Sorry.. Couldn't resist..
Anyway, yes, the full price varies from about $1700 all the way up to $2500 for the Universal subscription..
But, what is it you're looking for? From the looks of your signature on this forum, you already have some developement tools..
Did you know that the MSDN Library is available online and it's free! It's at msdn.microsoft.com/library.
If all you want is documentation on using Microsoft's products than the library should be just what you need. If you need access to all of Microsoft's operating systems, servers and developement tools then you'll have to buy the MSDN Universal subscription..
One suggestion would be to enroll in a couple classes at your local college, get a student ID and then buy the academically priced version of the Universal subscription for a lot less.. about $800. It's the same as the full priced version..
Hope that helps..
Dan
