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iPhone 18 Pro costs ₹1,64,900 in India, 43% above the US price; Türkiye is the priciest of 23 markets
Apple's 256GB iPhone 18 Pro ranks 21st of 23 markets in India, where the price is about $1,711 against $1,199 in the US. The ranking comes from a Visual Capitalist comparison.
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The numbers
Figures from Business Today,
| Türkiye price (most expensive): | $2,807 |
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Why it matters for the brand
A 43% gap to the US, the cheapest of the 23 markets, points to a price structure shaped by local costs and duties, which makes India-side financing, trade-in and refurbished-device partners the more actionable targets.
What to track next
- Any change to Apple's ₹1,64,900 India list price for the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro
- Festive-season discount depth on iPhone 18 Pro listings at major Indian e-commerce and offline retailers
- Rupee-dollar moves that shift the roughly $1,711 dollar-equivalent India price
- Import duty or smartphone component tax announcements from India's Ministry of Finance
- Market-share data showing whether iPhone share in India rises or falls after the launch
Likely next moves
Our read of what comes next — analysis, not reported by the source.
- Apple is likely to leave the ₹1,64,900 headline price unchanged and rely on older models and trade-in programmes to widen its Indian buyer base.
- Large Indian retailers and e-commerce platforms are likely to run bank-card cashback, exchange bonuses and EMI offers on the iPhone 18 Pro to blunt the sticker-price gap.
- Samsung and other Android flagship makers may use the 43% India premium over the US in their marketing, with launch pricing and trade-in deals aimed at iPhone-curious buyers.
- Price-sensitive Indian buyers are likely to turn to overseas purchases through travelling friends and relatives, or to buy the previous-generation iPhone instead.
- Indian policymakers may face renewed industry calls to revisit import duties and component levies on smartphones, though a quick change looks unlikely.
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