Having survived the cost of my parent's bathroom re-model, no that doesn't sound high. However, that's probably for the A+++ quality toilet (which their plumber recommended - excellent colour-quality, no visible impurities, etc), plus high-quality guts to make the water flow in and out properly.
Personally, I don't need *quite* that high a quality for the activities *I* participate in with my toilet. You should be able to find a decent (lower than A+++ quality) toilet for less. If you're adventurous that way, replacing your own toilet isn't very difficult; the worst part for me was lugging the bowl inside the house and up the stairs. (You'll also need 1 wax ring per toilet (goes on the floor), and perhaps guts for the tank, pipes to connect the tank to the incoming water pipes coming out of the wall, and a rubber gasket to go between the tank and the bowl.)
Oh. VERY IMPORTANT: You'll also need a (large) variety of curse words, and a few bandages for scraped knuckles.
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Personally, I don't need *quite* that high a quality for the activities *I* participate in with my toilet. You should be able to find a decent (lower than A+++ quality) toilet for less. If you're adventurous that way, replacing your own toilet isn't very difficult; the worst part for me was lugging the bowl inside the house and up the stairs. (You'll also need 1 wax ring per toilet (goes on the floor), and perhaps guts for the tank, pipes to connect the tank to the incoming water pipes coming out of the wall, and a rubber gasket to go between the tank and the bowl.)
Oh. VERY IMPORTANT: You'll also need a (large) variety of curse words, and a few bandages for scraped knuckles.