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 50 nations spread across all 6 continents and listed the lowest price in each place to access as many Premier League games of the 2026/27 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 coefficient 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 where fans can watch the Premier League, nor is it a list of the 50 cheapest or most 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 50 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 2026/27 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 a combination of providers, 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 50 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. * Updated for the 2026-27 season.

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 - given the fact that British fans can't even watch every game, it's highly controversial among fans. Games are shared between Sky Sports and TNT Sports. The cheapest way to get both is via the live streaming services which host them. A £34.99 a month subscription to NOW allows the viewer to access all Sky Sports channels, while a £30.99 HBO Max subscription gets you all TNT Sports channels. That's a combined £65.99 per month or £659.80 for the full 10 months of the season. It is little surprise, therefore, to learn that this ridiculously high monthly cost of accessing Sky Sports and TNT Sports has led to a growing problem with piracy in the UK among football fans, as millions of fans turn to illegal "firesticks" and "dodgy boxes" as an affordable alternative.

When taking GDP into account, it is rather predictable to see Northern Europe dominate the rest of the top six, with the UK followed by Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia and Finland, with streaming service Viaplay holding the rights and charging a pretty penny to watch the Premier League in all those markets apart from Estonia.

At the other end of the spectrum, there is nowhere cheaper to watch the Premier League than in Argentina, where fans can pay under £10 GBP across the entire season to watch the Premier League on ESPN with a Disney+ subscription.

Other countries where salaries are typically lower on average, like India, Egypt and Nigeria, are also in the bottom six. However, it was rather staggering to learn that Saudi Arabia is in the bottom six, despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, with beIN SPORTS available at a very reasonable price for Saudi sports fans.

There are some rather shocking bargains out there. Fans of the Premier League in South Korea and the United States both pay under £100 for the season, despite both having growing fanbases for the game and huge GDP per capita.

On the other hand, fans in Croatia are paying almost three times that to watch the Premier League, whose rights are held in the country by Telekom, on the MAXtv streaming service.

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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