Seoul's Telecommunication Rates Among the Highest in the World

On the 27th, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released a report titled "Survey on Domestic and International Price Differences in Telecommunications Services," which compares 4G and 5G mobile communication rates in six cities: Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan), New York (USA), London (UK), Paris (France), and Düsseldorf (Germany).
The report compared the consumer payments based on data usage (based on new contracts and the cheapest plans at the end of last year) for the market leader in each country.
As a result, for 4G service providing 20GB of data per month, Seoul (SK Telecom) was the highest among the surveyed cities at 6,916 yen (approximately 60,846 KRW).
Even when increasing the usage to 50GB under the same 4G standard, Seoul remained the most expensive at 6,916 yen. This was followed by Düsseldorf (6,732 yen), New York (6,684 yen), Tokyo (4,954 yen), London (3,686 yen), and Paris (3,465 yen).
However, for 100GB of data usage, Seoul ranked 2nd, and for unlimited data plans, it ranked 3rd, meaning it was no longer the most expensive city, though it still maintained a high level. For unlimited plans, Seoul was 8,754 yen (approximately 70,717 KRW), which was lower than Düsseldorf (11,450 yen) and Tokyo (9,332 yen), but more expensive than New York (6,684 yen) and London (4,966 yen).
[Breaking News] Seoul's telecommunication rates are among the highest in the world n.news.naver.com A survey has drawn attention to the finding that smartphone mobile communication rates in Seoul are among the highest in major global cities, alongside New York. On the 27th, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications [surveyed] Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan), New York (USA), London (UK), Paris (France), and Düsseldorf (Germany)