The source specified that figures were obtained by dividing the price of the cheapest mobile data package (with a minimum speed of a broadband connection of 256 kbit/s, relying on 3G technologies or above) by the average hourly wage in a respective country.
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Working time required to afford cheapest mobile data in CEE 2025, by country
The longest working time to afford the cheapest mobile data package in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) was recorded in Albania, at ****** seconds, or around *** hours in 2025. By contrast, workers in Estonia had to put in an average work time of approximately ** minutes to afford the cheapest mobile data package in their country. Estonia was also among the most affordable countries for fixed broadband internet in the region.
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SurfShark. (December 12, 2025). Working time required to afford the cheapest mobile data package in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2025, by country (in seconds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366370/one-gb-mobile-data-working-time-cee/
SurfShark. "Working time required to afford the cheapest mobile data package in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2025, by country (in seconds)." Chart. December 12, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366370/one-gb-mobile-data-working-time-cee/
SurfShark. (2025). Working time required to afford the cheapest mobile data package in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2025, by country (in seconds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366370/one-gb-mobile-data-working-time-cee/
SurfShark. "Working Time Required to Afford The Cheapest Mobile Data Package in Central and Eastern Europe (Cee) in 2025, by Country (in Seconds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366370/one-gb-mobile-data-working-time-cee/
SurfShark, Working time required to afford the cheapest mobile data package in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2025, by country (in seconds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366370/one-gb-mobile-data-working-time-cee/ (last visited May 07, 2026)
Working time required to afford the cheapest mobile data package in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2025, by country (in seconds) [Graph], SurfShark, December 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366370/one-gb-mobile-data-working-time-cee/
