Cost of Cyberliving
Internet cafes are often heralded as a simple route online. But in many countries, the cost of one hour of Internet access can wipe out a day's wage. This map shows sample hourly rates at Internet cafes and the percentage of people living on $1 per day in 26 nations.
Country Rate in U.S.$/hour
Afghanistan $1.00
Algeria $1.40
Argentina $3.00
Australia $7.50
Austria $6.00
Azerbaijan $1.10
Bangladesh $1.70
Bhutan $4.20
Bolivia $1.00
Brazil $3.45
Canada $4.30
Cayman Islands $7.20
Chile $3.00
China $2.50
Colombia $3.00
Cuba $1.50
Dominican Republic $1.15
Egypt $1.50
Ghana $0.60
Guatamala $1.50
Haiti $2.50
India $1.35
Indonesia $0.66
Iran $3.00
Israel $4.00
Japan $7.50
Kazakhstan $1.50
Kenya $2.28
Lebanon $2.75
Libya $2.25
Mexico $2.25
Namibia $2.48
New Zealand $5.25
Nicaragua $2.00
Nigeria $5.40
Pakistan $0.60
Panama $2.00
Philipines $2.00
Qatar $3.00
Russia $3.00
Saudi Arabia $6.60
Singapore $5.00
Sweden $6.45
Tunisia $2.20
Turkey $0.50
United Kingdom $7.00
United States $5.00
Vietnam $3.00
Country
|
Rate in U.S.$/hour
|
Afghanistan | $1.00 |
Algeria
|
$1.40 |
Argentina
|
$3.00 |
Australia
|
$7.50 |
Austria
|
$6.00 |
Azerbaijan
|
$1.10 |
Bangladesh
|
$1.70 |
Bhutan
|
$4.20 |
Bolivia
|
$1.00 |
Brazil
|
$3.45 |
Canada
|
$4.30 |
Cayman Islands
|
$7.20 |
Chile
|
$3.00 |
China
|
$2.50 |
Colombia
|
$3.00 |
Cuba
|
$1.50 |
Dominican Republic
|
$1.15 |
Egypt
|
$1.50 |
Ghana
|
$0.60 |
Guatamala
|
$1.50 |
Haiti
|
$2.50 |
India
|
$1.35 |
Indonesia
|
$0.66 |
Iran
|
$3.00 |
Israel
|
$4.00 |
Japan
|
$7.50 |
Kazakhstan
|
$1.50 |
Kenya
|
$2.28 |
Lebanon
|
$2.75 |
Libya
|
$2.25 |
Mexico
|
$2.25 |
Namibia
|
$2.48 |
New Zealand
|
$5.25 |
Nicaragua
|
$2.00 |
Nigeria
|
$5.40 |
Pakistan
|
$0.60 |
Panama
|
$2.00 |
Philipines
|
$2.00 |
Qatar
|
$3.00 |
Russia
|
$3.00 |
Saudi Arabia
|
$6.60 |
Singapore
|
$5.00 |
Sweden
|
$6.45 |
Tunisia
|
$2.20 |
Turkey
|
$0.50 |
United Kingdom
|
$7.00 |
United States
|
$5.00 |
Vietnam | $3.00 |
More from Foreign Policy


Is Cold War Inevitable?
A new biography of George Kennan, the father of containment, raises questions about whether the old Cold War—and the emerging one with China—could have been avoided.


So You Want to Buy an Ambassadorship
The United States is the only Western government that routinely rewards mega-donors with top diplomatic posts.


Can China Pull Off Its Charm Offensive?
Why Beijing’s foreign-policy reset will—or won’t—work out.


Turkey’s Problem Isn’t Sweden. It’s the United States.
Erdogan has focused on Stockholm’s stance toward Kurdish exile groups, but Ankara’s real demand is the end of U.S. support for Kurds in Syria.