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
$1.53
Japan
$1.07
Brazil
$1.05
Germany
$0.99
Botswana
$0.94
Mauritania
$0.83
Switzerland
$0.81
United States
$0.8
Macao, China
$0.56
Italy
$0.51
Vanuatu
$0.5
Netherlands
$0.5
Ireland
$0.49
Angola
$0.46
New Zealand
$0.41
Mexico
$0.37
Namibia
$0.32
Colombia
$0.29
South Korea
$0.26
Madagascar
$0.26
France
$0.24
South Africa
$0.23
Spain
$0.23
Honk Kong, China
$0.23
Australia
$0.23
Turkey
$0.22
Nigeria
$0.2
United Kingdom
$0.2
Egypt
$0.18
Afghanistan
$0.15
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.14
Niger
$0.12
Phillipines
$0.12
Tanzania
$0.11
Bangladesh
$0.07
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
$1.2242037327957
Ireland
$0.99557230415344
Botswana
$0.83598056293488
Mauritania
$0.83447970016479
Switzerland
$0.76443943756104
Vanuatu
$0.68722839033595
Germany
$0.66037961883545
Canada
$0.63886725246429
Macao, China
$0.58721255879402
Netherlands
$0.49778615207672
Angola
$0.45801328866959
New Zealand
$0.41498855592728
United Kingdom
$0.41148654279709
France
$0.33181574408531
Namibia
$0.3204342014122
Brazil
$0.27515817451477
Mexico
$0.27469404521031
Madagascar
$0.26415184753418
South Africa
$0.22813114105225
Turkey
$0.21712481407166
Spain
$0.21562395130157
Nigeria
$0.20328351991185
Tanzania
$0.18860842144012
Egypt
$0.17660151927948
Australia
$0.16513398967683
Honk Kong, China
$0.14595890439034
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.13545286499977
Colombia
$0.12513297011427
Niger
$0.12352478314894
Phillipines
$0.12024769931922
Italy
$0.097223864081079
Bangladesh
$0.073292131938934
Afghanistan
$0.072875229782975
Indonesia
$0.070248719935334
India
$0.067538824653625
Poland
$0.038680773119676
Sri Lanka
$0.031390119591784
Russia
$0.028961098270306

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
$1.84

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

Switzerland
$1.22
Japan
$1.18
Germany
$0.99
United States
$0.8
Brazil
$0.74
Vanuatu
$0.55
Netherlands
$0.55
Ireland
$0.53
Italy
$0.51
Botswana
$0.47
New Zealand
$0.42
Australia
$0.34
Macao, China
$0.33
Angola
$0.32
France
$0.27
Mauritania
$0.25
Mexico
$0.22
United Kingdom
$0.22
South Korea
$0.21
Spain
$0.21
Namibia
$0.19
Colombia
$0.17
Honk Kong, China
$0.16
Turkey
$0.13
South Africa
$0.11
Nigeria
$0.1
Sao Tome and Principe
$0.08
Madagascar
$0.08
Niger
$0.06
Egypt
$0.05
Phillipines
$0.05
Afghanistan
$0.05
Tanzania
$0.04
Bangladesh
$0.02
India
$0.02
Russia
$0.02
Poland
$0.02
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
$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
8.21%
Madagascar
6.75%
Vanuatu
6.4%
Niger
4.9%
Afghanistan
2.81%
Brazil
2.42%
Angola
2.34%
Botswana
1.96%
Sao Tome and Principe
1.63%
Tanzania
1.52%
Nigeria
1.31%
Canada
1.29%
Namibia
1.19%
Japan
1.03%
Colombia
0.83%
Mexico
0.82%
Bangladesh
0.8%
Germany
0.77%
South Africa
0.66%
Egypt
0.58%
Italy
0.54%
Phillipines
0.53%
United States
0.52%
Switzerland
0.5%
India
0.44%
Ireland
0.43%
New Zealand
0.42%
Turkey
0.42%
Netherlands
0.38%
South Korea
0.28%
Spain
0.25%
France
0.22%
Australia
0.19%
United Kingdom
0.19%
Macao, China
0.17%
Honk Kong, China
0.15%
Sri Lanka
0.13%
Indonesia
0.13%
Russia
0.04%
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
8.74%
Mauritania
8.21%
Madagascar
6.89%
Niger
4.9%
Tanzania
2.72%
Angola
2.34%
Botswana
1.75%
Sao Tome and Principe
1.63%
Afghanistan
1.34%
Nigeria
1.31%
Namibia
1.18%
Ireland
0.89%
Bangladesh
0.8%
United States
0.8%
South Africa
0.66%
Brazil
0.63%
Mexico
0.6%
Egypt
0.58%
Canada
0.54%
Phillipines
0.53%
Germany
0.51%
Switzerland
0.47%
India
0.44%
New Zealand
0.42%
Turkey
0.42%
United Kingdom
0.39%
Netherlands
0.38%
Colombia
0.36%
France
0.3%
Indonesia
0.25%
Spain
0.24%
Macao, China
0.18%
Australia
0.14%
Sri Lanka
0.11%
Italy
0.1%
Honk Kong, China
0.09%
Poland
0.06%
Russia
0.04%