# Regional Price Index (RegionalPriceIndex.com)

> Open database of what 15 digital subscriptions, games and devices (21 plan tiers) cost in 18 national storefronts on App Store, direct web and Steam. Every price was observed on an official storefront or vendor page within the last 30 days, converted at daily FX, expressed in hours of GNI per capita and IMF PPP dollars, and tagged with a verification tier and its payment route. Gift-card availability comes from Apple’s and Google’s official pages; landed cost adds only an observed reseller premium on gift-card routes, and no tax is estimated.

## AI — https://regionalpriceindex.com/ai-pricing/

- [ChatGPT Plus](https://regionalpriceindex.com/ai-pricing/chatgpt/): floor Philippines $15.85/mo via iOS App Store (−21% vs US $19.99; No gift cards); median $20.08; 1.7× spread; cheapest gift-card route Canada $19.16/mo landed.
- [Claude Pro](https://regionalpriceindex.com/ai-pricing/claude/): floor Pakistan $17.70/mo via iOS App Store (−11% vs US $20.00; No gift cards); median $20.75; 1.5× spread; cheapest gift-card route Japan $21.18/mo landed.
- [Gemini Advanced (AI Pro)](https://regionalpriceindex.com/ai-pricing/gemini/): floor Indonesia $17.11/mo via iOS App Store (−14% vs US $19.99; No gift cards); median $20.23; 1.5× spread; cheapest gift-card route Brazil $20.00/mo landed.
- [Cursor Premium](https://regionalpriceindex.com/ai-pricing/cursor/): floor Canada $29.78/mo via iOS App Store (−1% vs US $30.00; Gift cards sold); median $34.47; 1.3× spread; cheapest gift-card route Canada $32.20/mo landed.
- [Perplexity Pro](https://regionalpriceindex.com/ai-pricing/perplexity/): floor Pakistan $17.70/mo via iOS App Store (−11% vs US $20.00; No gift cards); median $20.52; 1.5× spread; cheapest gift-card route Canada $19.17/mo landed.

## Streaming — https://regionalpriceindex.com/streaming-pricing/

- [YouTube Premium Individual](https://regionalpriceindex.com/streaming-pricing/youtube-premium/): floor Nigeria $1.65/mo via iOS App Store (−92% vs US $20.99; No gift cards); median $6.91; 17.5× spread; cheapest gift-card route India $2.16/mo landed.
- [Spotify Premium Individual](https://regionalpriceindex.com/streaming-pricing/spotify/): floor Nigeria $1.20/mo via Web Direct (−91% vs US $12.99; Vendor checkout); median $4.51; 16.1× spread.
- [Netflix Standard](https://regionalpriceindex.com/streaming-pricing/netflix/): floor Pakistan $2.89/mo via Web Direct (−86% vs US $19.99; Vendor checkout); median $10.16; 9.6× spread.
- [Crunchyroll Fan](https://regionalpriceindex.com/streaming-pricing/crunchyroll/): floor Pakistan $1.01/mo via iOS App Store (−90% vs US $9.99; No gift cards); median $4.19; 10.6× spread; cheapest gift-card route India $1.10/mo landed.

## Productivity — https://regionalpriceindex.com/productivity-pricing/

- [CapCut Pro](https://regionalpriceindex.com/productivity-pricing/capcut/): floor Philippines $7.61/mo via iOS App Store (−62% vs US $19.99; No gift cards); median $13.76; 5.1× spread; cheapest gift-card route Turkey $8.88/mo landed.
- [Notion Plus](https://regionalpriceindex.com/productivity-pricing/notion/): floor Turkey $10.08/mo via iOS App Store (−16% vs US $11.99; Gift cards sold); median $12.30; 1.8× spread; cheapest gift-card route Turkey $11.10/mo landed.

## Cloud Storage — https://regionalpriceindex.com/cloud-pricing/

- [iCloud+ 2 TB](https://regionalpriceindex.com/cloud-pricing/icloud-plus/): floor India $7.88/mo via iOS App Store (−21% vs US $9.99; Gift cards sold); median $11.09; 1.7× spread; cheapest gift-card route India $8.30/mo landed.

## Steam Games — https://regionalpriceindex.com/steam-pricing/

- [Elden Ring Standard Edition](https://regionalpriceindex.com/steam-pricing/elden-ring/): floor Indonesia $33.18 via Steam (−45% vs US $59.99; Wallet codes resold); median $55.55; 2.5× spread; cheapest gift-card route Indonesia $34.18 landed.
- [Baldur’s Gate 3 Standard Edition](https://regionalpriceindex.com/steam-pricing/baldurs-gate-3/): floor Pakistan $29.99 via Steam (−50% vs US $59.99; No gift cards); median $53.64; 2.8× spread; cheapest gift-card route India $32.31 landed.

## Apple Hardware — https://regionalpriceindex.com/apple-pricing/

- [iPhone 18 Pro 256 GB](https://regionalpriceindex.com/apple-pricing/iphone-18-pro/): floor United States $1,199.00 via Web Direct (0% vs US $1,199.00; Vendor checkout); median $1,596.34; 2.3× spread.

## Country index (median digital-basket price vs US)

- [Turkey](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/turkey/): −38% (rank 1); tax: 20% KDV (VAT) included; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [Philippines](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/philippines/): −26% (rank 2); tax: 12% VAT on digital services included (RA 12023); official gift cards: none.
- [Indonesia](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/indonesia/): −25% (rank 3); tax: PPN (VAT) at an 11% effective rate included; official gift cards: Google Play.
- [Egypt](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/egypt/): −23% (rank 4); tax: 14% VAT on digital services included; official gift cards: none.
- [India](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/india/): −21% (rank 5); tax: 18% GST (OIDAR) included; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [Pakistan](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/pakistan/): −11% (rank 6); tax: Tax treatment of store prices not verified; official gift cards: none.
- [Argentina](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/argentina/): −10% (rank 7); tax: 21% IVA is charged by the card issuer on top of the list price; official gift cards: none.
- [Canada](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/canada/): −10% (rank 8); tax: GST/HST (5–15%) and provincial sales tax are added at checkout; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [Brazil](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/brazil/): −9% (rank 9); tax: Taxes included in the list price; the combined rate is not published per item; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [Japan](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/japan/): −5% (rank 10); tax: 10% consumption tax included; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [Malaysia](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/malaysia/): 0% (rank 11); tax: 8% service tax on digital services included; official gift cards: none.
- [United States](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/united-states/): 0% (rank 12); tax: No VAT; state and local sales tax is added at checkout and depends on the billing address; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [Mexico](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/mexico/): +2% (rank 13); tax: 16% IVA on digital services included; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [Nigeria](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/nigeria/): +3% (rank 14); tax: 7.5% VAT on non-resident digital services included; official gift cards: none.
- [Germany](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/germany/): +17% (rank 15); tax: 19% MwSt (VAT) included; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [Switzerland](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/switzerland/): +21% (rank 16); tax: 8.1% MWST (VAT) included; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [Poland](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/poland/): +27% (rank 17); tax: 23% VAT included; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.
- [United Kingdom](https://regionalpriceindex.com/prices-in/united-kingdom/): +30% (rank 18); tax: 20% VAT included; official gift cards: Apple, Google Play.

## Methodology

- Spot USD = local list price ÷ FX rate (units per USD) at snapshot.
- Landed USD = spot USD × (1 + median reseller premium observed on SEAGM) on gift-card routes with an observed listing; otherwise spot USD. No tax is added; US, Canadian and Argentine prices are pre-tax.
- Price gap = spot USD ÷ lowest US list price − 1. 12-month saving = (lowest US list price − storefront landed) × 12.
- Work hours = spot USD per month of use ÷ (World Bank GNI per capita ÷ 2,000 hours). PPP value = local price ÷ IMF implied PPP conversion rate.
- Verification tiers: Purchase Tested > Checkout Checked > Source Verified > Observed. Pages with fewer than 8 verified storefront rows are noindexed.
- Payment routes: Gift cards sold, Vendor checkout, No gift cards.

## Guides

- [Paying for a Turkish Apple Account (Türkiye App Store)](https://regionalpriceindex.com/guides/turkish-apple-id-payment/): Payment methods Apple lists for the Türkiye App Store, how TRY gift cards and balance work, today’s prices, and what Apple requires before a region change.
- [Using Apple Gift Cards on the India App Store](https://regionalpriceindex.com/guides/india-app-store-gift-card/): How INR Apple Gift Cards fund App Store and iCloud+ subscriptions in India, how RBI e-mandate rules affect card renewals, and today’s prices by channel.
- [How Google Play Country Switching Works](https://regionalpriceindex.com/guides/google-play-country-switch/): The 90-day rule, what happens to your Play balance and subscriptions, the Family group restriction, and where Google sells Play gift cards.
- [App Store & Google Play Tax by Country](https://regionalpriceindex.com/guides/app-store-tax-by-country/): Which storefronts include VAT/GST in the list price and which add tax on top, with zero-tax US states and GST-only Canadian provinces.

## Data

- [Full Markdown corpus](https://regionalpriceindex.com/llms-full.txt)
- [JSON dataset](https://regionalpriceindex.com/api/dataset.json)
- [prices.csv](https://regionalpriceindex.com/open-data/prices.csv) · [countries.csv](https://regionalpriceindex.com/open-data/countries.csv) · [history.csv](https://regionalpriceindex.com/open-data/history.csv) · [datapackage.json](https://regionalpriceindex.com/open-data/datapackage.json)
- [Data sources & pipeline health](https://regionalpriceindex.com/data-sources/) · [Methodology](https://regionalpriceindex.com/methodology/) · [Open data hub](https://regionalpriceindex.com/open-data/)