Global broadband Macau is the cheapest

The International Telecommunication Union recently released its latest survey report, which has statistics on fixed telephones, mobile phones and fixed broadband in countries around the world. According to this report, in 2009, The Central African Republic was the world’s most expensive place for fixed broadband use. The monthly fee was 40 times that of local residents’ monthly income; Macau, China, was the lowest cost, for one month. The broadband fee is only 0.30% of the average monthly income (ie, the price index is 0.30).

The five countries or regions with the lowest fixed broadband are: China Macau, Israel (price index is 0.33), Hong Kong, China (price index is 0.49), United States (price index is 0.5), Singapore (price index is 0.58).

The five most expensive countries or regions are Central Africa (price index is 3891), Ethiopia (price index is 2085), Malawi (price index is 2038), Guinea (price index is 1546), Niger (price index is 967).

Chinese users' broadband costs account for 7.19% of monthly income.