US prices are exclusive of sales tax where applicable, in the EU you have on average about 20% of VAT (which is always included in the MSRP) on consumer electronics, the EU also has on average higher import tariffs than the US.
The price i see in the UK is 309GBP which is 435USD which is actually less than 399$ + 20% VAT, so oddly enough the Yanks are the ones getting screwed in this process if you believe that VAT is justified.
For the UK at least the price is about identical to someone from NYC buying the phone for 399$ + ~9% surtax which is about 435$.
US prices are exclusive of sales tax where applicable, in the EU you have on average about 20% of VAT (which is always included in the MSRP) on consumer electronics, the EU also has on average higher import tariffs than the US.
The price i see in the UK is 309GBP which is 435USD which is actually less than 399$ + 20% VAT, so oddly enough the Yanks are the ones getting screwed in this process if you believe that VAT is justified. For the UK at least the price is about identical to someone from NYC buying the phone for 399$ + ~9% surtax which is about 435$.