The new iPhone has been announced and either you couldn’t care less (me), or right now you’re scrounging about trying to figure out a way to afford the new model…

Because they don’t come cheap.

The prices to pre-order with Etisalat start from over AED4,000

Available in the UAE from September 14 (pre-order) the cheapest model still costs over AED4,000.

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On average you’ll need to work solidly for 13.4 days in Dubai to afford the new phone

The list is created by The Spectator Index, which took price comparisons from over 1,300 cities and figured the number of days you’ll need to work on average. Cairo tops this list at over 133.

(The Spectator Index are annual index lists focused on world politics, economics, history, military affairs, sports, science and technology.)

Average working days needed to purchase an iPhone X.

Cairo: 133.3
Mumbai: 114.7
Kiev: 88.5
Beijing: 39.3
Moscow: 37.3
Dubai: 13.4
Tel Aviv: 12.7
London: 11.3
Hong Kong: 9.4
Tokyo: 8.8
Paris: 8.7
Toronto: 7.9
New York: 6.7
Zurich: 4.7

(UBS)

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) September 15, 2018

The responses are pretty hilarious

İstanbul :26363627172726 Days

— Ouz???????? (@KilicOguuz) September 15, 2018

YES Dubai 92 – Couldn’t say it better…. Think of the shawarma people!

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