Starlink Expands Across Africa: Diverse Pricing and Challenges in 2025 Rollout
March 27, 2025
The pricing for Starlink services varies significantly across these countries, influenced by local regulatory environments, import duties, market competition, and economic conditions.
Starlink's pricing strategy is tailored to reflect local market conditions, regulatory requirements, and competitive pressures, aiming to provide accessible high-speed internet.
In Botswana, hardware costs range from $359 to $363, with monthly service fees between $28 and $52 depending on the selected plan.
Malawi's monthly service starts at MK94,000, with hardware costs ranging from MK655,000 to MK681,500.
Nigeria's pricing has fluctuated, currently set at NGN75,000 per month for service and NGN590,000 for hardware.
Kenya offers competitive pricing, with monthly fees of Ksh4,000 for the Residential Lite plan and Ksh6,500 for the standard plan.
In Mozambique, residential service fees are around MZN 3,000, although costs can be higher in urban areas.
Starlink plans to launch its service in Namibia later in 2025, but it faces regulatory challenges in Lesotho and South Africa due to local ownership laws.
Sierra Leone charges NLe1,020.00 per month for service, with hardware priced at NLe7,860.00.
In Zimbabwe, the service costs $50 per month for unlimited data, with a hardware fee of $350.
A number of countries have recently embraced Starlink, including Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
As of March 2025, Starlink has significantly expanded its satellite internet service across Africa, with Nigeria being the first country to adopt it in January 2023.
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TechCabal • Mar 27, 2025
Starlink price in Africa: full breakdown by country (March 2025)