Microsoft charges quite different prices for Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal, depending on the country.

We decided to see how cheap or expensive Office 365 Personal plan can be, depending on where you live.  Maya surfed through many different Microsoft sites to compile this list of countries and regions.

Cheapest Office 365 Personal

The lowest price for Office 365 Personal is in Russia where Microsoft quotes RUB ₽2699

That’s about US$47.82 or 32% cheaper than USA.

Russia is easily the cheapest, with India coming next.  That’s in line with the results for Office 365 Home global prices.

Japan is a special place

At first look, the highest price is in Japan with JPY ¥12744 That’s US$114.66 or 64% more expensive than USA.

There’s a reason for that.  Japan doesn’t sell the ‘Personal’ plan with a single Office licence.  Instead they have ‘Office 365 Solo’ which allow TWO Office licences for two computers. Curiously and uniquely(?) Japan it’s the only Microsoft subsidiary that does not sell Office 365 Home (the five licence pack).

We decided to include Japan in our table because ‘Office 365 Solo’ is the only Office 365 plan available for individuals in that country. Strictly speaking, it’s an exception not an outlier.

Most Expensive Office 365 Personal

If you exclude Japan and look only at Office 365 Personal plans, Denmark is the most expensive place.  It’s a whopping US$24 cheaper than Japan, because it’s a different product.

The next expensive is Israel and New Zealand.

The overall difference between highest and lowest is US$66.84 which is a lot for a product sold in the USA for $69.99

Average and StdDev are skewed because of the many Euro zone countries and other territories.  For what it’s worth ….     

• Average price US$77.70 of the surveyed countries/territories
• Standard Deviation: 11.12 for the surveyed countries/territories

A few thoughts

Overall, the results are much the same as Office 365 Home price comparison.

In each region, Microsoft charges what they think the market will tolerate. Exchange Rates are only part of Microsoft’s pricing equation.

Office 365 Personal - Global Prices

Country	Advertised Price	$ USD equivalent	Rank Number	Tax status / Comments
Russia	RUB ₽2699	$47.82	1
Pakistan	PKR ₨6299	$57.09	2
India	INR ₹3629	$57.15	3	Advertised price does not Include GST, we've added the 18% GST
Bangaladesh	BDT Tk4899	$59.73	4
China	CNY ¥399	$61.98	5
Colombia	COP $179999	$62.91	6
Canada	CAD $79	$63.58	7	State tax / PST may apply
Argentina	ARS $1199	$64.55	8
Turkey	TRY ₺249.99	$65.90	9
Indonesia	IDR Rp879999	$65.93	10
Egypt	EGP £1199	$68.00	11
Mexico	MXN $1299	$68.99	12
Hong Kong	HKD $540	$69.02	13
USA	USD $69.99	$69.99	14	State and local taxes may apply
Malaysia	MYR RM279.99	$70.76	15
Switzerland	CHF Sfr.69.95	$71.96	16
South Africa	ZAR R899	$72.94	17
Brazil	BRL R$239	$74.61	18
Saudi Arabia	SAR ﷼279.99	$74.67	19
Australia	AUD $99	$78.79	20	includes GST
Sweden	SEK kr649	$80.93	21
UK	GBP £59.99	$81.89	22	includes VAT
Norway	NOK kr649	$82.30	23
Nigeria	NGN ₦24999	$82.86	24
Lithuania	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Europe	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Luxembourg	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Ireland	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Greece	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Latvia	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Malta	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Slovenia	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Spain	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Portugal	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Slovakia	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Netherlands	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Italy	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Germany	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Finland	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Vatican City	EUR €69	$83.56	25	Seems silly to include this location, but Microsoft does!
France	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Belgium	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Cyprus	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Ireland	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
Austria	EUR €69	$83.56	25	this price is used in all Euro zone countries
South Korea	KRW ₩89000	$83.66	46
New Zealand	NZD $119	$86.85	47	includes GST
Israel	ILS ₪299	$87.85	48
Greenland	DKK kr.549	$90.21	49	Seems silly to include this location, but Microsoft does!
Denmark	DKK kr.549	$90.21	49
Japan	JPY ¥12744	$114.66	51	Seems to only sell Office 365 Solo (Personal)

Office 365 Personal 'subscription' - locally charged prices as stated by Microsoft in January 2018. Street/Retail prices could and should be lower.
US dollar equivalent prices using interbank rate at 15 January 2018.
We've surveyed the major world economies plus a few other countries for a global overview. Some small locations also included, like Vatican City and Greenland, because Microsoft does!
Please let us know via the Feedback page if you have comments or there are mistakes. We may have missed advertised prices that don't include taxes, which are applied at checkout.
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