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# Nigerians will now pay more than double to keep their Starlink operational
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/nigerians-will-now-pay-more-than-double-to-keep-their-starlink-operational/
- Published: 2024-10-01T17:11:23.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-01T17:11:23.000Z
- Description: The monthly service price has increased by up to 97%.
- Author: Louis Eriakha
- Tags: / News, Starlink, Tech in Nigeria

[Starlink](https://www.techloy.com/tag/starlink/) users in Nigeria are facing a major price increase for the Elon Musk-backed satellite internet service, due to excessive inflation in the country, which reached 34.2% in June 2024.

In the email, cited by *Techloy* (as shown below),sent by Starlink to its customers in Nigeria, the monthly service price increased by up to 97%.

For example, the monthly subscription for the Standard (Residential) plan rose from ₦38,000 to ₦75,000\. The price of the mobile regional (roam unlimited) plan also skyrocketed to ₦167,000 – more than three times the former price of ₦49,000\. As for the cost of the Starlink kit, new customers will need to pay ₦590,000 up 34% from ₦440,000.

Starting today (October 1), the price adjustment will take effect for new customers, while existing customers will be affected from October 31, 2024.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/2024/10/Feature-Images--Document-.png)

Starlink cited Nigeria's "excessive levels of inflation" as the reason for the price hike, which is currently at 34.2%, as of June 2024\. Since 2023, when [Starlink debuted](https://www.techloy.com/spacex-satellite-internet-service-starlink-launches-in-nigeria/) in the country, the Naira's valuation has dipped by about 70%, according to *Bloomberg*, making everything more expensive to run and maintain, even for businesses. 

But this isn't the first time that the country's inflation has affected the Space X company's equipment pricing and subscription services. As reported by *Nairametrics*, the price of a Starlink kit reached as high as ₦800,000 in March 2024, due to Naira's instability. In comparison, it sold for ₦268,584 for a brand-new Starlink kit in January 2023, while the monthly subscription fee was ₦19,260, per a *Techloy* analysis.

As Starlink's popularity and adoption have increased in Nigeria, making it [the third-biggest ISP](https://www.techloy.com/starlink-adoption-soars-to-become-third-largest-isp-in-nigeria/) in the country, Nigerians are gradually shifting from local ISPs to its satellite-based high-speed internet offering.

But with the new massive hike in prices, a reflection of the country's high inflation rate and poor economy, customers may now be considering other affordable options.

[CHART: Starlink has become the third largest ISP in NigeriaIt now trails only behind market leaders Spectranet and FiberOne.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/icon/techloy-avatar-1-68.png)TechloyEmmanuel Oyedeji![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1702843431695-68282d907e0f)](https://www.techloy.com/starlink-adoption-soars-to-become-third-largest-isp-in-nigeria/)