Phones are expensive everywhere in eastern/central europe. Shit, most people here don't even have cell phone plans and even if they do, the phone companies don't have contracts with cell-phone makers where they will give you a phone for cheap if you sign a 2-year contract and such. If you want a good new phone, you gotta shell out upwards of 300 euros. People couldn't believe my G1 (a phone they can't even find here) was $180.