A friend of mine just ordered a macbook here in Greece. 2.4GHz CPU, 2Gb RAM, 160GB disk. No extras.
\nLooking at www.applestore.gr this macbook costs 1066E without tax. Tax here in Greece is 19% so the final price would be: 1294,72\u20ac
\nI decided to take a look at other applestores and compare the prices.
\napplestore.com lists it at 1299$. Using www.xe.com to convert that money to Euros: 843.403\u20ac !! (there might be some kind of taxing missing from here. If you know something please correct me with a comment)
\napplestore.se lists it at SEK 11.795,00 with tax included. Using www.xe.com to convert that money to Euros: 1,266.38\u20ac
\napplestore.co.uk lists it at \u00a3829.00 with tax included. Using www.xe.com to convert that money to Euros: 1,049.31\u20ac
\napplestore.fr lists it at 1.199,00 \u20ac with tax included.
\napplestore.de lists it at 1.199,00 \u20ac with tax included.
\napplestore.it lists it at 1.199,00 \u20ac with tax included.
\napplestore.nl lists it at 1.199,00 \u20ac with tax included.
\napplestore.es lists is at 1.149,00 \u20ac with tax included.
\napplestore.pt lists it at 1.199,00 \u20ac with tax included.
\napplestore.no lists it at kr 10 390,00. Using www.xe.com to convert that money to Euros:1,304.20\u20ac
\napplestore.fi lists it at 1.199,00 \u20ac with tax included.<\/p>\n
to summarize, from least expensive to most expensive (tax included):
\nUS: 843\u20ac
\nUK:1049\u20ac
\nSpain: 1149\u20ac
\nFinland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal: 1199\u20ac
\nSweden: 1266\u20ac
\nGreece: 1294\u20ac
\nNorway: 1304\u20ac<\/p>\n
Now, should I be happy or sad that in my country it costs a lot more than most other European countries ? It surely costs more than any other country in the Euro zone. If someone takes into account that the minimal monthly payment here in Greece is at 600\u20ac, then this macbook here in Greece costs more than 2 months of work. Shouldn’t the price be exactly the same as all other countries in the Euro zone since we are using Euros (\u20ac)? What’s the big deal with Greece ? Even the site looks different than all others.. :S<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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