Hyderabad, Sept. 19 -- India woke up today to the much-awaited launch of the iPhone 17. Across the country, Apple has its flagship stores in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Pune but the Apple launch frenzy was hard to miss as long queues snaked outside Apple's flagship stores in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Delhi, with reports of scuffles as people scrambled to be among the first buyers.

But this excitement comes at a price. The iPhone 17 (256 GB) starts at Rs. 82,900. The iPhone 17 Pro is Rs. 1,34,900, while the iPhone 17 Pro Max begins at Rs. 1,49,900. Top-end storage models cross Rs. 2.3 lakh. For that money, one could easily explore the world beyond a screen.

So, we looked at international destinations that cost the same or ...