Sales of the iPhone 16 officially started this Friday (27) in Brazil. prices range from R$ 7,799 to R$ 15,499. Models are available at the Apple store and retailer.