The 8a should have been that but the pricing outside the US is nuts.
You can't buy it everywhere either, which is another issue. Here in Cyprus the average income if very low. Most people keep the phone for at least 5 years and when they replace it they get something in the €300 ballpark.
Were the Pixel available here and for the equivalent of $400 it would be €372 and by the fast the best in that segment. If marketed properly could become a huge seller. But they ignore the poorer markets and just target the US ....