Home Broadband Prices Dropped 10% in 2021, Speeds Increased 32%

If there are any iron rules about the home broadband business, it is that prices tend to fall while the amount of supplied bandwidth tends to increase. 

In 2021, the average monthly cost of fiber-based residential broadband decreased nearly 10 percent, according to Point Topic.

In the same period, the price of cable broadband increased by 1.2 percent,  while the average subscription to copper-based broadband services increased by 0.5 percent.

The average monthly charge for residential broadband services fell by 10.4 percent in 2021 and cost $82 per month, adjusted using the purchasing power parity method.

At the same time, the average downstream bandwidth provided to residential subscribers has gone up by 32 percent.

Global Bandwidth and Retail Price (adjusted for purchasing power parity)
Region (Residential Broadband)	Average Downstream Speed, Mbps (Q4 2020)	Average Downstream Speed, Mbps (Q4 2021)	Average Monthly Charge, $PPP (Q4 2020)	Average Monthly Charge, $PPP (Q4 2021)
Asia-Pacific	856	1,355	$    63.45	$ 61.53
Eastern Europe	232	278	$    66.68	$ 66.46
Latin America	158	254	$  166.38	$  115.62
Middle East/ Africa	91	155	$  160.93	$  155.28
North America	358	396	$    83.93	$ 88.31
South, East Asia	371	393	$    83.16	$ 66.43
Western Europe	325	403	$    68.00	$ 68.20

source: Point Topic