The price of gym membership in 52 countries, mapped

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The fitness sector is getting back in shape – but it’s a different kind of shape.

Gym workouts have been off the cards since the pandemic hit, but that’s due to change as vaccination roll-out hits its stride. In the United Kingdom, membership of The Gym Group rose by 33 percent, from 547 thousand to 729 thousand in the first months of 2021. And consulting company McKinsey prognosticates a 5-10% yearly increase in the wellness business just because we have become more conscious of the delicacy of our well-being. But the new fitness fashion is very much formed by our lockdown practices. Gym 2.0 will be a mixture model of on-site training and ‘workout-from-home’ – and clients are expected to be more conscious of the cost of fitness.

As people think about which gym membership to decide, SavingSpot found the average monthly membership price for nations worldwide and every U.S. state.

To do this, the SavingSpot team observed gym chains in every nation through Google searches, including Google Maps, and used official websites to identify the lowest regular adult monthly membership fee (or equivalent price from 3, 6, or 12-month memberships) for every chain. These prices were converted to $U.S. and used to determine each country’s average monthly membership cost.

The price of a gym membership worldwide

Top 10 most expensive gym memberships in the world

Rank	Country	Continent	The average cost of monthly membership ($US)
1	Austria	Europe	107.38
2	United Arab Emirates	Africa	105.72
3	Qatar	The Middle East & Asia	105.31
4	Japan	Rest of Asia & Oceania	99.19
5	China	Rest of Asia & Oceania	86.61
6	Egypt	Africa	82.86
7	Saudi Arabia	The Middle East & Asia	79.57
8	Iceland	Europe	77.08
9	Czechia	Europe	76.57
10	Switzerland	Europe	73.04

Top 10 cheapest gym memberships in the world

Rank	Country	Continent	The average cost of monthly membership ($US)
1	Canada	North America	15.91
2	South Africa	Africa	21.28
3	Lithuania	Europe	24.78
4	Croatia	Europe	28.57
5	Colombia	South America	28.57
6	United States	North America	28.58
7	Poland	Europe	28.86
8	Norway	Europe	31.5
9	Slovakia	Europe	33.94
10	Argentina	South America	34.09

The price of a gym membership in every state

Top 10 most expensive gym memberships in the United States

Rank	State	The average cost of monthly membership ($US)
1	New York	75.32
2	Alaska	75.28
3	Hawaii	73.68
4	Connecticut	68.81
5	New Jersey	67.57
6	Missouri	67.55
7	California	65.42
8	Idaho	65.42
9	Tennessee	65.27
10	Iowa	64.96

Top 10 cheapest gym memberships in the United States

Rank	Country	The average cost of monthly membership ($US)
1	South Dakota	40.66
2	Montana	40.83
3	Vermont	41.50
4	North Carolina	44.41
5	Mississippi	44.86
6	Kentucky	44.87
7	Rhode Island	46.25
8	West Virginia	47.37
9	Delaware	48.49
10	Maine	48.50

Key findings:
● Austria has the most costly gyms worldwide, with an average membership costing $107.38.
● Canada has the most affordable gym membership in the study, averaging $15.91 per month.
● The price of the average gym membership in the United States is $28.58 per month.
● New York is the state with America’s most costly monthly gym membership, averaging $75.32.
● Prices in Asia fluctuate more than anyplace else, from low fees in Kazakhstan to some of the highest prices in the world in countries like the United Arab Emirates