In a survey conducted by Cable.co.uk, mobile data plans vary by a huge margin in many countries. The UK based price comparison firm, gathered and analyzed data from 6,313 mobile data plans in 230 countries. The average cost of one gigabyte (1GB) was then calculated and compared to form a worldwide mobile data pricing league table.
Here is the list of countries by their mobile data pricing in Asia.
Rank | Country | Average price of 1GB (USD) |
1. | India | $0.26 |
2. | Kyrgyzstan | $0.27 |
3. | Kazakhstan | $0.49 |
4. | Sri Lanka | $0.78 |
5. | Mongolia | $0.82 |
6. | Myanmar | $0.87 |
7. | Bangladesh | $0.99 |
8. | Malaysia | $1.18 |
9. | Indonesia | $1.21 |
10. | Bhutan | $1.25 |
11. | Iran | $1.28 |
12. | Vietnam | $1.31 |
13. | Cambodia | $1.49 |
14. | Afghanistan | $1.60 |
15. | Armenia | $1.65 |
16. | Pakistan | $1.85 |
17. | Nepal | $2.25 |
18. | Azerbaijan | $2.69 |
19. | Thailand | $2.78 |
20. | Philippines | $3.16 |
21. | Uzbekistan | $3.27 |
22. | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | $3.42 |
23. | Singapore | $3.67 |
24. | Hong Kong | $4.00 |
25. | Timor-Leste | $4.48 |
26. | Tajikistan | $4.84 |
27. | Macau | $4.84 |
28. | Brunei Darussalam | $5.25 |
29. | Maldives | $5.27 |
30. | Japan | $8.34 |
31. | Taiwan | $9.49 |
32. | China | $9.89 |
33. | South Korea | $15.12 |
34. | Turkmenistan | $19.81 |