The price for 1 GB (gigabyte) in Mexico is 2.89 dollars, about 53.53 pesos at the current exchange rate. In contrast, Uruguayans can enjoy the same amount of data on their cell phones for only 0.27 dollars, only 5 Mexican pesos.
Bolivia is not that far from Mexico in terms of internet prices, since it costs $2.23 per GB, on average. In Colombia, browsing with this amount of data costs 49 cents and in Chile just 51 cents.
Speaking of ranges, for example, in Chile it is possible to find plans as cheap as 3 cents up to 4.65 dollars per GB.
In Mexico, on the other hand, prices range between 25.75 Mexican pesos and 166.33 pesos per GB, according to the 26 plans analyzed by Cable UK, for all of 2022.
Countries with the cheapest and most expensive mobile internet in Latin America
Although it is worth mentioning that in some islands, such as Cuba, and other Caribbean territories, the Internet is even more expensive, these countries are categorized in another region due to their special characteristics. Additionally, other countries were excluded from the analysis due to lack of available data.
Globally, Mexico occupies position 164, far from Israel, where the cheapest internet is found. And despite this, prices in Mexico did drop.
In the 2021 ranking, the GB price was $3.62 on average; in 2020, the price was $4.77, and in 2019, the record was $15.05. Therefore, it can be said that browsing from the cell phone is getting cheaper.
