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)
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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 December 22, 2024, 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 December 22, 2024. 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: December 22, 2024. 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 December 22, 2024)
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/