For the fifth year in a row, the analysts’ team at Picodi.com has created the ‘iPhone Index’ report. The report presents the number of workdays required in order to be able to purchase Apple’s newest smartphone in different countries.
In Kenya, Apple’s newest flagship iPhone 14 Pro (128 GB) costs KSh 195,000. After juxtaposing it with the average wage of KSh 53,828 net monthly, it turns out that an average Kenyan needs 76.1 workdays to purchase the iPhone, provided that all the income is saved for this purpose.
In South Africa, the iPhone 14 Pro in its base version (128 GB) was priced at R25,699. Although the price in the USA is $999, it is worth noting, that this is the net price, valid only in four states where the sales tax is 0%.
According to the latest Stats SA data, the average wage in South Africa is R23,502 gross (R20,089 net). This means that an average South African has to work for 26.9 days in order to purchase the iPhone 14 Pro, provided that all the money earned is saved for this purpose. Compared to the previous year, the number of days required increased by 4.5 days.
This is what iPhone Index looked like in South Africa in the last 5 years:
- 2018 – 26.9 days
- 2019 – 17.6 days
- 2020 – 25.5 days
- 2021 – 22.4 days
- 2022 – 26.9 days
In Egypt, the newest iPhone 14 Pro costs 45,000 EGP, which means that Egyptians, who earn an average wage of 4,291 EGP net monthly has to work for 220.2 days in order to be able to afford it. This is 68.7 days more than last year.
An average citizen of Switzerland will earn money for the newest iPhone the quickest – in only 4.6 days. An average American will be able to afford the latest gadget after working for 5.7 days, and an Australian – after 6.1 days.
Among the countries included in the ranking, the worst result was noted in Nigeria, where the iPhone is worth 302.9 man-days. The second and third worst result belongs to Pakistan and Egypt – 273.4 and 220.2 days respectively.
