The cheapest countries for subscriptions, ranked
One number per country: the Subscription Price Index — how the country's prices across 26 services compare to each service's global median (100 = median). Egypt comes out cheapest at 28; Norway is the most expensive at 157.
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All 46 countries by price index
Lower index = cheaper subscriptions. Click a country for its full price breakdown.
| # | Country | Price index | vs global median | Services tracked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt Cheapest | 28 | −72% | 25 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 35 | −65% | 25 |
| 3 | Argentina | 37 | −63% | 25 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 42 | −58% | 25 |
| 5 | Turkey | 43 | −57% | 25 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 46 | −54% | 24 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 46 | −54% | 24 |
| 8 | India | 47 | −53% | 26 |
| 9 | Vietnam | 53 | −47% | 24 |
| 10 | Philippines | 58 | −42% | 26 |
| 11 | Kenya | 58 | −42% | 24 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 60 | −40% | 25 |
| 13 | Ghana | 61 | −39% | 24 |
| 14 | Thailand | 76 | −24% | 25 |
| 15 | Colombia | 83 | −17% | 25 |
| 16 | Chile | 84 | −16% | 25 |
| 17 | South Africa | 88 | −12% | 25 |
| 18 | Russia | 89 | −11% | 24 |
| 19 | Malaysia | 90 | −10% | 25 |
| 20 | Romania | 91 | −9% | 25 |
| 21 | Brazil | 94 | −6% | 26 |
| 22 | Mexico | 97 | −3% | 26 |
| 23 | Hungary | 101 | +1% | 25 |
| 24 | Poland | 102 | +2% | 25 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 103 | +3% | 25 |
| 26 | Taiwan | 104 | +4% | 25 |
| 27 | Japan | 106 | +6% | 26 |
| 28 | South Korea | 107 | +7% | 26 |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 109 | +9% | 25 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 109 | +9% | 25 |
| 31 | Czech Republic | 113 | +13% | 25 |
| 32 | Canada | 113 | +13% | 26 |
| 33 | Israel | 119 | +19% | 25 |
| 34 | Portugal | 127 | +27% | 25 |
| 35 | Singapore | 128 | +28% | 25 |
| 36 | New Zealand | 128 | +28% | 25 |
| 37 | United States | 132 | +32% | 26 |
| 38 | Italy | 134 | +34% | 26 |
| 39 | Spain | 135 | +35% | 26 |
| 40 | France | 136 | +36% | 26 |
| 41 | Germany | 136 | +36% | 26 |
| 42 | Australia | 137 | +37% | 26 |
| 43 | Netherlands | 138 | +38% | 25 |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 148 | +48% | 26 |
| 45 | Sweden | 152 | +52% | 25 |
| 46 | Norway | 157 | +57% | 25 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest country for subscriptions overall?
Egypt. Averaged across the 25 services we track there, subscriptions cost 72% below the global median price. Nigeria and Argentina are close behind.
How is the Subscription Price Index calculated?
For every service tracked in a country, we divide that country's monthly price by the service's global median, then average those ratios and multiply by 100. An index of 28 means subscriptions cost about 72% less than the global median; 100 means exactly median. Only countries with at least 10 tracked services are ranked.
Does one cheap country work for every subscription?
Mostly, but not perfectly. Egypt is cheapest overall, yet individual services have different best countries — check each service page for its own ranking. If you only care about two or three subscriptions, pick the country that is cheapest for those specifically.