Although the worst period, when we were threatened by an inflation rate of over 15%, is now behind us, we are still facing a significant increase in the prices of services and goods, which is visible to the naked eye, e.g. on store shelves.
It turns out, however, that there is a service whose prices can be envied in the world. We are talking about the Internet, for access to which – compared to many other countries – we still pay pennies. This is well illustrated by the new report on internet prices in 2023.
checked the price lists of 364 Internet providers in 85 countries around the world with the most and least affordable Internet access.
The report includes offers of unlimited Internet access via optical fiber without additional services such as television or mobile telephony.
– we read.
Internet prices in the world photo: Picodi.com
Since the average internet speed in the world is currently around 85 Mb/s, the prices of a monthly subscription for access to a 100 Mb/s connection were taken into account.
As Picodi.com notes, the 100 Mb/s subscription is the most common among providers – in as many as 74 of the 85 countries analyzed. “In countries such as China, Spain, France and Singapore, the largest Internet providers no longer offer such ‘free’ Internet,” we read in the report.
Picodi.com data shows that residents of Norway have to pay the most, as much as EUR 75.1 per month for a 100 Mb/s connection. In second place was Iceland (58.8 euros), followed by Australia (58.4 euros).
Poland stands out among the countries where the Internet is definitely the cheapest – we pay an average of EUR 11.7 for 100 Mb/s. People who pay cheaper for access to the network include: in Bulgaria (9.7 euros), India (8.1 euros), Ukraine (5.8 euros) and Russia (5.3 euros).
Internet up to 20 euros per month Picodi.com
What internet offer will we get for PLN 90? Poland is again at the forefront
Picodi analysts also checked what speed you can count on by spending up to EUR 20 per month on the Internet (approximately PLN 90). 34 countries were dropped from the list, mainly from Western Europe, but also Canada, South Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. In these countries, the largest providers do not offer internet in this price range.
Poland was also at the top in this ranking. For this amount, in our country you can get a connection with a speed of 1 Gb/s. The situation is similar in Argentina, Hungary and Turkey. Only Latvia fares better, where for EUR 20 you can count on a 1.2 Gb/s connection.
The situation is the worst in Tajikistan. A resident of this country, spending EUR 20 a month, can count on a connection with a speed of only 5 Mb/s. The situation is slightly better in Indonesia (50 Mb/s), Paraguay (150 Mb/s) and Finland (200 Mb/s).
Internet map Picodi.com
How much does 1 Gb/s internet cost in the world
Picodi data shows that 1 Gb/s internet has become cheaper worldwide by an average of 15% over the last four years. (in Poland – by 14%). The number of countries where this speed is offered on the market has also increased by half.
In a number of countries, such high-speed internet is still a luxury available only to the richest: in the Philippines, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela, internet access at a speed of 1 Gb/s costs around EUR 100 or more.
Source: Gazeta
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