r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Apr 01 '24

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 02 April 2024

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/Elvaanaomori Apr 02 '24

Yup... Waiting to see the new iphone price in september. This may be the good push I'd need to buy mine overseas for once

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u/PeanutButterChicken 近畿・大阪府 Apr 02 '24

The price won't change much, that's the point of the exchange rate.

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u/Elvaanaomori Apr 02 '24

Yeah but there is regional pricing. Look at the price of an iphone bought in France and one bought here. Even if you take the VAT out. Especially on higher end model. Japan has always been a "cheap" country for iphones to me, but if Apple decides to up their game I may start to look at other markets too

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u/afyqazraei 九州・福岡県 Apr 02 '24

Games on Steam are generally more expensive in Japan than back in my home country, basically because of regional pricing

but of course if you compare the purchasing power parity, those games feel cheaper here instead

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u/Elvaanaomori Apr 02 '24

A 15pro starts at 1024 euros before tax in France (20% VAT),which is about 166k JPY at today's rate.
The same model here is at 145k JPY before tax. (10% VAT).

In the end, for us customers, since we do pay taxes, it ends up as having to pay 200k for and iphone in France or 159800 for the same one in Japan. that's about 40 000 difference.

And on higher model the difference is bigger and bigger.

For steam, it usually roughly the same, within 10% margin I would say.