Spotify Premium vs Apple Music: price by country
Spotify Premium (Individual) is the cheaper of the two in 6 of the 36 countries priced for both, Apple Music (Individual) in 30, in this 7 November 2026 snapshot; in the United States they land at $12.99 versus $11.99 per month. At their cheapest anywhere: Spotify Premium $1.21 in Nigeria, Apple Music $1.29 in Nigeria. Prices are landed USD costs; the cheapest foreign prices usually need a payment method registered there, an extra step, not a blocker.
Prices as of 7 November 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live price.
Spotify Premium vs Apple Music: common questions
Which is cheaper, Spotify Premium or Apple Music?
It depends on the country: Spotify Premium wins in 6 of 36 countries priced for both, Apple Music in 30. In the United States: $12.99 versus $11.99 per month.
What is the cheapest way to get Spotify Premium or Apple Music?
Their global lows in this snapshot: Spotify Premium at $1.21 in Nigeria, Apple Music at $1.29 in Nigeria. Both usually need a payment method registered in that country (a regional gift card is the standard workaround); a VPN helps you sign up.
Do these prices compare the same plan?
Each service is pinned to one comparable plan across all countries (Spotify Premium: Individual; Apple Music: Individual), converted at the ECB reference rate (or a market rate where the ECB publishes none) plus an estimated ~2% card fee, so the comparison is structural, not promo-driven.
Monthly landed cost per country = the locale's comparable plan (Spotify Premium: Individual; Apple Music: Individual) converted at the European Central Bank reference rate (or a market rate for currencies the ECB does not publish), plus an estimated ~2% card foreign-transaction fee. Fixed snapshot; see the methodology and the services' own pages: Spotify Premium, Apple Music.