@aral Recently I attended a11y training run by a blind person (in Poland). He told us that the prices also differ depending on the county and that the license for JAWS in Poland is... 1000$ + about 120$ every year. That's shitload of money. Yes, there is a government funding (not sure if covers 100%), but still.
Apparently, there are alternatives (like Apple's reader or open source NVDA), but JAWS seems to be the best one, preferred by users.