It is not uncommon for companies to charge different amounts for subscriptions across markets. However, it is rare for us to have a consolidated list of what these differing costs look like. Mathias Singer, an expatriate who moved from Denmark to Malaysia noted the massive difference in how much he was being charged by music streaming service Spotify for a premium account and set out to catalogue just how much each country is paying.
Singer theorises that the difference in pricing could be due to differences in the number of songs available to that region; although this cannot be verified as Spotify does not make that information publicly available. What is available is the interactive map that he devised to highlight the distribution across all of Spotify’s markets.
Notably, Malaysia, Argentina, and the Phillippines have the greatest value to cost ratio. Malaysians only pay US$4.59 after conversion for monthly access to the premium service (about half what Americans are paying). On the other end of the spectrum, Denmark pays US$18.46 and the United Kingdom some US$16.70 for the same thing. He also provides a price to GDP comparison just in case you’re into that sort of thing.
Those interested in taking a look can find the map here.
I guess you can say this applies to our local telcos too. Most countries have to fork up about 30-50usd just for a gig of data.
Malaysia nowaday can be consider cheap than other country for data..at least in 3G network
You’re kidding, right? A 20Mbps connection costs RM249 a month. At that price you can get 250Mbps in Singapore after conversion. And most mobile telcos charge RM66 for a paltry 4GB quota.
Let’s just face it, our telcos are overcharging us. The lower Spotify price is just a consolation.
Just check US..3GB data oso already RM100++ plus if u want do wifi sharing with ur family u need to pay oso
I compare wireless not wired
I too hope that it is the same story with fiber optics TT.TT
I do notice that some songs are unavailable in my account, but they’re far and between. I didn’t know that the prices here are cheaper… lol, glad for it though!
Maybe its a licensing thing? I never understood the music industry..