Originally Posted by
stormaurora42
Is $4.99 USD roughly equal to $7.50 in your local currency?
It's either Exchange Rates (probably not since that fluctuates, though it would be simplest if $4.99 USD = $7.50 value in your currency) or some weird "foreign currency tax" exchange surcharge ("foreign" meaning not the same country the company is based in, so they'd have to charge more of your currency to make the same amount due to tax on exchange or customs or something) or local laws (Aren't these technically online purchases?) Just a guess, i'm sure there's an official answer somewhere.
In other words, i'm leaning towards it's probably the same equivalent value in our currency's purchasing power but the number we see is different due to some kind of currency exchange, international taxes if relevant (again I have no idea), or other charge the company faces to get the $ into their accounts. 😊