May 10

Today Apple has announced that they will be launching the iPad in 9 new countries. It is available in Australia, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Japan for pre-order.

We have taken a look at these 9 local apple stores, and taken todays exchange rate, to calculate where would be the best and worse country to buy an iPad. It seems that outside the USA & Canada, Japan is the best place to buy your iPad, and Germany is the worst place.

International iPad Prices

Australia

  • iPad Wi-Fi – 16GB: A$ 629 (USD $568 or $499 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 32GB: A$ 759 (USD $686 or $599 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 64GB: A$ 879 (USD $794 or $699 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 16GB: A$ 799 (USD$722 or $629 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 32GB: A$ 928 (USD$838 or $729in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB: A$ 1,049 (USD$948 or $829 in the USA)

Canada

  • iPad Wi-Fi – 16GB: $549 (USD$536 or $499 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 32GB: $649 (USD$633 or $599 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 64GB: $749 (USD$731 or $699 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 16GB: $679 (USD$663 or $629 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 32GB: $779 (USD$760 or $729in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB: $879 (USD$858 or $829 in the USA)

UK

  • iPad Wi-Fi – 16GB: £429 (USD$644 or $499 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 32GB: £499 (USD$749 or $599 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 64GB: £599 (USD$899 or $699 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 16GB: £529 (USD$794 or $629 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 32GB: £599 (USD$899 or $729in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB: £699 (USD$1049 or $829 in the USA)

France

  • iPad Wi-Fi – 16GB: 499 € (USD$645 or $499 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 32GB: 599 € (USD$775 or $599 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 64GB: 699 € (USD$904 or $699 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 16GB: 599 € (USD$775 or $629 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 32GB: 699 € (USD$904 or $729in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB: 799 € (USD$1033 or $829 in the USA)

Germany

  • iPad Wi-Fi – 16GB: 499 € (USD$645 or $499 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 32GB: 599 € (USD$775 or $599 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 64GB: 714 € (USD$923 or $699 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 16GB: 599 € (USD$645 or $629 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 32GB: 699 € (USD$904 or $729in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB: 814 € (USD$1052 or $829 in the USA)

Italy

  • iPad Wi-Fi – 16GB: 499 € (USD$645 or $499 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 32GB: 599 € (USD$775 or $599 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 64GB: 699 € (USD$904 or $699 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 16GB: 599 € (USD$775 or $629 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 32GB: 699 € (USD$904 or $729in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB: 799 € (USD$1033 or $829 in the USA)

Switzerland

  • iPad Wi-Fi – 16GB: CHF 649 (USD$589 or $499 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 32GB: CHF 779 (USD707) or $599 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 64GB: CHF 899 (USD$816 or $699 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 16GB: CHF 799 (USD$725 or $629 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 32GB: CHF 929 (USD$843 or $729in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB: CHF 1,049 (USD$952 or $829 in the USA)

Spain

  • iPad Wi-Fi – 16GB: 479 € (USD$619 or $499 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 32GB: 579 € (USD$748) or $599 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 64GB: 679 € (USD$878 or $699 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 16GB: 579 €  (USD$748 or $629 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 32GB: 679 € (USD$878 or $729in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB: 779 € (USD$1007 or $829 in the USA)

Japan

  • iPad Wi-Fi – 16GB: ¥48,800 (USD$524 or $499 in the USA))
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 32GB: ¥58,800 (USD$631 or $599 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi – 64GB: ¥68,800 (USD$739 or $699 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 16GB: ¥61,800 (USD$663 or $629 in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 32GB: ¥71,800 (USD$771 or $729in the USA)
  • iPad Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB: ¥81,800 (USD$878 or $829 in the USA)