How many working days does it take to earn enough money to buy an iPhone 17 Pro?

World of Statistics magazine used the iPhone 17 Pro (256 GB) as the benchmark to calculate the workers' affordability index.

The affordability index shows the number of working days needed to buy an iPhone 17 Pro in different countries. According to the data, people in Luxembourg and Switzerland only need to work 3 days (24 hours) to own this product. Meanwhile, in the US, the required working time increases to 4 days (32 hours).

It took Luxembourg and Switzerland users the fewest working days to get their hands on an iPhone 17 Pro

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For most G20 countries, the affordability index for the iPhone 17 Pro is still below 50 working days (400 hours). However, India is a special case, where people need to work 160 working days (1,280 hours) to afford this phone. This is not surprising when the average monthly salary in India is only 27,300 INR (310 USD), equivalent to an hourly wage of only 171 INR (nearly 2 USD).

To meet the needs of the Indian market, Apple regularly adjusts its product line by launching cheaper versions, such as the iPhone 16e. As of Q2 2025, Apple ranked sixth in the Indian smartphone market, with total sales reaching 39 million units in the quarter, a growth of 7% compared to the same period last year.

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The average Vietnamese needs more than 3 months of work to buy an iPhone 17 Pro

For Vietnamese users, the affordability index to buy iPhone 17 Pro that World of Statistics gave is 99 working days, equivalent to nearly 3.5 working months. However, the number of customers ordering iPhone 17 series in Vietnam is up to 250,000 units and bringing in a huge revenue of 7,500 billion VND.

Vietnamese users can now buy genuine iPhone 17 series distributed from September 19.

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In addition to the brand, the strong interest of consumers in ordering the iPhone 17 series also stems from the fact that this is the first iPhone model that Apple launched in Vietnam on the first day. In previous years, Vietnamese users often had to queue in neighboring countries such as Singapore or Thailand to buy the new generation iPhone on the first day of sale, so the total cost of bringing it to Vietnam is not cheap.

It is known that when compared with the price of iPhone 17 Pro (256 GB) in countries around the world , the price of iPhone 17 Pro in Vietnam (34.99 million VND, about 1,326.36 USD) is the 11th cheapest model in the world.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/can-bao-nhieu-ngay-lam-viec-moi-du-tien-mua-iphone-17-pro-185250919150315423.htm