Usually not: a streaming account is tied to the country where you live, the payment method and the terms of use. Prices differ by country, but you cannot simply choose the cheapest one.
Short answer: usually not. Streaming services sell their plans per country, and the account, the payment method and the terms of use are tied to the country where you live. Prices differ by country, but that does not mean you can choose the cheapest one.
What the services require
- Residence: the terms of most services say you must live in the country of your account. Using it while travelling for a limited time is normally fine; moving your account to another country follows the service's own process.
- Payment method: services check that the card or payment account belongs to the country. A foreign card is often declined.
- Taxes: the price you see includes or adds local taxes, which differ by country.
- Content: the catalogue changes by country because of licensing, so a cheaper country can mean a different library.
What changes if you move
If you move to another country, you normally update your account's country and payment method with the service. From then on the local price applies. Check the service's help pages for the exact process.
Where our prices are useful
- To see how much a service charges in your own country compared with others.
- To check what a subscription will cost when you move or live abroad.
- To understand price changes and negotiate or choose between services.
- To compare the whole bundle of the services you use: bundle calculator.
We do not recommend circumventing a service's terms of use. Accounts that break the terms can be limited or closed.
Questions
Is it illegal to pay the price of another country? It is mostly a matter of the service's terms of use, not criminal law, and it depends on the country. Accounts that do not follow the terms can be restricted.
Why are some countries so cheap? Prices follow local purchasing power, competition and licensing costs.
Where are the prices from? From the official pricing pages of each service, measured every week: streaming prices by country.