The EPL Price Index - The Cheapest Countries in the World to watch the Premier League

The Premier League Price Index is a price comparison tool that tells you how much Premier League fans pay to watch matches in various countries worldwide. We hand-picked 40 nations spread across 6 continents and listed the cheapest price in each place to access as many Premier League games of the 2025/26 season as possible, as well as where to watch those matches. Many of the countries on this list have a lasting football heritage based on the size of their domestic leagues, performances of their national teams in international tournaments, and co-efficient rankings. Other countries may have a low level of notoriety in the game but are very relevant to the sport right now. Then there are growing football markets with huge potential. This index is regularly updated to reflect economic changes, broadcasting rights changes, latest offers and other factors. However, if you feel there is anything we need to include with this data, please feel free to contact us with any tips or deals you are aware of. If you know of a way to watch the Premier League at a lower price where you are, drop us a line and tell us. We would be very happy to update the Premier League Price Index if any of this information is wrong or should change, and we would value your help in making those changes.

It is important to bear in mind that this is not a definitive list of all the countries in the world which air coverage of the Premier League, nor is it a list of the 40 cheapest or more expensive countries to watch the Premier League, and that there are likely countries in the world where one could pay less or more to watch the Premier League than those listed here. It is a list of 40 noteworthy football-loving nations and the prices their citizens must pay to watch the Premier League. It takes into account the cheapest possible TV or live streaming options in each country which a fan can use to watch as many Premier League games as possible during the 2025/26 season. We are always looking to add more countries to the list, so if your country isn't on here, feel free to reach out and let us know the situation where you are.

This list provides the annual cost of gaining access to as many Premier League matches as possible in a given market. In some cases, it isn't possible to access every single Premier League match of the season. Ironically, this is the case in the UK, where the 3pm blackout restricts fans from legally watching lots of matches per season. However, in the majority of countries, fans can pay to get all 380 matches of the season and choose which ones they want to enjoy each game week.

The prices displayed in the index also represent the absolute cheapest possible approach to getting the most games. The providers listed may not be the only way to watch the Premier League in those countries, but those providers, or combination of provbiders, represent the cheapest way to watch the most games. In the case of some rights holders, a monthly subscription to a single live-streaming platform is the cheapest way. In others, a fan must pay for as many as three different broadcasters to cover all of the different matches available. Fans living in countries where the rights space is dominated by big pay-TV broadcasters like Sky, beIN and Canal+ tend to get a rough deal, while those fortunate enough to live in places where the rights are owned by disruptors and streamers and other monthly subscription, OTT platforms usually enjoy much more competitive prices.

Some broadcasters, which hold exclusive rights to the Premier League, require the consumer to sign a 12-month or 24-month contract to sign up, while others - especially streamers - can often be cancelled anytime, meaning a fan only needs to pay for the 10-month Premier League season and then cancel their membership during the summer off-season to save money. However, it sometimes works out cheaper to sign a one-year contract than pay monthly for 10 months and cancel.

Some of the prices listed here are astronomically lower than others. It is important to take into account the average salary of people living in those places, and the availability of internet access and TV subscriptions. This index is purely designed to lay out the differences in price for comparison purposes. It does not suggest that watching Premier League football is necessarily easier from country to country. Most of the cheapest options are live streaming platforms, and cannot be accessed by everyone. That would depend on the individual circumstances of the fan.

After determining the absolute cheapest path to take, involving the fewest subscriptions possible, to gain access to the maximum number of games possible in all 40 countries, our team did the calculations to come up with a per-season figure for watching the Premier League in each place.

Here's what we found.

The United Kingdom, the home of the English Premier League, is far and away the most expensive place in the world to watch. While that is not entirely rare - the domestic market is usually the most expensive for each league - but given the fact that British fans can't even watch every game, it's controversial. Games are shared between Sky Sports and TNT Sports. The cheapest way to get both is via Sky, but fans must subscribe to a Sky broadband package, a Sky TV 'Essential' package, and add Sky Sports and TNT Sports packages. A 12 month contract is also mandatory. Live streaming service NOW does have Sky Sports, but not TNT Sports. On the plus side, Amazon Prime Video is out of the picture, so that's one less subscription for fans to worry about. However, the ridiculously high monthly cost of accessing Sky Sports and TNT Sports has led to a growing problem with piracy as millions of fans turn to illegal "firesticks" as an affordable alternative.

When taking GDP into account, it is also rather predictable to see Nordic countries Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland high up on the list. Fellow wealthy states like Hong Kong, Ireland, Singapore, Germany, France and Japan are included in the top half of the list.

At the other end of the spectrum, there is nowhere cheaper to watch the Premier League than in Nigeria, where fans can watch the Premier League on SuperSport on the DStv live streaming platform. The 'Compact' plan comes out at 299 naira a month on a 12-month contract, or less than the cost of a cup of coffee in the UK for the entire year. However, internet access may not be a given for people across Nigeria.

Other countries where salaries are typically lower on average, like India and Brazil, tend to be towards the lower end of the list.

There are some rather shocking bargains out there. For access to the Premier League in the football-mad Netherlands, an extremely wealthy country, to cost only around a quarter of what it does in the UK, give or take a few percentiles depending on the exchange rate on any given day, definitely left our analysts in shock. Of course, the Premier League is not the Dutch domestic league and not everyone will be automatically as interested in it as they might be in the Dutch Eredivisie, but that price with Viaplay is very, very reasonable, and around a third cheaper than what fans in the Republic of Ireland play, despite the standard of living being higher in the Netherlands. However, the Premier League is more popular in Ireland than it is in the Netherlands, which explains why Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Premier Sports share the rights and charge a pretty penny for Irish fans to watch.

Australia and the United States also have surprisingly cheap offers for their Premier League fans. The game, and the league, are still developing in popularity in these markets, hence the relatively low prices, but these figures are still very, very encouraging for football fans in The Land of The Free and Down Under.

The Premier League Price Index is full of fascinating nuances and stories which might surprise you. If you found this interesting, check out our La Liga Price Index and Bundesliga Price Index

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