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 Oceania.
Rank | Country | Average price of 1GB (USD) |
1. | Australia | $2.47 |
2. | Fiji | $3.57 |
3. | Vanuatu | $4.94 |
4. | American Samoa | $4.97 |
5. | Northern Mariana Islands | $5.99 |
6. | Palau | $8.34 |
7. | Solomon Islands | $8.37 |
8. | Niue | $9.20 |
9. | New Zealand | $9.79 |
10. | Kiribati | $11.05 |
11. | Papua New Guinea | $11.51 |
12. | Federated States of Micronesia | $12.87 |
13. | Guam | $12.97 |
14. | New Caledonia | $16.91 |
15. | Cook Islands | $18.12 |
16. | French Polynesia | $21.64 |
17. | Tonga | $25.52 |
18. | Wallis and Fortuna | $26.86 |
19. | Nauru | $28.13 |
20. | Tokelau | $29.96 |
21. | Samoa | $30.09 |
The pricing of roaming to Africa and the Australian Oceania is exploiting and needs to be addressed.