Anytime data
The unrestricted allowance used for the standard price-per-GB calculation.
Independent consumer data desk
Compare mobile data costs across Africa
Clear, local guidance for understanding bundles, checking data and comparing like with like—built from official operator and regulator sources.
Start local
Choose the market you actually use
Prices, purchase menus and balance codes are market-specific. Each country section keeps local currency first and links claims back to the relevant primary source.
What users can compare
The numbers behind a fair bundle comparison
Headline gigabytes are only the start. We separate the parts of an offer that change when, where and how the data can be used.
Validity
A 7-day bundle is not ranked as though it were the same as a 30-day bundle.
Bonus data
Night, social, video and app-only allowances stay separately labelled.
Renewal
Auto-renewal and one-off purchase conditions are made visible.
Eligibility
App-only, SIM-specific and targeted offers are not treated as universal.
Source date
Every live comparison needs an official source and a recent verification date.
Africa-wide insight
A bigger allowance is not always a better deal
A plan can advertise 20 GB while only part of it is standard anytime data. The rest may be restricted to nights, social apps or a short promotional window. Afri Data Cost calculates standard price per GB from the unrestricted allowance, then shows restricted data separately.
01Separate standard and restricted data
02Compare equivalent validity periods
03Keep local currency primary
04Exclude stale or draft offers
Recently verified
Market information checked at the source
On 4 August 2026, we checked current regulator market reports and official operator self-service information for the three launch markets. This first release publishes operator and account guidance; it does not publish unverified bundle-price rankings.
Nigeria operator desk
NCC market reporting and official support routes for listed consumer mobile networks.
Review Nigeria sources →Ghana operator desk
NCA market reporting and official purchase and balance channels.
Review Ghana sources →Kenya operator desk
CA sector reporting and official self-service routes for reported providers.
Review Kenya sources →Trust by design
Useful only when the evidence is visible
Official sources
Operator, regulator and government material comes first.
Verification dates
Time-sensitive instructions show when they were last checked.
No invented prices
Draft and needs-review offers cannot enter public rankings.
Open corrections
Every important guide links to the correction process.