Office 365 Personal – the cheapest and most expensive across the world
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) |
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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