Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, has rapidly expanded its availability across Asia, bringing high-speed, low-latency internet to remote and underserved regions.
As of January 2025, Starlink operates in several countries across the continent, including Japan, Sri Lanka, and Mongolia offering internet access via a constellation of satellites in low earth orbit (LEO).
Meanwhile, in India and Pakistan SpaceX’s satellite internet service is awaiting regulatory approvals from the authorities to officially start its operation in the said countries.
Starlink’s services are widely available in Japan, providing internet to rural and urban customers.
Starlink Prices in other countries:
- United States: USD 110 per month, with a one-time hardware cost of USD 599.
- United Kingdom: £89 per month, with a one-time hardware cost of £499.
- Australia: AUD 139 per month, with a one-time hardware cost of AUD 709.
Starlink Internet Packages in Japan:
In Japan, customers pay around ¥6,600 ($41.67) per month for the residential service plan for Starlink while the hardware [Starlink Kit] – includes a Gen 3 router – costs around ¥6,600 ($314.43) and other mounts and accessories cost around ¥5,000 ($31.57).
Starlink Internet Packages in Yamen:
In Yamen, customers pay around $50 per month for the residential and $35 per month for a residential lite service plan to Starlink while the standard hardware [Starlink Kit] – includes a Gen 3 router – costs around $389.
Starlink Internet Packages in Mongolia:
In Mongolia, customers pay around MNT 210,000 ($61.80) per month for the residential and MNT 118,000 ($34.73) per month for a residential lite service plan to Starlink while the standard hardware [Starlink Kit] – includes a Gen 3 router – costs around MNT 1,525,000 ($444.98) and the mini Starlink kit cost around MNT 680,000 ($198.42)
The above tariff prices taken from the official website of Starlink.
Starlink Internet Packages in Sri Lanka:
Here’s a table of Starlink packages in Sri Lanka.
| Package Name | Residential (Fixed) | Residential Lite (Fixed) | Priority | Roam (Mobility) | Mobile Priority (Mobility) |
| Price (LKR) (inclusive of tax) |
15,000/ month | 9,200/ month | 20,994.24/month – 40 GB of priority data | 27,000 / month regional service | 92,374.67/ month up to 50 GB of priority mobile data |
| 62,859.24/month – 1 TB of priority data | 145,000/ month global service | 370,486.66/month up to 1 TB of priority mobile data | |||
| 125,965.46/month – 2 TB of priority data | 1,852,433.28/month up to 5 TB of priority mobile data | ||||
| 377,896.39/month – 6 TB of priority data | 738.71/GB of priority data above those levels as set forth in the Starlink Fair Use Policy | ||||
| Customer subscribes to a 1 TB,2 TB or 6 TB monthly data plan, with an additional charge of | |||||
| 125.58/GB for Priority data above the subscribed levels as set forth in the Starlink Fair Use Policy. | |||||
| Data | Unlimited residential data | Unlimited Deprioritized Data | Unlimited Standard Data | Unlimited Roam Data | Unlimited Standard Data |
| Availability | ≥99% | ≥99% | ≥99% | ≥99% | ≥99% |
| Download Speed | 50 – 200 Mbps | 30 -100 Mbps | 50 – 220 Mbps | 30 -100 Mbps | 50 – 220 Mbps |
| Upload speed | 20 – 40 Mbps | 5 -25 Mbps | 10 – 30 Mbps | 5 – 25 Mbps | 10 – 30 Mbps |
Note: The Starlink services to Sri Lanka is expected to start from Q4 of 2024 as per official website of the service provider, however, the above table is extracted from a news website of the country.
Starlink Internet Packages in Pakistan:
Pakistan is one of the emerging markets in Asia, poised to join the list of Starlink-supported countries in 2025.
Here’s a table of Starlink packages:
| Package | Speed | Monthly Price | Hardware Cost | Best For |
| Residential | 50-250 Mbps | PKR 35,000 | PKR 110,000 (one-time) | Homes and families |
| Business | 100-500 Mbps | PKR 95,000 | PKR 220,000 (one-time) | Offices and companies |
| Mobility | 50-250 Mbps | PKR 50,000 | PKR 120,000 (one-time) | Travel and remote locations |
As Starlink enters the market, it is expected to provide significant internet access improvements, especially in areas that lack reliable broadband infrastructure, thus facilitating better education, business, and digital services in the country.
Disclaimer:
The prices for Starlink packages in Pakistan provided above are based on estimated figures and international trends, these prices have not been officially confirmed and may change depending on Starlink’s policies after the service launch in Pakistan.
