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
$1.67
Japan
$1.17
Brazil
$1.15
Germany
$1.08
Botswana
$1.02
Mauritania
$0.91
Switzerland
$0.89
United States
$0.87
Macao, China
$0.61
Italy
$0.56
Vanuatu
$0.55
Netherlands
$0.54
Ireland
$0.53
Angola
$0.5
New Zealand
$0.45
Mexico
$0.41
Namibia
$0.35
Colombia
$0.31
South Korea
$0.29
Madagascar
$0.28
France
$0.26
South Africa
$0.25
Spain
$0.25
Honk Kong, China
$0.25
Australia
$0.25
Turkey
$0.24
Nigeria
$0.22
United Kingdom
$0.22
Egypt
$0.19
Afghanistan
$0.17
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.15
Niger
$0.13
Phillipines
$0.13
Tanzania
$0.12
Bangladesh
$0.08
India
$0.07
Sri Lanka
$0.04
Indonesia
$0.04
Russia
$0.03
Poland
$0.03

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
$1.3353498287582
Ireland
$1.0859608333588
Botswana
$0.91187967464447
Mauritania
$0.91024254776001
Switzerland
$0.83384329315186
Vanuatu
$0.7496222146433
Germany
$0.7203358291626
Canada
$0.69687034381866
Macao, China
$0.64052589354515
Netherlands
$0.54298041667938
Angola
$0.49959655424118
New Zealand
$0.45266558355331
United Kingdom
$0.44884562082291
France
$0.36194146870613
Namibia
$0.34952658983231
Brazil
$0.30013992881775
Mexico
$0.29963366097145
Madagascar
$0.28813433166504
South Africa
$0.24884328643799
Turkey
$0.23683768928528
Spain
$0.23520056240082
Nigeria
$0.22173973680324
Tanzania
$0.20573227848053
Egypt
$0.19263526340485
Australia
$0.18012659080327
Honk Kong, China
$0.15921058951378
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.14775070132256
Colombia
$0.13649385779318
Niger
$0.13473966269375
Phillipines
$0.13116505071243
Italy
$0.10605086945405
Bangladesh
$0.079946362857819
Afghanistan
$0.079491609937488
Indonesia
$0.076626637889682
India
$0.07367070980072
Poland
$0.042192620703448
Sri Lanka
$0.034240044935873
Russia
$0.031590491500614

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
$2.01

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

Switzerland
$1.33

This exceeds the $1.25 per day poverty level.

Japan
$1.28

This exceeds the $1.25 per day poverty level. Approximately 509,200 people in Japan live below this level.

Germany
$1.08
United States
$0.87
Brazil
$0.8
Vanuatu
$0.6
Netherlands
$0.6
Ireland
$0.58
Italy
$0.56
Botswana
$0.51
New Zealand
$0.46
Australia
$0.37
Macao, China
$0.36
Angola
$0.35
France
$0.29
Mauritania
$0.27
Mexico
$0.25
United Kingdom
$0.24
South Korea
$0.23
Spain
$0.22
Namibia
$0.21
Colombia
$0.19
Honk Kong, China
$0.17
Turkey
$0.14
South Africa
$0.12
Nigeria
$0.11
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.09
Madagascar
$0.08
Niger
$0.07
Egypt
$0.06
Phillipines
$0.05
Afghanistan
$0.05
Tanzania
$0.05
Bangladesh
$0.02
India
$0.02
Russia
$0.02
Poland
$0.02
Indonesia
$0.02
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

This exceeds the $1.25 per day poverty level. Approximately 5,420,994 people in United States live below this level.

Switzerland
$1

This exceeds the $1.25 per day poverty level.

Ireland
$1
Canada
$1
Vanuatu
$1
Germany
$1
Netherlands
$1
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
8.96%
Madagascar
7.36%
Vanuatu
6.98%
Niger
5.35%
Afghanistan
3.07%
Brazil
2.64%
Angola
2.55%
Botswana
2.14%
Sao Tome and Principe
1.77%
Tanzania
1.66%
Nigeria
1.42%
Canada
1.41%
Namibia
1.3%
Japan
1.12%
Colombia
0.9%
Mexico
0.89%
Bangladesh
0.87%
Germany
0.84%
South Africa
0.72%
Egypt
0.64%
Italy
0.59%
Phillipines
0.58%
United States
0.57%
Switzerland
0.54%
India
0.48%
Ireland
0.47%
New Zealand
0.46%
Turkey
0.45%
Netherlands
0.42%
South Korea
0.3%
Spain
0.28%
France
0.24%
Australia
0.21%
United Kingdom
0.21%
Macao, China
0.19%
Honk Kong, China
0.16%
Sri Lanka
0.14%
Indonesia
0.14%
Russia
0.05%
Poland
0.04%

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
9.53%
Mauritania
8.96%
Madagascar
7.51%
Niger
5.35%
Tanzania
2.97%
Angola
2.55%
Botswana
1.91%
Sao Tome and Principe
1.78%
Afghanistan
1.47%
Nigeria
1.42%
Namibia
1.29%
Ireland
0.97%
Bangladesh
0.87%
United States
0.87%
South Africa
0.72%
Brazil
0.69%
Mexico
0.65%
Egypt
0.64%
Canada
0.59%
Phillipines
0.58%
Germany
0.56%
Switzerland
0.51%
India
0.48%
New Zealand
0.46%
Turkey
0.45%
United Kingdom
0.43%
Netherlands
0.42%
Colombia
0.4%
France
0.33%
Indonesia
0.27%
Spain
0.26%
Macao, China
0.2%
Australia
0.15%
Sri Lanka
0.12%
Italy
0.11%
Honk Kong, China
0.1%
Poland
0.06%
Russia
0.05%