Currency problem on every purchase

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Currency problem on every purchase

Hello I have a problem with the currency

The App Store asks me to pay in "₪" because my account country, but my visa made it in dollars

And when I make a purchase, the currency is converted at the bank rate, which is an additional loss for each purchase or monthly subscription.

Also, the price of Apple is greater than the market price in commissions!

For example, I want to buy "Final cut pro"

price 300$

price at my country 1000₪

300$ to ₪ = 950₪ (there is 50₪ Extra and this is without what the bank takes when transferring, and I have monthly subscriptions...)

note: 50₪ is not a minute the currency changes strangely every day you may find it more or less every moment...

Is there any way to solve this problem (Some suggested that I change the country to America, but I do not have an American card)

Posted on Apr 25, 2022 7:55 AM

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Answer 1

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Luis Sequeira1

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Apr 25, 2022 12:00 PM in response to yahyaTube

The prices in the App Store are always in the local currency.

They are adjusted sometimes, but of course currency exchange rates fluctuate daily, so there may be discrepancies.

Also, and this is very important detail that is often missed: in the US, advertised prices usually do not include sales tax or similar, whereas in other countries they do (I am in Europe, and prices include VAT).

I could not find the prices for FCP alone, but the prices for the ProApps bundle align almost perfectly, once you take into account taxes.

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yahyaTube Author

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Apr 25, 2022 4:17 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

thanks for the information about VAT, I found Pro Apps Bundle (but it's for Education)

Buy Pro Apps Bundle for Education - Education - Apple

The price is frankly insane according to the price of each program alone, but is it valid for commercial use?

Is it permissible to buy it without being a student? (I know I can, but what does Apple thinks and allow to use it commercial about this because the price is very attractive also It solves the currency exchange problem)

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Answer 3

Apr 26, 2022 1:45 AM in response to yahyaTube

AFAICT, you have to be a student (or, maybe, an educator, I haven't checked in detail) to qualify for the purchase; but once you purchase the bundle, you have the same rights as if you had bought each application separately.

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 25, 2022 8:05 AM in response to yahyaTube

This is a Final Cut Pro forum, not really an App Store forum. You might try contacting support for the App Store, but I doubt there’s anything they can do about the currency conversion.

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