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
$1.37
Japan
$0.96
Brazil
$0.94
Germany
$0.89
Botswana
$0.84
Mauritania
$0.75
Switzerland
$0.73
United States
$0.71
Macao, China
$0.5
Italy
$0.46
Vanuatu
$0.45
Netherlands
$0.45
Ireland
$0.44
Angola
$0.41
New Zealand
$0.37
Mexico
$0.34
Namibia
$0.29
Colombia
$0.26
South Korea
$0.23
Madagascar
$0.23
France
$0.22
South Africa
$0.2
Spain
$0.2
Honk Kong, China
$0.2
Australia
$0.2
Turkey
$0.19
Nigeria
$0.18
United Kingdom
$0.18
Egypt
$0.16
Afghanistan
$0.14
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.12
Niger
$0.11
Phillipines
$0.11
Tanzania
$0.09
Bangladesh
$0.07
India
$0.06
Sri Lanka
$0.03
Indonesia
$0.03
Russia
$0.03
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
$1.0955234980774
Ireland
$0.89092429962158
Botswana
$0.74810779129028
Mauritania
$0.74676468933105
Switzerland
$0.68408659790039
Vanuatu
$0.61499146750647
Germany
$0.59096486206055
Canada
$0.57171373397827
Macao, China
$0.52548864154816
Netherlands
$0.44546214981079
Angola
$0.40986994789124
New Zealand
$0.37136769172668
United Kingdom
$0.36823378715515
France
$0.29693745815277
Namibia
$0.28675226829529
Brazil
$0.24623535919189
Mexico
$0.24582001610352
Madagascar
$0.23638594482422
South Africa
$0.20415149780273
Turkey
$0.19430208343506
Spain
$0.19295898147583
Nigeria
$0.18191569496911
Tanzania
$0.16878314620972
Egypt
$0.15803833053589
Australia
$0.14777619212866
Honk Kong, China
$0.13061666553497
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.12121495182037
Colombia
$0.11197981632627
Niger
$0.11054067138444
Phillipines
$0.10760805302653
Italy
$0.087004331731178
Bangladesh
$0.065588145675659
Afghanistan
$0.065215065528934
Indonesia
$0.062864637100285
India
$0.060439588165283
Poland
$0.034614904971439
Sri Lanka
$0.028090596931709
Russia
$0.025916898335861

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
$1.65

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

Switzerland
$1.09
Japan
$1.05
Germany
$0.89
United States
$0.71
Brazil
$0.66
Vanuatu
$0.5
Netherlands
$0.49
Ireland
$0.48
Italy
$0.46
Botswana
$0.42
New Zealand
$0.37
Australia
$0.3
Macao, China
$0.3
Angola
$0.29
France
$0.24
Mauritania
$0.22
Mexico
$0.2
United Kingdom
$0.2
South Korea
$0.19
Spain
$0.18
Namibia
$0.17
Colombia
$0.15
Honk Kong, China
$0.14
Turkey
$0.12
South Africa
$0.1
Nigeria
$0.09
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.07
Madagascar
$0.07
Niger
$0.06
Egypt
$0.05
Phillipines
$0.04
Afghanistan
$0.04
Tanzania
$0.04
Bangladesh
$0.02
India
$0.02
Russia
$0.02
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
$1
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
7.35%
Madagascar
6.04%
Vanuatu
5.73%
Niger
4.39%
Afghanistan
2.52%
Brazil
2.16%
Angola
2.09%
Botswana
1.75%
Sao Tome and Principe
1.46%
Tanzania
1.36%
Nigeria
1.17%
Canada
1.15%
Namibia
1.07%
Japan
0.92%
Colombia
0.74%
Mexico
0.73%
Bangladesh
0.72%
Germany
0.69%
South Africa
0.59%
Egypt
0.52%
Italy
0.48%
Phillipines
0.47%
United States
0.47%
Switzerland
0.45%
India
0.4%
Ireland
0.39%
New Zealand
0.37%
Turkey
0.37%
Netherlands
0.34%
South Korea
0.25%
Spain
0.23%
France
0.2%
Australia
0.17%
United Kingdom
0.17%
Macao, China
0.15%
Honk Kong, China
0.13%
Sri Lanka
0.12%
Indonesia
0.11%
Russia
0.04%
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
7.82%
Mauritania
7.35%
Madagascar
6.16%
Niger
4.39%
Tanzania
2.44%
Angola
2.09%
Botswana
1.56%
Sao Tome and Principe
1.46%
Afghanistan
1.2%
Nigeria
1.17%
Namibia
1.06%
Ireland
0.8%
Bangladesh
0.72%
United States
0.72%
South Africa
0.59%
Brazil
0.57%
Mexico
0.54%
Egypt
0.52%
Canada
0.48%
Phillipines
0.47%
Germany
0.46%
Switzerland
0.42%
India
0.39%
New Zealand
0.37%
Turkey
0.37%
United Kingdom
0.35%
Netherlands
0.34%
Colombia
0.32%
France
0.27%
Indonesia
0.22%
Spain
0.21%
Macao, China
0.16%
Australia
0.13%
Sri Lanka
0.1%
Italy
0.09%
Honk Kong, China
0.08%
Poland
0.05%
Russia
0.04%