Cost in USD (Postpaid Data)

This is the cost of the site based on data from the ITU, without any adjustment for purchasing power or relative affordability. Prices were collected from the operator with the largest marketshare in the country, using the least expensive plan with a (minimum) data allowance of 500 MB over (a minimum of) 30 days. Prices include taxes. Because these numbers are based on the least expensive plan, they are best case scenarios.

Country Cost (in USD)
Canada
$1.06
Japan
$0.74
Brazil
$0.73
Germany
$0.69
Botswana
$0.65
Mauritania
$0.58
Switzerland
$0.56
United States
$0.55
Macao, China
$0.39
Italy
$0.35
Vanuatu
$0.35
Netherlands
$0.34
Ireland
$0.34
Angola
$0.32
New Zealand
$0.29
Mexico
$0.26
Namibia
$0.22
Colombia
$0.2
South Korea
$0.18
Madagascar
$0.18
France
$0.17
South Africa
$0.16
Spain
$0.16
Honk Kong, China
$0.16
Australia
$0.16
Turkey
$0.15
Nigeria
$0.14
United Kingdom
$0.14
Egypt
$0.12
Afghanistan
$0.11
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.09
Niger
$0.09
Phillipines
$0.08
Tanzania
$0.07
Bangladesh
$0.05
India
$0.05
Sri Lanka
$0.03
Indonesia
$0.02
Russia
$0.02
Poland
$0.02

Cost in USD (Prepaid Data)

This is the cost of the site based on data from the ITU, without any adjustment for purchasing power or relative affordability. Prices were collected from the operator with the largest marketshare in the country, using the least expensive plan with a (minimum) data allowance of 500 MB over (a minimum of) 30 days. Prices include taxes. Because these numbers are based on the least expensive plan, they are best case scenarios.

Country Cost (in USD)
United States
$0.84619336753845
Ireland
$0.68815888900757
Botswana
$0.57784598167419
Mauritania
$0.57680855621338
Switzerland
$0.52839536804199
Vanuatu
$0.47502559443956
Germany
$0.45646720275879
Canada
$0.44159743782043
Macao, China
$0.40589271154404
Netherlands
$0.34407944450378
Angola
$0.31658766979218
New Zealand
$0.28684813991547
United Kingdom
$0.2844274805069
France
$0.22935747896194
Namibia
$0.22149033588409
Brazil
$0.19019466781616
Mexico
$0.18987385263762
Madagascar
$0.18258688110352
South Africa
$0.15768867004395
Turkey
$0.1500808833313
Spain
$0.14904345787048
Nigeria
$0.14051351231093
Tanzania
$0.13036979957581
Egypt
$0.12207039588928
Australia
$0.11414381697774
Honk Kong, China
$0.1008896260643
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.093627647838593
Colombia
$0.086494336305662
Niger
$0.085382726279186
Phillipines
$0.083117542366344
Italy
$0.067203020827251
Bangladesh
$0.050660943336487
Afghanistan
$0.050372772479109
Indonesia
$0.048557277922682
India
$0.046684145736694
Poland
$0.026736900720259
Sri Lanka
$0.021697459575741
Russia
$0.020018472919533

Cost in USD, PPP (Postpaid Data)

This is the cost of the site based on data from the ITU and World Bank. The cost of data is standardized based on the PPP factor. Prices were collected from the operator with the largest marketshare in the country, using the least expensive plan with a (minimum) data allowance of 500 MB over (a minimum of) 30 days. Prices include taxes. Because these numbers are based on the least expensive plan, they are best case scenarios.

Country Cost (in USD, PPP)
Canada
$1.27

This exceeds the $1.25 per day poverty level. Approximately 281,280 people in Canada live below this level.

Switzerland
$0.84
Japan
$0.81
Germany
$0.69
United States
$0.55
Brazil
$0.51
Vanuatu
$0.38
Netherlands
$0.38
Ireland
$0.37
Italy
$0.35
Botswana
$0.32
New Zealand
$0.29
Australia
$0.23
Macao, China
$0.23
Angola
$0.22
France
$0.18
Mauritania
$0.17
Mexico
$0.16
United Kingdom
$0.15
South Korea
$0.14
Spain
$0.14
Namibia
$0.13
Colombia
$0.12
Honk Kong, China
$0.11
Turkey
$0.09
South Africa
$0.08
Nigeria
$0.07
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.06
Madagascar
$0.05
Niger
$0.04
Egypt
$0.04
Phillipines
$0.03
Afghanistan
$0.03
Tanzania
$0.03
Bangladesh
$0.02
India
$0.01
Russia
$0.01
Poland
$0.01
Indonesia
$0.01
Sri Lanka
$0.01

Cost in USD, PPP (Prepaid Data)

This is the cost of the site based on data from the ITU and World Bank. The cost of data is standardized based on the PPP factor. Prices were collected from the operator with the largest marketshare in the country, using the least expensive plan with a (minimum) data allowance of 500 MB over (a minimum of) 30 days. Prices include taxes. Because these numbers are based on the least expensive plan, they are best case scenarios.

Country Cost (in USD, PPP)
United States
$1
Switzerland
$1
Ireland
$1
Canada
$1
Vanuatu
$1
Germany
$0
Netherlands
$0
United Kingdom
$0
Botswana
$0
New Zealand
$0
France
$0
Macao, China
$0
Angola
$0
Mauritania
$0
Australia
$0
Spain
$0
Brazil
$0
Namibia
$0
Mexico
$0
Turkey
$0
South Africa
$0
Honk Kong, China
$0
Nigeria
$0
Italy
$0
Sao Tome and Principe
$0
Madagascar
$0
Tanzania
$0
Colombia
$0
Niger
$0
Egypt
$0
Phillipines
$0
Indonesia
$0
Poland
$0
Bangladesh
$0
Afghanistan
$0
India
$0
Russia
$0
Sri Lanka
$0

Cost as a percentage of GNI (PPP method) (Postpaid Data)

This is the relative cost of the site based on data from the ITU and World Bank. The cost of data is standardized based on the PPP factor. The cost then has affordability factored in by comparing to the GNI per capita (broken down to a daily number). Prices were collected from the operator with the largest marketshare in the country, using the least expensive plan with a (minimum) data allowance of 500 MB over (a minimum of) 30 days. Prices include taxes. Because these numbers are based on the least expensive plan, they are best case scenarios.

Country % of GNI per capita (daily)
Mauritania
5.67%
Madagascar
4.67%
Vanuatu
4.42%
Niger
3.39%
Afghanistan
1.94%
Brazil
1.67%
Angola
1.62%
Botswana
1.35%
Sao Tome and Principe
1.12%
Tanzania
1.05%
Nigeria
0.9%
Canada
0.89%
Namibia
0.82%
Japan
0.71%
Colombia
0.57%
Mexico
0.57%
Bangladesh
0.55%
Germany
0.54%
South Africa
0.45%
Egypt
0.4%
Italy
0.37%
Phillipines
0.37%
United States
0.36%
Switzerland
0.34%
India
0.31%
Ireland
0.3%
New Zealand
0.29%
Turkey
0.29%
Netherlands
0.26%
South Korea
0.19%
Spain
0.18%
France
0.15%
Australia
0.13%
United Kingdom
0.13%
Macao, China
0.12%
Honk Kong, China
0.1%
Sri Lanka
0.09%
Indonesia
0.09%
Russia
0.03%
Poland
0.03%

Cost as a percentage of GNI (PPP method) (Prepaid Data)

This is the relative cost of the site based on data from the ITU and World Bank. The cost of data is standardized based on the PPP factor. The cost then has affordability factored in by comparing to the GNI per capita (broken down to a daily number). Prices were collected from the operator with the largest marketshare in the country, using the least expensive plan with a (minimum) data allowance of 500 MB over (a minimum of) 30 days. Prices include taxes. Because these numbers are based on the least expensive plan, they are best case scenarios.

Country % of GNI per capita (daily)
Vanuatu
6.04%
Mauritania
5.67%
Madagascar
4.76%
Niger
3.39%
Tanzania
1.88%
Angola
1.62%
Botswana
1.21%
Sao Tome and Principe
1.13%
Afghanistan
0.93%
Nigeria
0.9%
Namibia
0.82%
Ireland
0.62%
Bangladesh
0.55%
United States
0.55%
South Africa
0.45%
Brazil
0.44%
Mexico
0.41%
Egypt
0.4%
Canada
0.37%
Phillipines
0.37%
Germany
0.36%
Switzerland
0.32%
India
0.3%
New Zealand
0.29%
Turkey
0.29%
United Kingdom
0.27%
Netherlands
0.26%
Colombia
0.25%
France
0.21%
Indonesia
0.17%
Spain
0.17%
Macao, China
0.13%
Australia
0.1%
Sri Lanka
0.08%
Italy
0.07%
Honk Kong, China
0.07%
Poland
0.04%
Russia
0.03%