Ranked: countries with the cheapest internet in the world 2022

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8th April 2022
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The countries with the cheapest internet in the world have been ranked for 2022. Read our insights from the study and browse the latest data

If you’re one of the millions of people working in a remote job or pursuing a career as a digital nomad, then internet speed and the cost of connecting are likely to be the most important factors in your choice of destination.

Internet comparison site Cable (with assistance from consultancy firm BVA BDRC) has ranked the countries with the cheapest internet in the world based on fixed-line broadband packages.

The data was collected from 3,356 fixed-line broadband deals across 220 countries and territories between 19 January 2022 and 30 March 2022. It is the fifth year of the ranking.

A number of internet packages in each country were assessed before finding the average cost of a monthly internet package. All prices have been converted from local currency to USD.

A map of the countries with the cheapest internet in the world
Cable The countries with the cheapest internet in the world

10 countries with the cheapest internet

  1. Syria
  2. Sudan
  3. Belarus
  4. Ukraine
  5. Russia
  6. Moldova
  7. Mongolia
  8. Romania
  9. Turkey
  10. Kazakhstan

“This year we have noticed a greater weighting towards currency devaluation in the top half of the table. For example, first-place Syria, whose Syrian Pound has lost three-quarters of its value against the US dollar in the last 12 months.”

Dan Howdle, Cable

10 countries with the most expensive internet

  1. Burundi
  2. Sierra Leone
  3. Brunei Darussalam
  4. British Virgin Islands
  5. Turks and Caicos Islands
  6. Benin
  7. Haiti
  8. Suriname
  9. Vanuatu
  10. Cayman Islands

Key headlines

  • Syria has the cheapest internet in the world with an average monthly cost of $2.15 per month.
  • Burundi has the most expensive internet in the world with an average monthly price of $429.95 per month.
  • Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are the most expensive overall with 37 countries in the region sitting in the most expensive half of the table.
  • Of the 15 independent states that were once Soviet Republics, five are among the 10 cheapest countries: Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova and Kazakhstan.
  • The US, in 134th place with an average monthly cost of $55.00, is one of the most expensive western nations.
  • The UK is ranked 92nd cheapest overall with an average monthly cost of $29.66. However, Western Europe as a region was generally more expensive, with the UK coming in 10th in the region.

Region by region

We’ve broken the ranking by continent so it’s possible to compare countries to regional providers. The complete data set from Cable’s broadband price comparison, along with various graphics and interactive tools, can be accessed here.

An aerial shot of Minsk in Belarus
Belarus has the cheapest internet in Europe

Cheapest internet in Europe

  1. Belarus (3)
  2. Ukraine (4)
  3. Russia (5)
  4. Moldova (6)
  5. Romania (8)
  6. Bulgaria (12)
  7. Lithuania (15)
  8. Georgia (17)
  9. Armenia (18)
  10. Azerbaijan (22)

cheapest internet in Asia

  1. Mongolia (7)
  2. Kazakhstan (10)
  3. Iran (11)
  4. Vietnam (13)
  5. Kyrgyzstan (14)
  6. Nepal (16)
  7. Uzbekistan (19)
  8. Sri Lanka (21)
  9. Tajikistan (25)
  10. India (26)
A colourful street in Mexico, which has the cheapest internet in the Americas
Rubi Rodriguez Martinez/Shutterstock Mexico has the cheapest internet in the Americas

Cheapest internet in the Americas

  1. Mexico (35)
  2. Colombia (42)
  3. Argentina (43)
  4. Paraguay (45)
  5. Cuba (46)
  6. Brazil (54)
  7. Peru (57)
  8. Chile (66)
  9. Ecuador (76)
  10. Grenada (84)

“Island nations such as those in the Caribbean and Oceania continue to present problems when it comes to providing cheap, fast connectivity options. Those lucky enough to have an undersea cable running close by tend to be able to offer it, where others have to lean into pricier hybrid satellite, 4G and/or WiMAX solutions.”

Dan Howdle, Cable

cheapest internet in Africa

  1. Sudan (2)
  2. Tunisia (20)
  3. Egypt (29)
  4. Libya (30)
  5. DR Congo (33)
  6. Algeria (38)
  7. Lesotho (40)
  8. Morocco (63)
  9. Ethiopia (70)
  10. Liberia (71)

“It’s hard to see how more affordable connectivity for the general population will be coming anytime soon to those countries at the bottom of the table, plagued as they are with limitations that are geographical and geopolitical, and where there is a lack of desire in the marketplace for fixed-line broadband solutions.”

Dan Howdle, Cable

Cheapest internet in the Middle East

  1. Syria (1)
  2. Turkey (9)
  3. Palestinian Territories (52)
  4. Iraq (56)
  5. Israel (64)
  6. Yemen (104)
  7. Jordan (128)
  8. Lebanon (135)
  9. Kuwait (143)
  10. Bahrain (175)

COMPLETE RANKINGS

The table below ranks countries by their cheapest monthly available broadband package. Some countries and territories have been omitted due to insufficient data.

RankNamePer package
1SyriaUS$2.15
2SudanUS$4.80
3BelarusUS$7.39
4UkraineUS$7.40
5RussiaUS$8.07
6MoldovaUS$8.21
7MongoliaUS$8.80
8RomaniaUS$9.00
9TurkeyUS$9.32
10KazakhstanUS$9.46
11IranUS$10.46
12BulgariaUS$10.67
13VietnamUS$10.81
14KyrgyzstanUS$10.97
15LithuaniaUS$11.13
16NepalUS$11.70
17GeorgiaUS$11.78
18ArmeniaUS$13.16
19UzbekistanUS$14.38
20TunisiaUS$14.79
21Sri LankaUS$14.99
22AzerbaijanUS$15.00
23KosovoUS$15.01
24HungaryUS$15.06
25TajikistanUS$15.38
26IndiaUS$15.59
27SerbiaUS$16.45
28SlovakiaUS$16.69
29EgyptUS$16.67
30LibyaUS$17.12
31PolandUS$17.23
32BangladeshUS$17.40
33DR CongoUS$17.50
34ThailandUS$17.68
35MexicoUS$17.82
36LatviaUS$18.08
37PakistanUS$18.14
38AlgeriaUS$18.21
39AlbaniaUS$18.35
40LesothoUS$19.05
41North MacedoniaUS$19.69
42ColombiaUS$20.75
43ArgentinaUS$20.92
44BhutanUS$21.00
45ParaguayUS$21.56
46CubaUS$21.68
47AfghanistanUS$22.60
48Bosnia & HerzUS$22.64
49CzechiaUS$22.74
50CroatiaUS$23.37
51Hong KongUS$25.30
52PalestineUS$25.44
53MontenegroUS$26.06
54BrazilUS$26.35
55MyanmarUS$26.44
56IraqUS$26.73
57PeruUS$26.85
58ItalyUS$27.70
59GermanyUS$27.81
60EstoniaUS$28.37
61FranceUS$28.92
62South KoreaUS$29.54
63MoroccoUS$29.66
64IsraelUS$29.85
65CambodiaUS$30.00
66ChileUS$30.71
67IndonesiaUS$31.21
68LaosUS$32.37
69SingaporeUS$32.70
70EthiopiaUS$33.08
71LiberiaUS$33.08
72RéunionUS$33.37
73MalaysiaUS$33.44
74EswatiniUS$34.12
75GreeceUS$34.38
76EcuadorUS$35.00
77SpainUS$35.04
78SwedenUS$35.41
79MaliUS$35.76
80FijiUS$35.78
81FinlandUS$36.13
82MaltaUS$36.19
83TaiwanUS$36.36
84GrenadaUS$36.63
85NicaraguaUS$36.99
86JamaicaUS$37.45
87SenegalUS$38.00
88Costa RicaUS$38.16
89PortugalUS$38.33
90MayotteUS$38.33
91TongaUS$38.47
92UKUS$39.01
93New CaledoniaUS$40.26
94BoliviaUS$40.36
95RwandaUS$40.83
96Dominican Rep.US$41.04
97St. Pierre & MiqUS$41.31
98UruguayUS$41.57
99GuyanaUS$42.52
100Guinea-BissauUS$42.78
101TanzaniaUS$43.10
102MartiniqueUS$43.28
103PhilippinesUS$44.19
104YemenUS$44.31
105St MartinUS$44.39
106St Vinc & GrenUS$44.40
107MonacoUS$44.49
108GibraltarUS$44.69
109CyprusUS$44.89
110AustriaUS$44.99
111El SalvadorUS$44.99
112MauritiusUS$45.10
113KenyaUS$45.23
114SloveniaUS$45.61
115The NetherlandsUS$46.17
116TurkmenistanUS$46.28
117Cape VerdeUS$46.89
118JapanUS$47.23
119GambiaUS$48.06
120Åland IslandsUS$48.45
121BelizeUS$48.77
122Papua New GuineaUS$48.86
123DenmarkUS$48.95
124San MarinoUS$48.96
125US Virgin IslandsUS$49.95
126TogoUS$50.76
127DominicaUS$51.43
128JordanUS$51.45
129French GuianaUS$51.67
130GabonUS$52.67
131LiechtensteinUS$52.93
132GuatemalaUS$54.55
133MacauUS$54.98
134United StatesUS$55.00
135LebanonUS$55.22
136LuxembourgUS$55.44
137IrelandUS$55.62
138BelgiumUS$55.76
139HondurasUS$56.00
140ChinaUS$56.68
141AndorraUS$56.74
142BotswanaUS$56.83
143KuwaitUS$57.60
144SomaliaUS$59.17
145St LuciaUS$59.20
146New ZealandUS$59.33
147AustraliaUS$59.42
148Puerto RicoUS$59.99
149PalauUS$60.00
150St HelenaUS$60.55
151GuadeloupeUS$61.08
152St BartsUS$61.22
153MadagascarUS$61.72
154ZambiaUS$62.30
155Trinidad & TobagoUS$62.58
156Burkina FasoUS$62.69
157Isle of ManUS$63.13
158BahamasUS$63.18
159SwitzerlandUS$63.73
160GuernseyUS$65.08
161SeychellesUS$65.26
162JerseyUS$65.63
163PanamaUS$66.03
164EritreaUS$66.66
165CameroonUS$67.02
166CanadaUS$68.26
167NamibiaUS$68.54
168IcelandUS$69.65
169MauritaniaUS$71.66
170South AfricaUS$72.38
171MaldivesUS$72.59
172MontserratUS$73.63
173ZimbabweUS$74.63
174NigeriaUS$75.15
175BahrainUS$77.02
176Faroe IslandsUS$78.83
177GuamUS$79.00
178AnguillaUS$79.43
179St Kitts & NevisUS$81.82
180UgandaUS$83.48
181Antigua & BarbudaUS$83.64
182ArubaUS$84.70
183American SamoaUS$85.00
184GhanaUS$88.11
185NorwayUS$89.10
186French PolynesiaUS$91.63
187Marshall IslandsUS$92.03
188AngolaUS$92.13
189Dutch CaribbeanUS$93.89
190DjiboutiUS$95.52
191Saudi ArabiaUS$95.96
192Cook IslandsUS$97.02
193ComorosUS$99.77
194CuraçaoUS$100.49
195MicronesiaUS$102.00
196Côte d'IvoireUS$103.49
197BarbadosUS$106.54
198Timor-LesteUS$107.33
199OmanUS$109.11
200MozambiqueUS$110.69
201BermudaUS$115.00
202Sao Tome & PrincipeUS$119.11
203GreenlandUS$119.51
204Equatorial GuineaUS$121.17
205QatarUS$123.59
206Sint MaartenUS$141.67
207SamoaUS$146.01
208Falkland IslandsUS$146.87
209UAEUS$156.66
210Cayman IslandsUS$162.08
211Christmas IslandUS$163.48
212VanuatuUS$163.89
213SurinameUS$164.46
214HaitiUS$169.58
215BeninUS$169.66
216Turks & CaicosUS$170.50
217British Virgin IslandsUS$184.00
218Brunei DarussalamUS$258.42
219Sierra LeoneUS$316.69
220BurundiUS$429.95

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