Broadband prices vary extremely across the world

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You can read the full article at http://royal.pingdom.com/2013/03/12/broadband-prices/

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But here is a summary.

Have you ever felt that the price of your broadband is too high? We hear you. But instead of complaining, we thought we should find out where in the world we had to move to get the cheapest broadband possible.

To figure this out, we have analyzed and compiled the latest report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and can now present a close look at broadband prices for 161 countries across the world.

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Data source: ITU www.pingdom.com

South Africa $27.4

Japan $24.2

Kenya $37.8

Nigeria $59.7

Cuba $1,753

Spain $30.9

U.K. $20

Norway $49.1

Brazil $16.9

Chile $19.7

China $17.8

Russia $9.9

Sri Lanka $5.5

Canada $29.5

U.S. $20

Saudi Arabia $26.6 India $6.1

Australia $39.3

(All prices in USD/month)

South Korea $25.7

Germany $34.4

Broadband prices worldwide

World average: $57World median: $26

We should point out that these prices do not necessarily reflect what a customer in the respective country would be paying for their broadband service.

It’s instead a value intended to make comparisons between countries easier. Also, it is based on an entry-level broadband service.

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The good news is that broadband prices seem to be getting lower and lower in all parts of the world. Three years ago, the world’s average price for fixed broadband was 115% of GNI per capita, and now it is down to 40%.

So what do you think? What is the price of broadband where you live?

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Sourceshttp://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/material/2012/MIS2012_without_Annex_4.pdf

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