Russia is one of the countries with the lowest home internet prices in the world. On average, to earn money to pay tariffs, a Russian only needs to work 34 minutes a month, which is significantly less than the global average of 6 hours and 31 minutes. This was told to socialbites.ca by the Internet product director at Dom.ru.
Chazov also said that in 2022, Russia rose from 11th to 6th in terms of internet accessibility and cost. Above is only Japan, Singapore, Germany, Armenia and Israel.
“The cost of the internet is a multi-factor parameter, so it is adjusted from time to time. The cost of the service includes partial costs for the construction and development of new communication networks, the purchase and installation of modern equipment, as well as the subsequent monitoring, maintenance and preventive maintenance of the network and equipment. In addition, one of the costing parameters is the costs for user service and of course the direct traffic itself,” explained Chazov.
Also, the company’s statistics showed that from 2017 to 2022, the average cost of home Internet in Russia decreased from 437 to 399 rubles. monthly. Thus, in 2017, the average Russian spent 1.04% of his regular income on the Internet, while in 2022 this figure fell to 0.79%.
“For comparison: the average cost of the Internet in Europe is $ 24.8 (1905 rubles), Asia $ 13.86 (1065 rubles), Australia $ 50.7 (3895 rubles), UK $ 44.7 (3434 rubles), USA – $ 8.4 (645 rubles)”, – emphasized the expert.
As a result, Chazov pointed out that from 2017 to 2019, the number of Internet users at home increased in Russia with the decrease in prices. If there were 34.2 million in 2017, that figure has increased to 36.5 million by the end of 2022.
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