Why it's Too expensive in my country?

Hi, my name is Diego, I'm from Argentina and I've been customer of apple for 10 years, had an ipod video, an 1,2 and 4 gen of ipod touch and I've been working with macs for 10 years. So i think i get the spirit within apple products.
On Friday i lost my old phone and i thought 'i should buy an iphone' I went to my carrier (personal, personal.com.ar, and the rest of the carriers are almost the same) and i told them i want to buy an iphone 4g on apple.com cost u$s 199 they want to sell it to me at u$s 1025.
And i thought 'ok maybe i should buy the iphone 3gS' u$s 49 they want to sell it to me at u$s 725.
Of course i didn't buy the iphones.
And since i'm an apple customer i want to know why in Argentina an iphone cost from 5 to 16 times more than it costs in the US.
Maybe it's a con from personal maybe are taxes but you can be sure it feels like a con.
Please you must take actions. You always say that apple cares, show it. This is WRONG
Would you buy one of your products if someone want you to pay 21 times more than what you know it costs in other country?
Sorry for complaining and for my english and i hope someone in apple take actions to stop this.
Waiting for an answer.
Regards
Diego
Message was edited by: Kanon123

We are all users here just like you and none of us will be able to tell you why your carrier is charging that price for the iPhone. The prices you see on Apple.com (US store) are for US iPhone's on either AT&T or Verizon. Those prices are only applicable in the US on those 2 carriers.
It may be due to exchange rates and carrier policies in your country that results in the high price. We do not know, no one here works for Apple. That is the price your carrier is charging and there is nothing that be done. You could check if another carrier is selling it for less but that is the only option you have.

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