iPhone 17 Pro costs 6 work days in Singapore, 60 in Hanoi

Singapore leads the list of 11 cities in Southeast Asia in terms of iPhone 17 Pro affordability thanks to its high average income, according to a recent study by news outlet Seasia, which compiles data from several sources including cost of living platform Numbeo and recruitment platform Talentnet.

The city-state is followed by Brunei’s Bandar Seri Begawan, where workers can get the iPhone after 13 work days. The study assumes worker is buying the 256GB version.

The figure is 20 days in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur, 30 days in Indonesia’s Jakarta, 32 days in Thailand’s Bangkok, and 50 days in the Philippines’ Manila.

Hanoi is among the bottom five of the list, as an average worker takes two months to afford the iPhone 17 Pro, which is being priced at around VND35 million (US$1,325).

The new Apple iPhone 17 Pro is displayed during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 9, 2025 in Cupertino, California. Photo by Getty Images via AFP

This year, Vietnam ranks as the 12th cheapest iPhone 17 Pro market, with the U.S. at the top, followed by Hong Kong (China) and Canada.

Buyers in Hanoi queued overnight on Sep. 18 to purchase the latest Apple phones, with a high demand for the most expensive Pro Max model, which is priced up to VND64 million for the 2TB version.

The rest of Seasia’s list are cities in Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Laos and Myanmar, where the iPhone can be bought between 63 and 111 days of work.