TV licence fee (yearly)
Per household; in Japan, the NHK terrestrial contract · Bills and post
In the US
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No price for the US
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Free in 4 countries. Priciest in Switzerland at USD406.
Bold figures are converted to USD. Press a row to see its source.
| Country | Local price | In USD | vs the US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Free | Free | — | |
| Spain | Free | Free | — | |
| Australia | Free | Free | — | |
| Singapore | Free | Free | — | |
| South Korea | KRW30,000 | 22.50 | — | |
| Japan | JPY12,276 | 77.31 | — | |
| Italy | EUR90 | 100 | — | |
| United Kingdom | GBP180 | 240 | — | |
| Germany | EUR220.32 | 246 | — | |
| Switzerland | CHF335 | 406 | — | |
| No data | United States, Canada, New Zealand, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, UAE | |||
Sources and dates
| Country | Source | As of | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | NHK 放送受信規約 (NHKカスタマーセンター) | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Terrestrial contract, 12-month prepayment (tax incl.) |
| United States | No data | — | — | The US has no TV licence or broadcasting-fee scheme; the FCC consumer pages that would state it refused automated access (403), so no official statement was read. |
| Canada | No data | — | — | Canada has no TV licence or broadcasting-fee scheme; no official page stating this was read in this pass. |
| United Kingdom | GOV.UK | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Standard (colour) TV Licence, per year; not subject to VAT |
| France | Service-Public.gouv.fr | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Abolished in 2022 |
| Germany | ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice (rundfunkbeitrag.de) | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | €18.36 per dwelling per month × 12 = €220.32 per year |
| Italy | RAI Canone TV | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Ordinary (household) licence for 2026, per year; collected via electricity bill |
| Spain | BOE, Ley 8/2009 de financiación de la Corporación RTVE (texto consolidado) | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Spain has no TV licence: RTVE is funded from the state budget and levies on telecom/broadcast operators; the law's list of funding sources contains no household fee (inferred from the funding article, not an explicit 'no licence' statement). |
| Switzerland | Serafe AG (official collection agency) | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Household levy per year; falls to CHF 312 from 1 Jan 2027 |
| Australia | Federal Register of Legislation (Broadcasting and Television Act 1974) | Nov 2026 | Official price | Receiver (listener/viewer) licences were abolished by the Broadcasting and Television Act 1974, effective 18 September 1974; there is no licence fee now |
| New Zealand | No data | — | — | No official page was found that states there is no licence fee |
| South Korea | Korea.kr (government policy news) / KEPCO | Nov 2026 | Official price | TV licence fee KRW 2,500 per month x 12 = 30,000 per year. The amount comes from a 2023 government news page; KEPCO says it is billed with electricity again from November 2025. |
| Taiwan | No data | — | — | Taiwan appears to have no household TV licence, but no official page stating so was seen in this pass |
| China | No data | — | — | China appears to have no household TV licence scheme, but no official statement saying so was seen in this pass |
| Hong Kong | No data | — | — | Hong Kong has no household TV licence fee: licence fees are paid by broadcasters, and the public broadcaster RTHK is a government department. No official page stating this explicitly was seen in this pass. |
| Singapore | National Library Board (BiblioAsia) | Nov 2026 | Official price | The radio and TV licence fee was abolished in 2011; there is no licence fee now |
| Thailand | No data | — | — | Thailand has no household TV licence or broadcasting fee (no such scheme); no official page stating this was retrieved in this session. |
| Vietnam | No data | — | — | Probably no licence fee exists, but no official statement was seen |
| Philippines | No data | — | — | No such scheme: the Philippines has no TV licence or broadcasting fee (state broadcaster PTV is government-funded). No official page stating this was retrieved |
| UAE | No data | — | — | No TV licence or broadcasting fee scheme exists in the UAE (an explicit official statement was again not found) |