OpenAI · AI · 2 plans: Plus, Pro · Monthly
ChatGPT Plus ranges from $15.85/mo in Philippines to $26.61/mo in United Kingdom: a 1.7× gap for the same plan. OpenAI’s ChatGPT subscriptions: Plus and the higher-usage Pro plan.
18 storefronts iOS App Store 18 verified rows Updated Oct 20, 2026 Price history →
Card A · Absolute global floor
Source Verified$15.85/mo
🇵🇭 Philippines · ₱999 on iOS App Store
−21% vs US list price $19.99/mo
Apple’s payment-methods page lists no gift-card redemption for Philippines. Accepted there: GCash; Mobile phone billing (Smart); Most credit and debit cards; ShopeePay.
Landed (tax incl.): $15.85/mo
Card B · Cheapest gift-card route
Source Verified$19.16/mo landed
🇨🇦 Canada · $24.99 via iOS App Store
Saves $9.90 a year vs the US
Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card. Landed includes the median premium of 8.1% over face value at which SEAGM listed these cards on Oct 20, 2026. Pre-tax price.
Card A · Absolute global floor
Source Verified$158.47/mo
🇵🇭 Philippines · ₱9,990 on iOS App Store
−21% vs US list price $200.00/mo
Apple’s payment-methods page lists no gift-card redemption for Philippines. Accepted there: GCash; Mobile phone billing (Smart); Most credit and debit cards; ShopeePay.
Landed (tax incl.): $158.47/mo
Card B · Cheapest gift-card route
Source Verified$190.96/mo landed
🇨🇦 Canada · $249 via iOS App Store
Saves $108.51 a year vs the US
Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card. Landed includes the median premium of 8.1% over face value at which SEAGM listed these cards on Oct 20, 2026. Pre-tax price.
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Switching plan or cycle re-sorts the table by 12-month difference versus the US. Landed cost is the list price, plus the reseller premium we observed for that store’s gift cards on gift-card routes. No tax is added: US, Canadian and Argentine list prices are pre-tax.
| Cheapest channel | Evidence · Payment | Checkout today | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Philippines | iOS App Store | $15.85 ₱999 | $15.85 tax incl. | −21% Cheapest | 6.5 h PPP $51.71 | Source Verified No gift cards | $49.71 | — |
| 2 Pakistan | iOS App Store | $17.70 Rs 4,900 | $17.70 tax incl. | −11% | 24 h PPP $70.15 | Source Verified No gift cards | $27.44 | — |
| 3 Egypt | iOS App Store | $18.55 999.99 ج.م. | $18.55 tax incl. | −7% | 11 h PPP $120.99 | Source Verified No gift cards | $17.28 | — |
| 4 Canada | iOS App Store | $17.72 $24.99 | $19.16 pre-tax · +8% SEAGM | −11% | 38 min PPP $21.14 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | $9.90 | — |
| 5 Indonesia | iOS App Store | $19.33 Rp 349.000 | $19.33 tax incl. | −3% | 7.6 h PPP $73.95 | Source Verified No gift cards | $7.92 | — |
| 6 Argentina | iOS App Store | $19.99 US$ 19,99 | $19.99 pre-tax | 0% | 2.7 h PPP $42.30 | Source Verified No gift cards | $0.00 | — |
| 7 Brazil | iOS App Store | $19.78 R$ 99,90 | $20.62 tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | −1% | 3.8 h PPP $38.45 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$7.56 | — |
| 8 United States | iOS App Store | $19.99 $19.99 | $21.13 pre-tax · +6% SEAGM | US baseline | 27 min PPP $19.99 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | — | — |
| 9 Japan | iOS App Store | $18.93 ￥3,000 | $21.18 tax incl. · +12% SEAGM | −5% | 59 min PPP $31.87 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$14.28 | — |
| 10 India | iOS App Store | $21.03 ₹1,999 | $22.15 tax incl. · +5% SEAGM | +5% | 15 h PPP $99.83 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$25.91 | — |
| 11 Turkey | iOS App Store | $20.17 ₺999,99 | $22.20 tax incl. · +10% SEAGM | +1% | 2.5 h PPP $47.49 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$26.51 | — |
| 12 Mexico | iOS App Store | $21.63 $399 | $22.98 tax incl. · +6% SEAGM | +8% | 3.2 h PPP $38.27 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$35.90 | — |
| 13 Nigeria | iOS App Store | $23.63 ₦31,500 | $23.63 tax incl. | +18% | 35 h PPP $144.18 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$43.73 | — |
| 14 Malaysia | iOS App Store | $24.47 RM 99.90 | $24.47 tax incl. | +22% | 4.0 h PPP $74.05 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$53.76 | — |
| 15 Switzerland | iOS App Store | $24.20 CHF 20 | $25.96 tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | +21% | 26 min PPP $21.57 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$71.64 | — |
| 16 Germany | iOS App Store | $25.79 22,99 € | $26.85 tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | +29% | 51 min PPP $31.97 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$82.33 | — |
| 17 Poland | iOS App Store | $25.66 99,99 zł | $28.54 tax incl. · +11% SEAGM | +28% | 2.0 h PPP $52.35 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$102.63 | — |
| 18 United Kingdom | iOS App Store | $26.61 £19.99 | $28.57 tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | +33% | 59 min PPP $30.24 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$102.97 | — |
Landed = list price ÷ FX, plus the median premium one reseller (SEAGM) charged for that store’s gift cards when the route is gift-card funded and a price was observed. No tax is added; “pre-tax” rows (US, Canada, Argentina) get tax at checkout or on the card statement. vs US compares spot prices with the lowest US list price ($19.99/mo). 12-mo saving vs US = (US list price $19.99 − landed) × 12. Affordability = hours of GNI per capita (÷ 2,000 working hours) per month of use. Checkout votes are reader reports, one per route per day.
| Cheapest channel | Evidence · Payment | Checkout today | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Philippines | iOS App Store | $158.47 ₱9,990 | $158.47 tax incl. | −21% Cheapest | 65 h PPP $517.11 | Source Verified No gift cards | $498.31 | — |
| 2 Pakistan | iOS App Store | $180.29 Rs 49,900 | $180.29 tax incl. | −10% | 240 h PPP $714.34 | Source Verified No gift cards | $236.55 | — |
| 3 Egypt | iOS App Store | $185.50 9,999.99 ج.م. | $185.50 tax incl. | −7% | 114 h PPP $1209.92 | Source Verified No gift cards | $173.97 | — |
| 4 Canada | iOS App Store | $176.60 $249 | $190.96 pre-tax · +8% SEAGM | −12% | 6.3 h PPP $210.66 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | $108.51 | — |
| 5 Indonesia | iOS App Store | $193.80 Rp 3.499.000 | $193.80 tax incl. | −3% | 76 h PPP $741.38 | Source Verified No gift cards | $74.45 | — |
| 6 Argentina | iOS App Store | $200.00 US$ 200 | $200.00 pre-tax | 0% | 27 h PPP $423.25 | Source Verified No gift cards | $0.00 | — |
| 7 Brazil | iOS App Store | $198.01 R$ 999,90 | $206.38 tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | −1% | 38 h PPP $384.87 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$76.62 | — |
| 8 United States | iOS App Store | $200.00 $200 | $211.36 pre-tax · +6% SEAGM | US baseline | 4.5 h PPP $200.00 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | — | — |
| 9 Japan | iOS App Store | $189.34 ￥30,000 | $211.80 tax incl. · +12% SEAGM | −5% | 9.9 h PPP $318.67 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$141.61 | — |
| 10 India | iOS App Store | $209.36 ₹19,900 | $220.50 tax incl. · +5% SEAGM | +5% | 152 h PPP $993.81 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$245.95 | — |
| 11 Turkey | iOS App Store | $201.69 ₺9.999,99 | $222.00 tax incl. · +10% SEAGM | +1% | 25 h PPP $474.95 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$263.96 | — |
| 12 Nigeria | iOS App Store | $225.01 ₦299,900 | $225.01 tax incl. | +13% | 331 h PPP $1372.68 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$300.14 | — |
| 13 Mexico | iOS App Store | $216.79 $3,999 | $230.34 tax incl. · +6% SEAGM | +8% | 32 h PPP $383.56 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$364.06 | — |
| 14 Malaysia | iOS App Store | $244.92 RM 999.90 | $244.92 tax incl. | +22% | 40 h PPP $741.22 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$539.08 | — |
| 15 Switzerland | iOS App Store | $242.01 CHF 200 | $259.60 tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | +21% | 4.4 h PPP $215.75 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$715.21 | — |
| 16 Germany | iOS App Store | $256.88 229 € | $267.46 tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | +28% | 8.5 h PPP $318.50 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$809.52 | — |
| 17 Poland | iOS App Store | $256.61 999,99 zł | $285.45 tax incl. · +11% SEAGM | +28% | 20 h PPP $523.55 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$1,025.40 | — |
| 18 United Kingdom | iOS App Store | $266.28 £200 | $285.85 tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | +33% | 9.8 h PPP $302.57 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$1,030.21 | — |
Landed = list price ÷ FX, plus the median premium one reseller (SEAGM) charged for that store’s gift cards when the route is gift-card funded and a price was observed. No tax is added; “pre-tax” rows (US, Canada, Argentina) get tax at checkout or on the card statement. vs US compares spot prices with the lowest US list price ($200.00/mo). 12-mo saving vs US = (US list price $200.00 − landed) × 12. Affordability = hours of GNI per capita (÷ 2,000 working hours) per month of use. Checkout votes are reader reports, one per route per day.
ChatGPT Plus · Monthly · computed from 18 storefronts
There is a 1.7× price ratio between United Kingdom ($26.61/mo) and Philippines ($15.85/mo, −21% vs the US $19.99) for ChatGPT Plus. The mean ($21.17) sits 5% above the median ($20.08), pulled up by the top quartile above $24.06. The standard deviation across 18 storefronts is $3.17 (σ/μ = 15%), a moderate band, with most storefronts near the middle; 9 of them sit within 10% of the median, and the middle half spans $19.03 to $24.06.
The three cheapest storefronts are Philippines, Pakistan and Canada; 9 storefronts charge more than the US, led by United Kingdom and Germany. That is the widest regional spread of the 5 products in this category, ahead of Claude (1.5×).
By region, MENA is the cheapest bloc (median −7% vs the US) and Europe the dearest (+29%); North America ranks 2 of 9. Neighbours disagree most in Southeast Asia: Malaysia charges 1.5× what Philippines does.
Only iOS App Store prices are observed for ChatGPT Plus so far.
Pro costs a median 10.0× Plus across 18 storefronts, ranging from 9.5× in Nigeria to 10.2× in Pakistan.
The Philippines floor has no Apple gift-card redemption listed; the cheapest gift-card route is Canada (iOS App Store) at $19.16 landed, $3.32 a month above the floor (SEAGM +8.1% vs face value). Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card. 11 of 18 storefronts have gift cards for that store.
Measured in hours of GNI per capita (÷ 2,000 working hours), one month costs 27 min in the US but 35 h in Nigeria (77.2× the burden), worth $144.18 in IMF PPP dollars.
Spot USD price versus the US list price; hover a country for its local price.
Philippines has the lowest nominal price at $15.85 per month through iOS App Store (−21% vs the US). Payment route: No gift cards.
Canada via iOS App Store: $19.16 per month landed. Source: Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card; SEAGM +8.1% vs face value.
Across 18 storefronts the median is $20.08 and the mean $21.17, with a standard deviation of $3.17. The most expensive storefront (United Kingdom) charges 1.7× the cheapest (Philippines).
27 min of GNI per capita in the US versus a cross-country median of 2.9 h, using GNI per capita divided by 2,000 working hours.
Prices are list prices read from each storefront or vendor page, converted at the 2026-10-20 exchange rate (open.er-api.com (latest) + currency-api archive (month-end history)). Only prices observed in the last 30 days are shown; storefronts we have not observed are left out rather than estimated. See methodology and data sources; download every row from open data.