Priced in Sats
A mobile plan (/month) is, on average, about
34.3k sats
≈ $21.60 · averaged across 75 countries at the live Bitcoin price.
Cheapest
6.7k sats
Most expensive
110.6k sats
That figure is the price of a mobile plan converted into Bitcoin satoshis (sats) — the smallest unit of Bitcoin, one hundred-millionth of a coin. Measuring in sats lets you compare what a mobile plan really costs anywhere in the world using a single unit, instead of juggling local currencies.
The number isn't fixed: it moves with both the local cash price of a mobile plan and the Bitcoin exchange rate. Over time, as Bitcoin appreciates, the same mobile plan tends to cost fewer sats — which is the whole point of pricing the world in sound money.
A mobile plan (/month) is about 34,273 sats on average worldwide — roughly $21.60 at the current Bitcoin price. It ranges from 6,697 sats in India to 110,635 sats in Puerto Rico.
34,273 sats is 0.00034273 BTC. One bitcoin is 100,000,000 satoshis (sats), so everyday items are most naturally priced in sats rather than whole bitcoin.
The sat price moves for two reasons: the local cash price of a mobile plan, and the Bitcoin exchange rate. As Bitcoin appreciates over time, the same mobile plan tends to cost fewer and fewer sats — the deflationary side of sound money.
A satoshi (sat) is the smallest unit of Bitcoin: one hundred-millionth of a bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC). Pricing things in sats gives a single universal unit that works across every country without fiat exchange-rate noise.