Internet Cost Ranking by Country

We have long been accustomed to having access to the internet anytime and anywhere. When the internet is unavailable, nearly all modern gadgets lose about 90% of their utility. The majority of digital nomads are representatives of remote professions, for whom the price, quality, and speed of the internet are of immense importance. The cost indicator has become a critical criterion in selecting a country for our users. Therefore, we consider this rating crucial for the GR service. It displays the average price of 1 GB of internet traffic in different countries worldwide. By referencing the figure for each country, we can understand the significant expenses we might face considering the required volume of consumed and transmitted data.

Internet Traffic Cost Ranking by Countries in 2024

Rank		Mobile data priceUSD	Internet speedMbps
1	Israel	0.02	41.83
2	Fiji	0.09	25.11
3	Italy Visa Digital Nomad Study visa	0.09	49.26
4	San Marino	0.1	-
5	Pakistan	0.12	17.17
6	Cambodia	0.12	26.78
7	India	0.16	100.65
8	Kyrgyzstan	0.17	27.25
9	Colombia	0.2	14.77
10	France	0.2	92.47
11	Haiti	0.22	8.38
12	Bangladesh	0.23	24.19
13	Laos	0.25	29.84
14	Sri Lanka	0.25	19.62
15	Russia	0.25	24.64
16	Ukraine	0.27	27.23
17	Uruguay	0.28	75.69
18	Indonesia	0.28	25.39
19	Malaysia	0.28	85.59
20	Moldova	0.28	32.18
21	Vietnam	0.29	51.65
22	Uzbekistan	0.3	26.24
23	Trinidad & Tobago	0.32	32.87
24	Montenegro Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	0.32	59.09
25	Martinique	0.33	-
26	Samoa	0.36	-
27	Poland	0.37	57.19
28	Mongolia	0.38	12.71
29	China	0.38	144.85
30	Malawi	0.38	21.94
31	Nigeria	0.39	25.79
32	Brazil	0.4	53.09
33	Ghana	0.4	13.59
34	Thailand	0.41	44.60
35	Kazakhstan	0.41	35.71
36	Monaco	0.42	-
37	Nepal	0.43	14.83
38	Australia	0.44	92.00
39	Turkey Visa Digital Nomad	0.44	37.66
40	Peru	0.45	17.42
41	Spain Visa Digital Nomad Startup Visa Study visa Financially Independent Residence Permit	0.48	55.20
42	Réunion	0.48	-
43	French Guiana	0.49	-
44	Guadeloupe	0.49	-
45	Somalia	0.5	16.08
46	Austria	0.51	79.96
47	Finland	0.52	108.94
48	Kuwait	0.52	216.96
49	Romania	0.54	60.74
50	Rwanda	0.55	18.10
51	Nicaragua	0.55	12.70
52	Western Sahara	0.58	-
53	Serbia Business Residence Permit	0.58	53.05
54	Philippines	0.59	29.65
55	Kenya	0.59	23.68
56	Turks & Caicos Islands	0.59	-
57	United Kingdom	0.62	53.96
58	Morocco	0.63	39.04
59	Singapore	0.63	99.07
60	Chile	0.64	31.44
61	Egypt	0.65	25.11
62	Sierra Leone	0.67	-
63	Syria	0.67	13.43
64	Gibraltar	0.67	-
65	Belarus	0.67	11.86
66	Mauritius	0.67	49.66
67	Congo - Kinshasa	0.68	17.00
68	Ethiopia	0.68	29.49
69	Taiwan	0.69	75.70
70	Denmark	0.69	157.94
71	Jamaica	0.7	27.28
72	Bhutan	0.71	31.79
73	Mayotte	0.71	-
74	Algeria	0.73	22.38
75	French Polynesia	0.75	-
76	Jordan	0.76	23.12
77	Mozambique	0.78	17.98
78	Honduras	0.78	26.71
79	Dominican Republic	0.79	24.03
80	St. Barthélemy	0.8	-
81	Libya	0.82	16.85
82	Hong Kong SAR China	0.82	61.93
83	Slovenia	0.84	70.65
84	Tanzania	0.84	26.20
85	North Macedonia	0.86	80.79
86	Suriname	0.95	42.06
87	Armenia	0.98	30.19
88	Myanmar (Burma}	0.99	23.69
89	Ecuador	1	24.99
90	Angola	1.01	12.17
91	Afghanistan	1.02	5.07
92	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.03	25.35
93	Paraguay	1.04	18.11
94	St. Vincent & Grenadines	1.05	-
95	Venezuela	1.05	11.43
96	St. Pierre & Miquelon	1.07	-
97	Iraq	1.07	28.05
98	Palestinian Territories	1.08	-
99	Iceland	1.08	136.91
100	El Salvador	1.08	26.48
101	Burundi	1.1	-
102	Argentina	1.11	25.36
103	Dominica	1.11	-
104	Uganda	1.11	32.11
105	Madagascar	1.12	12.66
106	Estonia	1.15	91.34
107	Sudan	1.16	7.50
108	Guatemala	1.17	27.27
109	Côte d’Ivoire	1.18	26.76
110	Croatia Visa Digital Nomad	1.19	98.31
111	Tonga	1.19	-
112	Liechtenstein	1.19	-
113	Namibia	1.2	26.59
114	Kosovo (Disputed Territory)	1.25	41.38
115	Lithuania	1.26	83.47
116	Eswatini	1.26	-
117	Djibouti	1.26	32.03
118	Tunisia	1.28	22.12
119	Jersey	1.31	-
120	Bahrain	1.31	120.11
121	Mauritania	1.32	17.43
122	Papua New Guinea	1.36	17.32
123	Macao SAR China	1.44	111.29
124	Isle of Man	1.44	-
125	Togo	1.45	33.03
126	Saudi Arabia	1.49	125.19
127	Iran	1.5	34.71
128	Ireland	1.5	36.39
129	American Samoa	1.5	-
130	Guinea	1.51	-
131	Vanuatu	1.54	-
132	St. Kitts & Nevis	1.54	-
133	Albania	1.55	50.57
134	St. Lucia	1.58	-
135	St. Martin	1.58	-
136	Equatorial Guinea	1.59	-
137	Netherlands	1.61	134.15
138	Cameroon	1.63	13.11
139	Niger	1.63	-
140	Senegal	1.63	31.26
141	Panama	1.63	18.84
142	Tajikistan	1.65	8.14
143	Guernsey	1.69	-
144	Luxembourg	1.7	97.08
145	Hungary Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	1.71	47.84
146	Azerbaijan	1.76	48.41
147	Portugal Visa Digital Nomad Financially Independent Residence Permit Freelance visa Study visa Startup visa	1.79	99.93
148	Grenada	1.81	-
149	South Africa	1.81	49.79
150	Aruba	1.85	-
151	Costa Rica	1.86	25.73
152	Bolivia	1.87	9.92
153	Anguilla	1.88	-
154	Brunei	1.89	93.66
155	Georgia	1.91	35.09
156	Lebanon	1.91	33.71
157	Timor-Leste	1.92	3.34
158	Oman	1.95	75.22
159	Lesotho	1.96	-
160	Botswana	1.99	47.68
161	Mexico	2.03	25.78
162	Germany Freelance visa Work visa The Blue Card The Chance Card Study visa Career Counseling Career support	2.14	58.38
163	Maldives	2.16	83.71
164	Comoros	2.18	-
165	Belgium	2.23	76.52
166	Faroe Islands	2.24	-
167	Palau	2.25	-
168	Montserrat	2.26	-
169	Sweden	2.33	103.43
170	Guyana	2.36	21.29
171	Malta	2.36	66.34
172	Benin	2.37	27.08
173	Qatar	2.4	286.42
174	Cyprus	2.41	60.19
175	São Tomé & Príncipe	2.41	-
176	Liberia	2.5	-
177	Guam	2.5	-
178	Puerto Rico	2.58	-
179	Cook Islands	2.62	-
180	Northern Mariana Islands	2.67	-
181	Curaçao	2.68	-
182	Slovakia	2.68	51.36
183	Cuba	2.71	3.84
184	Caribbean Netherlands	2.71	-
185	Guinea-Bissau	2.72	-
186	Barbados	2.75	-
187	Sint Maarten	2.77	-
188	Greece	2.79	78.17
189	Belize	2.92	12.54
190	Cocos (Keeling} Islands	3.03	-
191	Nauru	3.09	-
192	Czechia	3.12	69.49
193	Niue	3.14	-
194	Kiribati	3.19	-
195	Antigua & Barbuda	3.2	27.28
196	Latvia	3.21	84.19
197	Cape Verde	3.24	-
198	Burkina Faso	3.27	31.99
199	Bermuda	3.42	-
200	Japan	3.48	48.00
201	Gambia	3.56	-
202	Greenland	3.58	-
203	New Caledonia	3.76	-
204	Norway	4.07	141.40
205	Chad	4.09	-
206	Gabon	4.09	-
207	U.S. Virgin Islands	4.33	-
208	British Indian Ocean Territory	4.44	-
209	Mali	4.56	-
210	United Arab Emirates	4.61	284.21
211	Andorra	4.82	-
212	Bahamas	4.99	24.75
213	South Korea	5.01	173.95
214	British Virgin Islands	5.24	-
215	Canada	5.37	98.40
216	Seychelles	5.43	-
217	New Zealand	5.89	71.47
218	United States	6	122.74
219	Marshall Islands	6.08	-
220	Tuvalu	6.08	-
221	Åland Islands	6.12	-
222	Norfolk Island	6.39	-
223	Solomon Islands	6.96	-
224	Micronesia	7.11	-
225	Switzerland	7.29	90.85
226	Zambia	8.01	19.59
227	Cayman Islands	8.39	-
228	Svalbard & Jan Mayen	9	-
229	Central African Republic	10.9	-
230	Turkmenistan	11.42	37.23
231	Yemen	15.68	8.87
232	Tokelau	17.24	-
233	South Sudan	23.7	-
234	St. Helena	40.13	-
235	Falkland Islands	40.58	-
236	Zimbabwe	43.75	35.21
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Top 10 countries with the most expensive Internet

Unprecedented expensive Internet is used in Zimbabwe today — $43.75 for 1 GB. The high cost is due to economic instability, inflation and lack of infrastructure. Limited competition among providers and monopoly in some regions also lead to high tariffs. The Falkland Islands are in second place with a price of $40.58 per 1 GB. The cost of Internet there is high mainly due to geographical remoteness and low population density. And the third place, where it is most expensive to use the Internet — St. Helena Island with an average cost of $40.13 per GB.

Further down the ranking, the cost is almost halved, but still remains very high. In the fourth place is South Sudan ($23.70), where most providers are limited in resources for network development, which leads to significant costs. Then comes Tokelau ($17.24), Yemen ($15.68) and Turkmenistan ($11.42) with a state monopoly on communications services.

At the end, there are dozens of countries with the highest cost of 1 GB of Internet: the Central African Republic ($10.90), Svalbard and Jan Mayen ($9.00) and the Cayman Islands ($8.39)

All these territories are characterized by poor infrastructure and low competition in the communications market. Most of them also show political instability, civil and international conflicts.

Top 10 countries with the cheapest Internet

The cheapest Internet in the world today is in Israel: it costs $0.02 per 1 GB, thanks to large investments in technology and developed infrastructure. High competition between providers leads to an improvement in the quality of services and lower prices, which makes Internet access as comfortable as possible for the population. Fiji takes the second place with a price of $0.09 per 1 GB of Internet due to the constant expansion of fiber-optic networks. And Italy closes the top three lucky leaders, where a gigabyte of Internet traffic costs only $ 0.09.

The fourth place of the rating is occupied by San Marino ($0.10). They're following him Pakistan ($0.12), Cambodia ($0.12), India ($0.16), Kyrgyzstan ($0.17) and Colombia ($0.20). All these countries are united by an average low cost of living, as well as high competition among operators. France closes the top ten countries with the cheapest Internet with a price of about $0.20 / 1GB. Despite the general high cost of living in the country, a wide variety of providers provides competitive prices for traffic.

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