Cheap alternative to Adobe Illustrator?

I would like to have adobe illustrator for my mac, but I would not like to pay almost $700 for it. I was wondering if anyone knows a Mac App Store app or any other software that is cheaper.
Thanks

OK, no idea if these are cheap here, but...
http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch/
http://www.mapdiva.com/artboard/
No idea if these free ones works in 10.8...
http://inkscape.org/download/
http://raphaelbost.free.fr/DrawBerry.html

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    Additional Information 2:                64256d48db57d4bc137c25bbc699fc9d
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