Netflix, the renowned streaming giant, has transformed the way we consume entertainment, providing a vast library of movies, TV shows, and documentaries at the touch of a button.
However, the cost of accessing this digital haven varies significantly from country to country, reflecting economic disparities and market dynamics.
This graphic from Preyash Shah, via Visual Capitalist, maps Netflix price by country, using standard (basic) package subscription monthly rates from Netflix.com and converting to USD as of December 10, 2023.
Across 244 countries and territories that had Netflix available in December of 2023, Switzerland was the most expensive at $21.48 per month. That was $5 more than the second-most-expensive country on the list.
| Countries | Netflix Cost (USD) |
|---|
| ???????? Afghanistan | $7.99 |
| ???????? Åland Islands | $12.92 |
| ???????? Albania | $8.61 |
| ???????? Algeria | $7.99 |
| ???????? American Samoa | $15.49 |
| ???????? Andorra | $14.00 |
| ???????? Angola | $7.99 |
| ???????? Anguilla | $12.99 |
| ???????? Antigua & Barbuda | $12.99 |
| ???????? Argentina | $3.57 |
| ???????? Armenia | $10.76 |
| ???????? Aruba | $12.99 |
| ???????? Australia | $11.19 |
| ???????? Austria | $14.00 |
| ???????? Azerbaijan | $10.76 |
| ???????? Bahamas | $12.99 |
| ???????? Bahrain | $10.49 |
| ???????? Bangladesh | $7.99 |
| ???????? Barbados | $15.29 |
| ???????? Belarus | $10.76 |
| ???????? Belgium | $14.54 |
| ???????? Belize | $5.99 |
| ???????? Benin | $9.99 |
| ???????? Bermuda | $12.99 |
| ???????? Bhutan | $7.99 |
| ???????? Bolivia | $5.99 |
| ???????? Bosnia & Herzegovina | $8.61 |
| ???????? Botswana | $7.99 |
| ???????? Bouvet Island | $9.99 |
| ???????? Brazil | $8.10 |
| ???????? British Indian Ocean Territory | $7.99 |
| ???????? British Virgin Islands | $12.99 |
| ???????? Brunei | $11.99 |
| ???????? Bulgaria | $8.61 |
| ???????? Burkina Faso | $7.99 |
| ???????? Burundi | $7.99 |
| ???????? Cambodia | $7.99 |
| ???????? Cameroon | $7.99 |
| ???????? Canada | $12.13 |
| ???????? Cape Verde | $7.99 |
| ???????? Caribbean Netherlands | $12.99 |
| ???????? Cayman Islands | $12.99 |
| ???????? Central African Republic | $7.99 |
| ???????? Chad | $7.99 |
| ???????? Chile | $9.58 |
| ???????? Christmas Island | $7.99 |
| ???????? Cocos (Keeling) Islands | $11.19 |
| ???????? Colombia | $6.75 |
| ???????? Comoros | $7.99 |
| ???????? Republic of the Congo | $7.99 |
| ???????? Democratic Republic of the Congo | $7.99 |
| ???????? Cook Islands | $11.32 |
| ???????? Costa Rica | $12.99 |
| ???????? Côte d’Ivoire | $7.99 |
| ???????? Croatia | $8.61 |
| ???????? Cuba | $5.99 |
| ???????? Curaçao | $12.99 |
| ???????? Cyprus | $11.84 |
| ???????? Czechia | $11.42 |
| ???????? Denmark | $16.46 |
| ???????? Djibouti | $7.99 |
| ???????? Dominica | $5.99 |
| ???????? Dominican Republic | $7.99 |
| ???????? Ecuador | $7.99 |
| ???????? Egypt | $3.88 |
| ???????? El Salvador | $7.99 |
| ???????? Equatorial Guinea | $7.99 |
| ???????? Eritrea | $7.99 |
| ???????? Estonia | $10.76 |
| ???????? Eswatini | $7.99 |
| ???????? Ethiopia | $7.99 |
| ???????? Falkland Islands | $12.99 |
| ???????? Faroe Islands | $16.46 |
| ???????? Fiji | $7.99 |
| ???????? Finland | $12.92 |
| ???????? France | $14.54 |
| ???????? French Guiana | $13.46 |
| ???????? French Polynesia | $11.99 |
| ???????? French Southern Territories | $12.92 |
| ???????? Gabon | $7.99 |
| ???????? Gambia | $7.99 |
| ???????? Georgia | $12.70 |
| ???????? Germany | $14.00 |
| ???????? Ghana | $7.99 |
| ???????? Gibraltar | $14.00 |
| ???????? Greece | $11.84 |
| ???????? Greenland | $16.46 |
| ???????? Grenada | $5.99 |
| ???????? Guadeloupe | $13.46 |
| ???????? Guam | $15.49 |
| ???????? Guatemala | $7.99 |
| ???????? Guernsey | $13.79 |
| ???????? Guinea | $7.99 |
| ???????? Guinea-Bissau | $7.99 |
| ???????? Guyana | $5.99 |
| ???????? Haiti | $5.99 |
| ???????? Heard & McDonald Islands | $9.99 |
| ???????? Honduras | $7.99 |
| ???????? Hong Kong | $9.99 |
| ???????? Hungary | $9.85 |
| ???????? Iceland | $14.00 |
| ???????? India | $5.98 |
| ???????? Indonesia | $7.72 |
| ???????? Iran | $9.99 |
| ???????? Iraq | $7.99 |
| ???????? Ireland | $16.15 |
| ???????? Isle of Man | $13.79 |
| ???????? Israel | $12.67 |
| ???????? Italy | $14.00 |
| ???????? Jamaica | $5.99 |
| ???????? Japan | $10.28 |
| ???????? Jersey | $13.79 |
| ???????? Jordan | $7.99 |
| ???????? Kazakhstan | $10.76 |
| ???????? Kenya | $4.52 |
| ???????? Kiribati | $7.99 |
| ???????? Kuwait | $9.99 |
| ???????? Kyrgyzstan | $10.76 |
| ???????? Laos | $7.99 |
| ???????? Latvia | $10.76 |
| ???????? Lebanon | $7.99 |
| ???????? Lesotho | $7.99 |
| ???????? Liberia | $7.99 |
| ???????? Libya | $7.99 |
| ???????? Liechtenstein | $21.48 |
| ???????? Lithuania | $10.76 |
| ???????? Luxembourg | $14.54 |
| ???????? Macau | $9.99 |
| ???????? Madagascar | $7.99 |
| ???????? Malawi | $7.99 |
| ???????? Malaysia | $9.65 |
| ???????? Maldives | $11.99 |
| ???????? Mali | $7.99 |
| ???????? Malta | $14.00 |
| ???????? Marshall Islands | $15.49 |
| ???????? Martinique | $13.46 |
| ???????? Mauritania | $7.99 |
| ???????? Mauritius | $7.99 |
| ???????? Mayotte | $13.46 |
| ???????? Mexico | $12.62 |
| ???????? Micronesia | $15.49 |
| ???????? Moldova | $10.76 |
| ???????? Monaco | $14.54 |
| ???????? Mongolia | $7.99 |
| ???????? Montenegro | $8.61 |
| ???????? Montserrat | $12.99 |
| ???????? Morocco | $6.41 |
| ???????? Mozambique | $7.99 |
| ???????? Myanmar (Burma) | $7.99 |
| ???????? Namibia | $7.99 |
| ???????? Nauru | $11.99 |
| ???????? Nepal | $7.99 |
| ???????? Netherlands | $12.92 |
| ???????? New Caledonia | $11.99 |
| ???????? New Zealand | $11.32 |
| ???????? Nicaragua | $5.99 |
| ???????? Niger | $7.99 |
| ???????? Nigeria | $4.48 |
| ???????? Niue | $11.32 |
| ???????? Norfolk Island | $11.19 |
| ???????? North Macedonia | $8.61 |
| ???????? Northern Mariana Islands | $15.49 |
| ???????? Norway | $9.99 |
| ???????? Oman | $10.49 |
| ???????? Pakistan | $2.82 |
| ???????? Palau | $15.49 |
| ???????? Palestine | $7.99 |
| ???????? Panama | $8.99 |
| ???????? Papua New Guinea | $7.99 |
| ???????? Paraguay | $5.99 |
| ???????? Peru | $9.28 |
| ???????? Philippines | $7.19 |
| ???????? Pitcairn Islands | $7.99 |
| ???????? Poland | $10.68 |
| ???????? Portugal | $12.92 |
| ???????? Puerto Rico | $15.49 |
| ???????? Qatar | $9.99 |
| ???????? Réunion | $12.49 |
| ???????? Romania | $10.76 |
| ???????? Rwanda | $7.99 |
| ???????? Samoa | $7.99 |
| ???????? San Marino | $14.00 |
| ???????? São Tomé & Príncipe | $7.99 |
| ???????? Saudi Arabia | $11.47 |
| ???????? Senegal | $7.99 |
| ???????? Serbia | $8.61 |
| ???????? Seychelles | $7.99 |
| ???????? Sierra Leone | $7.99 |
| ???????? Singapore | $13.02 |
| ???????? Sint Maarten | $12.99 |
| ???????? Slovakia | $10.76 |
| ???????? Slovenia | $8.61 |
| ???????? Solomon Islands | $7.99 |
| ???????? Somalia | $7.99 |
| ???????? South Africa | $8.41 |
| ???????? South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | $9.99 |
| ???????? South Korea | $10.25 |
| ???????? South Sudan | $7.99 |
| ???????? Spain | $14.00 |
| ???????? Sri Lanka | $7.99 |
| ???????? St. Barthélemy | $5.99 |
| ???????? St. Helena | $7.99 |
| ???????? St. Kitts & Nevis | $12.99 |
| ???????? St. Lucia | $5.99 |
| ???????? St. Martin | $5.99 |
| ???????? St. Pierre & Miquelon | $14.54 |
| ???????? St. Vincent & Grenadines | $5.99 |
| ???????? Sudan | $7.99 |
| ???????? Suriname | $5.99 |
| ???????? Svalbard & Jan Mayen | $9.99 |
| ???????? Sweden | $12.32 |
| ???????? Switzerland | $21.48 |
| ???????? Taiwan | $10.49 |
| ???????? Tajikistan | $12.70 |
| ???????? Tanzania | $7.99 |
| ???????? Thailand | $9.90 |
| ???????? Timor-Leste | $7.99 |
| ???????? Togo | $7.99 |
| ???????? Tokelau | $11.32 |
| ???????? Tonga | $7.99 |
| ???????? Trinidad and Tobago | $12.99 |
| ???????? Tunisia | $7.99 |
| ???????? Türkiye | $3.38 |
| ???????? Turkmenistan | $10.76 |
| ???????? Turks & Caicos Islands | $12.99 |
| ???????? Tuvalu | $7.99 |
| ???????? U.S. Outlying Islands | $9.99 |
| ???????? U.S. Virgin Islands | $15.49 |
| ???????? Uganda | $7.99 |
| ???????? Ukraine | $8.07 |
| ???????? United Arab Emirates | $10.62 |
| ???????? United Kingdom | $13.79 |
| ???????? United States | $15.49 |
| ???????? Uruguay | $12.99 |
| ???????? Uzbekistan | $10.76 |
| ???????? Vanuatu | $7.99 |
| ???????? Vatican City | $14.00 |
| ???????? Venezuela | $5.99 |
| ???????? Vietnam | $9.08 |
| ???????? Wallis & Futuna | $7.99 |
| ???????? Western Sahara | $9.99 |
| ???????? Yemen | $7.99 |
| ???????? Zambia | $7.99 |
| ???????? Zimbabwe | $7.99 |
Other wealthy countries like Denmark, Ireland, and the U.S. were in the top five most expensive countries for Netflix subscriptions, ranging from $16.46 to $15.49.
On the opposite side of the pendulum, Pakistan had the lowest Netflix subscription cost at $2.82 per month. It was followed by Türkiye at $3.38 and Argentina at $3.57.
Several factors influence the flux in pricing of Netflix subscriptions across different nations. These include:
While affordability remains a primary concern for consumers, Netflix’s pricing strategy also aims to balance accessibility with content acquisition and profitability.
As the streaming industry continues to evolve, it will be interesting to observe how Netflix adapts its pricing model to maintain its global dominance while catering to the diverse needs and preferences of its audience.
