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Average monthly cost of 10 GB mobile broadband data (PPP-adjusted, US$)

Compare what 10 GB of mobile data costs each month across countries, adjusted for purchasing power (PPP), using ITU price basket data (2022).

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)•176 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
US$ (PPP)9.0
Median: US$ (PPP)7.0
Countries Covered
176
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
US$ (PPP)35.4
Lowest
Singapore
US$ (PPP)1.6
Top 5 Countries
1South SudanUS$ (PPP)35.4
2Democratic Republic of the CongoUS$ (PPP)28.5
3ChadUS$ (PPP)25.7
4Central African RepublicUS$ (PPP)22.8
5Sierra LeoneUS$ (PPP)22.1
By Region
OtherUS$ (PPP)11.1(97 countries)
AfricaUS$ (PPP)10.4(9 countries)
South AmericaUS$ (PPP)8.5(7 countries)
North AmericaUS$ (PPP)7.3(4 countries)
EuropeUS$ (PPP)6.3(32 countries)
Key Findings
  • •Mobile data affordability varies dramatically across countries even after PPP adjustment.
  • •Several high-income markets still show mid-range PPP-adjusted costs, indicating that competition and pricing structures matter, not only income level.
  • •Some low- and middle-income countries have very low PPP-adjusted costs, often associated with competitive prepaid markets and aggressive data promotions.
  • •High PPP-adjusted prices can indicate affordability barriers that limit mobile internet uptake and digital inclusion.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (US$ (PPP)0.6)High (US$ (PPP)120.0)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: US$ (PPP)9.0)

Other (97)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Asia (25)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the estimated monthly price consumers pay for a 10 GB mobile-broadband data-only plan, converted to US dollars and adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP) so figures are more comparable across countries. It is based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) “mobile-broadband data-only basket” methodology, which standardizes a representative plan size and converts local prices using PPP conversion factors.

Because telecom markets differ (coverage, speeds, competition, taxes, and whether plans are prepaid/postpaid), the ITU basket is best used to compare affordability patterns rather than any single operator’s advertised offer. Lower values indicate more affordable mobile data for typical users; higher values suggest mobile internet access is relatively expensive given local purchasing power.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1South SudanUS$ (PPP)35.4
2Democratic Republic of the CongoUS$ (PPP)28.5
3ChadUS$ (PPP)25.7
4Central African RepublicUS$ (PPP)22.8
5Sierra LeoneUS$ (PPP)22.1
6HaitiUS$ (PPP)21.5
7EritreaUS$ (PPP)20.9
8SudanUS$ (PPP)20.7
9AlgeriaUS$ (PPP)20.1
10BurundiUS$ (PPP)19.7
11LesothoUS$ (PPP)19.1
12BeninUS$ (PPP)18.9
13NigerUS$ (PPP)18.8
14DjiboutiUS$ (PPP)18.5
15ArgentinaUS$ (PPP)18.4
16GuineaUS$ (PPP)18.3
17AustriaUS$ (PPP)17.6
18MozambiqueUS$ (PPP)17.3
19LiberiaUS$ (PPP)17.2
20Republic of the CongoUS$ (PPP)16.8
21MalawiUS$ (PPP)16.6
22AfghanistanUS$ (PPP)16.2
23GabonUS$ (PPP)15.7
24YemenUS$ (PPP)15.6
25CameroonUS$ (PPP)15.3
26SenegalUS$ (PPP)15.0
27ComorosUS$ (PPP)14.9
28ZambiaUS$ (PPP)14.8
29BahamasUS$ (PPP)14.8
30SomaliaUS$ (PPP)14.4
31BhutanUS$ (PPP)14.2
32EthiopiaUS$ (PPP)14.1
33RwandaUS$ (PPP)13.6
34Burkina FasoUS$ (PPP)13.5
35JamaicaUS$ (PPP)12.8
36United Republic of TanzaniaUS$ (PPP)12.7
37AngolaUS$ (PPP)12.7
38MaliUS$ (PPP)12.6
39Papua New GuineaUS$ (PPP)12.5
40ZimbabweUS$ (PPP)12.4
41MyanmarUS$ (PPP)12.2
42BelizeUS$ (PPP)11.9
43Cote d'IvoireUS$ (PPP)11.7
44NigeriaUS$ (PPP)11.4
45Republic of The GambiaUS$ (PPP)11.2
46TogoUS$ (PPP)11.1
47VanuatuUS$ (PPP)11.0
48GuyanaUS$ (PPP)10.9
49Timor-LesteUS$ (PPP)10.9
50UgandaUS$ (PPP)10.9
51MauritaniaUS$ (PPP)10.8
52Solomon IslandsUS$ (PPP)10.8
53AlbaniaUS$ (PPP)10.5
54NicaraguaUS$ (PPP)10.3
55Dominican RepublicUS$ (PPP)10.2
56EswatiniUS$ (PPP)10.1
57VenezuelaUS$ (PPP)9.9
58El SalvadorUS$ (PPP)9.8
59SurinameUS$ (PPP)9.8
60GuatemalaUS$ (PPP)9.6
61ArmeniaUS$ (PPP)9.6
62GhanaUS$ (PPP)9.5
63Sri LankaUS$ (PPP)9.4
64MadagascarUS$ (PPP)9.3
65EgyptUS$ (PPP)9.2
66BoliviaUS$ (PPP)9.1
67MaltaUS$ (PPP)9.0
68BarbadosUS$ (PPP)8.9
69HondurasUS$ (PPP)8.7
70Moldova, Republic ofUS$ (PPP)8.6
71Trinidad and TobagoUS$ (PPP)8.5
72Brunei DarussalamUS$ (PPP)8.4
73New CaledoniaUS$ (PPP)8.3
74ParaguayUS$ (PPP)8.2
75IraqUS$ (PPP)8.1
76KyrgyzstanUS$ (PPP)7.9
77BangladeshUS$ (PPP)7.8
78FijiUS$ (PPP)7.6
79UruguayUS$ (PPP)7.6
80IrelandUS$ (PPP)7.5
81BotswanaUS$ (PPP)7.5
82ColombiaUS$ (PPP)7.4
83Costa RicaUS$ (PPP)7.3
84JordanUS$ (PPP)7.3
85TajikistanUS$ (PPP)7.3
86CanadaUS$ (PPP)7.2
87GeorgiaUS$ (PPP)7.2
88ChileUS$ (PPP)7.0
89CroatiaUS$ (PPP)7.0
90MontenegroUS$ (PPP)6.9
91PanamaUS$ (PPP)6.9
92United States of AmericaUS$ (PPP)6.9
93AndorraUS$ (PPP)6.9
94SerbiaUS$ (PPP)6.8
95TunisiaUS$ (PPP)6.8
96BrazilUS$ (PPP)6.8
97NamibiaUS$ (PPP)6.7
98EcuadorUS$ (PPP)6.6
99ItalyUS$ (PPP)6.6
100CambodiaUS$ (PPP)6.5
101EstoniaUS$ (PPP)6.5
102Country 532US$ (PPP)6.5
103RomaniaUS$ (PPP)6.5
104United KingdomUS$ (PPP)6.5
105FranceUS$ (PPP)6.4
106LatviaUS$ (PPP)6.4
107TurkmenistanUS$ (PPP)6.4
108The Republic of North MacedoniaUS$ (PPP)6.4
109BelarusUS$ (PPP)6.3
110PortugalUS$ (PPP)6.3
111South AfricaUS$ (PPP)6.3
112GreeceUS$ (PPP)6.2
113SloveniaUS$ (PPP)6.2
114KenyaUS$ (PPP)6.1
115LithuaniaUS$ (PPP)6.1
116SlovakiaUS$ (PPP)6.1
117BelgiumUS$ (PPP)6.1
118Czech RepublicUS$ (PPP)6.0
119GermanyUS$ (PPP)6.0
120LibyaUS$ (PPP)6.0
121PeruUS$ (PPP)6.0
122SpainUS$ (PPP)6.0
123Cayman IslandsUS$ (PPP)5.9
124FinlandUS$ (PPP)5.9
125NetherlandsUS$ (PPP)5.8
126Syrian Arab RepublicUS$ (PPP)5.8
127LuxembourgUS$ (PPP)5.7
128CubaUS$ (PPP)5.6
129MexicoUS$ (PPP)5.6
130SwitzerlandUS$ (PPP)5.6
131HungaryUS$ (PPP)5.4
132NorwayUS$ (PPP)5.4
133PolandUS$ (PPP)5.4
134SwedenUS$ (PPP)5.4
135AustraliaUS$ (PPP)5.4
136Faroe IslandsUS$ (PPP)5.3
137New ZealandUS$ (PPP)5.3
138DenmarkUS$ (PPP)5.2
139LebanonUS$ (PPP)5.2
140BulgariaUS$ (PPP)5.1
141Lao People's Democratic RepublicUS$ (PPP)5.0
142TürkiyeUS$ (PPP)5.0
143IcelandUS$ (PPP)4.9
144Cape VerdeUS$ (PPP)4.8
145Islamic Republic of IranUS$ (PPP)4.7
146State of PalestineUS$ (PPP)4.6
147CyprusUS$ (PPP)4.5
148MongoliaUS$ (PPP)4.4
149MonacoUS$ (PPP)4.3
150MoroccoUS$ (PPP)4.2
151UkraineUS$ (PPP)4.2
152Bosnia and HerzegovinaUS$ (PPP)4.2
153MauritiusUS$ (PPP)4.1
154IsraelUS$ (PPP)4.0
155NepalUS$ (PPP)4.0
156Russian FederationUS$ (PPP)3.9
157BahrainUS$ (PPP)3.9
158UzbekistanUS$ (PPP)3.8
159KazakhstanUS$ (PPP)3.6
160MaldivesUS$ (PPP)3.5
161OmanUS$ (PPP)3.4
162PakistanUS$ (PPP)3.2
163IndiaUS$ (PPP)3.1
164South KoreaUS$ (PPP)3.0
165PhilippinesUS$ (PPP)3.0
166KuwaitUS$ (PPP)2.9
167QatarUS$ (PPP)2.7
168MalaysiaUS$ (PPP)2.6
169Saudi ArabiaUS$ (PPP)2.6
170JapanUS$ (PPP)2.5
171United Arab EmiratesUS$ (PPP)2.5
172VietnamUS$ (PPP)2.4
173IndonesiaUS$ (PPP)2.2
174People's Republic of ChinaUS$ (PPP)2.1
175ThailandUS$ (PPP)2.0
176SingaporeUS$ (PPP)1.6
Showing 176 of 176 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (2022).

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