Are Apple products more expensive overseas?

I'm an American citizen living overseas in Italy. Someone stole my iPhone 4s and i'm thinking about buying a new one at the Apple store here. Are prices higher here? Because on the US apple website the price for an unlocked iPhone 4s is 529 dollars. And the Apple Italia price is 629 EURO! So it is more expensive? Why?

It most definitely should not be more expensive, unless the prices are adjusted for inflation or tax purposes.

If you don't want to pay a higher price in Italy, I would maybe consider ordering from the usa/uk website?

I'm not 100% sure when it comes to different prices in different areas because it can be caused by many different factors. Possibly you could use ebay international? (you would have to pay some extra money for shipping, but it could still work out to be cheaper than Italian prices?)

I'm from the uk so these are just suggestions, I'm not entirely sure but I hope I helped. Also, I hope that you get a good Iphone for a reasonable deal!

They are about the same everywhere.