3 yrs ago just like any Filipina nurse in the US retired and went back to Phil. 2 yrs ago she asked her boys for a car so just like any loving Filipino children we say ok. She picked a Toyota Camry AT that cost i think P1.3M thats around US $27K, thinking she got the V6 top of the line Camry, but last year we visited her saw the Camry it was almost basic pretty disappointed we payed that much for it. Last night I was reading that camry,accord & legacy and made me wonder how much is a mid size car in phil. so I googled and found this Toyota Philippines site w/ a price list. a camry listed as P1,451,000 or US$31,000 I'm sure thats not fix price and can still go down but I was wow thats high.

http://www.toyota.com.ph/pricelist.asp

here is a local toyota dealer near me (not the cheapest dealer but the nearest to me) 2010 Toyota Camry 4dr Sdn I4 Auto LE this is the basic here in the US cost $22,919 you can even bring that price down, I've seen cheaper like around $19,000

http://www.kmtoyota.com/detail-2010-..._-4907809.html

Why is it more expensive? I was thinking is it the TAX? I always think in the US specially in California we get screwed in tax, everything is taxed here. I'm not just talking about camry i also looked at yaris Just curious...