This graph shows the average monthly cost for handset-based prepaid subscriptions with 500 megabytes of data in 2012, broken down by country. The United States is one of the most expensive countries to buy a pre-paid data plan with an average monthly cost of 85 US dollars. Australia on the other hand is one of the cheapest countries for smartphone users with a cost of just 12.80 US on average.
Monthly cost of handset-based pre-paid subscriptions* worldwide in 2012, by country
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
U.S. dollars
India
8.1
Britain
8.8
Germany
12.4
Italy
12.7
Australia
12.8
France
13.8
China
24.1
Russia
27.6
Brazil
33.3
Spain
40.6
Canada
40.6
U.S.
85
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The Economist. (October 7, 2013). Monthly cost of handset-based pre-paid subscriptions* worldwide in 2012, by country (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274962/cost-of-handset-based-pre-paid-subscriptions-worldwide/
The Economist. "Monthly cost of handset-based pre-paid subscriptions* worldwide in 2012, by country (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 7, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274962/cost-of-handset-based-pre-paid-subscriptions-worldwide/
The Economist. (2013). Monthly cost of handset-based pre-paid subscriptions* worldwide in 2012, by country (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274962/cost-of-handset-based-pre-paid-subscriptions-worldwide/
The Economist. "Monthly Cost of Handset-based Pre-paid Subscriptions* Worldwide in 2012, by Country (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274962/cost-of-handset-based-pre-paid-subscriptions-worldwide/
The Economist, Monthly cost of handset-based pre-paid subscriptions* worldwide in 2012, by country (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274962/cost-of-handset-based-pre-paid-subscriptions-worldwide/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Monthly cost of handset-based pre-paid subscriptions* worldwide in 2012, by country (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], The Economist, October 7, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/274962/cost-of-handset-based-pre-paid-subscriptions-worldwide/
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