With all this in mind, Linio’s Technology Price Index 2016 compared the average prices of almost all household IT items available, from TVs to smartphones, from game consoles to computers, and even other devices such as headphones, portable chargers and printers. The prices can indeed by quite shocking, further justifying the existence of VPNs. So make sure to stick around and find how you can make use of the best virtual stores worldwide and get the best prices possible by virtually traveling to other countries to shop online using a VPN.
Smartphones
New smartphone models are a recurring trend every year, hence why they are some of most desired gadgets in the world. However, if you want to purchase an iPhone, the best place to do so is (surprisingly) Angola where the average cost is only $401.94. The second best option is Japan, where an iPhone is around $413.58. In third place, we have one of the biggest markets of Apple’s products, China: there an iPhone costs $470.74. As for Android devices, the cheapest ones are sold in Kuwait for $539.18, followed by Japan ($548.37) and Ecuador ($586.52).
On the other end of the scale stands Venezuela, where purchasing such a product (or any other smart device for that matter) is virtually impossible due to the ongoing hyper-inflation, which doesn’t seem to be stopping soon. In fact, the average cost of iOS and Android phones in this country have such bizarre prices as $97,813.82 and $78,054.19 respectively. Just for comparison, the second and third highest purchase prices for an iPhone are $969.04 in Singapore and $965.62 in the Dominican Republic. As for Android phones, the second most expensive country to purchase such a device is Angola at $2,641.01 (curiously where the cheapest iPhones are sold), while the third most expensive place is Indonesia where these phones cost an average of $1,409.74.
Windows fans who want to save a few extra bucks on their purchase should visit Turkey, where a PC is only $300.37. Your second option should be Myanmar where the average cost is $447.12, while a PC in the Dominican Republic is around $527.32. The most expensive PCs can be found in (what a shocker) Venezuela: they are around $35,941.09, which is still an enormous price, but they are still about 141k cheaper than MacBooks. The second worst option is Croatia ($2,394.56), followed by Guatemala ($2,055.53).
Even if going to Europe is not cheap at all, at least the above countries won’t rip you off like the infamous Venezuela, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, New Zealand and Angola.
Using a VPN will throw this concern out of the window, as you can alter your virtual location in no time. All you need is a VPN provider offering at least one server in the specific country where you wish to shop from. Once you connect to it, you acquire a new IP address, and the website will treat you like a shopper from that country. From then on, all gates are open and you can shop online at will.
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