Data Transfer Cost: Africa to Europe
List prices for moving data between regions, taken from official provider price lists.
Moving data from a region in Africa to a region in Europe is billed to the sender, per GB, on all three clouds. On AWS the price depends on the exact pair of regions ($0.147 per GB on this route). Google Cloud charges $0.11 per GiB and Azure $0.08 per GB for any region pair on this route. Compared per GB (Google’s per-GiB price converted), Azure is the cheapest for this direction.
Price per GB and per terabyte
| Provider | Price | 1 TB (1,000 GB) | 10 TB |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS (median of region pairs) | $0.147/GB | $147.00 | $1,470.00 |
| Google Cloud | $0.11/GiB | $102.45 | $1,024.45 |
| Azure | $0.08/GB | $80.00 | $800.00 |
AWS prices by region pair
AWS prices every pair on this route the same: $0.147 per GB from Africa (Cape Town) to any of EU (Frankfurt), EU (Ireland), EU (London), EU (Milan), EU (Paris), EU (Stockholm), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich).
The return direction is priced differently
Transfer is charged by the sending region, so Europe to Africa is a different price. On AWS the reverse costs $0.02 per GB; on Google Cloud $0.11 per GiB; on Azure $0.05 per GB. If one side of a replication or backup job is much cheaper to send from, it can be worth designing the flow so the bulk of the data moves in that direction.
What this means for your bill
For 5 TB a month, AWS list price is about $735.00 Africa to Europe and $100.00 for the same volume sent back. Every AWS region pair on this route has the same price, $0.147/GB, so the choice of regions does not change the transfer bill. Google Cloud treats this as its Africa to Europe continent pair, and Azure prices it as traffic leaving Middle East And Africa.
Prices are public list prices fetched on 24 September 2026. Sources, units and what is free are on cloud network costs between regions.
Questions we get a lot.
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Who pays for data sent from Africa to Europe?
The account that owns the sending region pays. Receiving the data is free on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
Why does AWS show a range of prices?
AWS prices each region pair separately. On this route the published prices run $0.147 per GB, depending on which two regions you use.
Are these prices before discounts?
Yes. They are public list prices. Enterprise agreements and private pricing can lower them.