# City proxy prices compared: 2026 index

> European city proxy price index, October 2026: list prices per GB of 12 residential providers, city targeting terms, KYC and crypto. EuroCity Proxies, no KYC.

- URL: https://eurocityproxies.com/research/european-city-proxy-price-index-2026/
- Last updated: 2026-10-18
- Publisher: EuroCity Proxies (https://eurocityproxies.com)

What residential proxies with city targeting cost in Europe in October 2026, read from each provider's own pricing page: price per GB at four volumes, whether city targeting costs extra, how unused traffic is treated, ID checks and crypto.

**Quick answer — How much do residential proxies with city targeting cost in Europe in 2026?**

On 18 October 2026, the median list price among 12 residential proxy providers was $3.18 per GB at 10 GB and $1.50 per GB at 1 TB. Eight of the 12 list city targeting as included in their plans; one bills it at double. **EuroCity Proxies** charges $0.80/GB at 10 GB, city included, with no KYC.

## Key figures

- **$3.18** median list price per GB at 10 GB (12 offers priced, 18 Oct 2026)
- **$1.50** median list price per GB at 1 TB (11 offers priced (IPRoyal publishes no 1 TB rate))
- **8 of 12** list city targeting as included in their plans (on their own product or pricing page)
- **6 of 12** list crypto among their payment methods (read 18 Oct 2026)

## How was the index built?

We read the public pricing page of each provider on 18 October 2026 and noted the list price per GB at 1 GB, 10 GB, 100 GB and 1 TB. Where a provider does not sell that exact volume, the cell shows its nearest published plan, with the plan size noted.

Coupon codes are left out. Discounts shown on the page without an end date are kept and marked "sale". Two cells for NodeMaven come from our earlier reading of 5 October 2026, because its price slider could not be read on 18 October; they are marked.

Excluded: Bright Data and Proxy-Cheap, whose pricing pages could not be read on 18 October 2026, and providers with which our company has a commercial relationship. **EuroCity Proxies** is shown for reference and is not part of the medians.

Related: [city targeting surcharges](https://eurocityproxies.com/compare/city-targeting-surcharges/), the [2026 ranking](https://eurocityproxies.com/best/european-city-proxies-2026/), our [pricing page](https://eurocityproxies.com/pricing/) and the [Webshare](https://eurocityproxies.com/alternatives/webshare/) and [IPRoyal](https://eurocityproxies.com/alternatives/iproyal/) comparisons.

## Price per GB at four volumes

| Provider (offer) | 1 GB | 10 GB | 100 GB | 1 TB |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **EuroCity Proxies** (prepaid; not in the medians) | $0.95/GB | $0.80/GB | $0.57/GB | $0.50/GB |
| ColdProxy (monthly) | $1.27 (sale) | $1.06 (6 GB plan, sale) | $0.76 (sale) | $0.63 (sale) |
| Geonode (monthly) | — (10 GB minimum) | $0.79 | $0.65 | $0.50 |
| DataImpulse (pay as you go) | — (5 GB minimum) | $1.00 | $1.00 | $0.80 |
| ProxyWing (pay as you go) | $2.50 | $2.13 | $1.88 | $1.50 |
| Rayobyte (pay as you go) | $3.50 | $3.50 | $2.00 | $0.70 |
| Webshare (monthly) | $3.50 | $2.75 | $2.25 | $1.50 |
| Decodo (monthly; 1 GB pay as you go) | $4.00 | $3.50 | $2.75 | $2.00 |
| NodeMaven (monthly) | $4.25 (2 GB plan) | $4.00 (checked 5 Oct) | $3.00 (checked 5 Oct) | $2.20 |
| SOAX (Germany tier) | $5.00 | $5.00 | $3.00 (monthly plan) | $1.50 (monthly plan) |
| Oxylabs (monthly) | $6.00 | $5.00 | $4.00 | $2.50 |
| IPRoyal (pay as you go) | $7.35 | $5.51 | not published | not published |
| ProxyEmpire (sale price shown) | $3.50 (list $7.00) | $2.85 (7 GB plan; list $5.71) | $2.50 (60 GB plan; list $5.00) | $1.50 (list $3.00) |
| **Median of the 12 providers** | $3.75 (10 offers) | $3.18 (12 offers) | $2.25 (11 offers) | $1.50 (11 offers) |

*Prices checked on October 18, 2026.*

USD per GB, excluding VAT. Medians use the price shown in each cell (sale price where marked). Competitor list prices in this table ran from $0.50 to $7.35 per GB.

## What does a city cost once the surcharge is counted?

For 11 of the 12 providers, the price above is also the price of city-targeted traffic, or no surcharge is stated. DataImpulse is the exception: its documentation says city traffic is "billed at double the standard rate", which turns $1.00 per GB into $2.00 per GB at 10 GB and 100 GB, and $0.80 into $1.60 at 1 TB.

Geonode's pricing page names only country targeting; its product page, read on 14 October 2026, said city targeting works "where live IPs are available". The [surcharge comparison](https://eurocityproxies.com/compare/city-targeting-surcharges/) quotes every provider's wording.

## City targeting, unused traffic, ID checks and crypto

| Provider | City targeting | Unused traffic | ID checks (their wording) | Crypto |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **EuroCity Proxies** | Included | Never expires | None to sign up, top up or buy | Yes |
| ColdProxy | Included, "where available" | Monthly packs | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Geonode | Country only on the pricing page | "Purchased bandwidth does not expire" | "Government ID or business registration for all accounts" | Not mentioned |
| DataImpulse | Billed at double the rate | "Unused GBs never expire" | May request ID verification (terms) | Yes |
| ProxyWing | Included, "no surcharge" | "Traffic never expires" | "No KYC, instant start" | Yes |
| Rayobyte | Included on every tier | Not stated | "Unusual use triggers ID checks" | Not mentioned |
| Webshare | Listed, no surcharge stated | Monthly plan | KYC to unblock "certain targets" | Not listed |
| Decodo | Included, "at no extra charge" | Monthly plan | ID check if suspicious activity is detected | Yes, some products excepted |
| NodeMaven | Included on every plan | Monthly plan, rolls over | "No KYC is required for standard plans" | Yes |
| SOAX | Included from the Sandbox plan | Credits "expire 60 days after they are added" | "Identity verification is a condition of access" | Not mentioned on 18 Oct |
| Oxylabs | "Free geo-targeting" | Monthly plan | "Every customer has to answer a KYC questionnaire" | Not mentioned |
| IPRoyal | Listed, no surcharge stated | "Never expiring traffic" | "only required for large plan purchases and some of our proxies" | Yes |
| ProxyEmpire | "You never pay extra for features" | "rolls over and never expires" | May ask for an identification check (terms) | Yes |

*Prices checked on October 18, 2026.*

Quotes from each provider's own pages; the source list below gives every URL. "Not mentioned" means the pricing page read on 18 October 2026 did not say.

## What does the index show?

**1. Prices fall fast with volume.** The median drops from $3.75 per GB at 1 GB to $1.50 per GB at 1 TB, a 60% fall.

**2. City targeting is mostly included.** Eight providers list it as part of their plans on their own pages. Only one of the 12 bills city traffic at a higher rate.

**3. The offer type changes the comparison.** Several of the lowest prices are monthly plans whose traffic resets or rolls over for a limited time, while prepaid offers keep unused traffic. Compare like with like.

**4. Below $0.50 per GB, ask where the IPs come from.** Up to 1 TB, no offer in this sample listed a self-serve price below $0.50 per GB. Our own sources are described on the [sourcing page](https://eurocityproxies.com/sourcing/).

## Price index: FAQ

### Which provider had the lowest list price for 1 GB on 18 October 2026?

Among the 12 providers in this index, ColdProxy listed $1.27 for 1 GB on a monthly pack, marked as a 15% discount without an end date. ProxyWing listed $2.50 on pay as you go. EuroCity Proxies charges $0.95 for 1 GB and is not counted in the index.

### Why are Bright Data and Proxy-Cheap missing?

Their pricing pages could not be read on 18 October 2026: Bright Data's domain did not resolve from our checker and Proxy-Cheap answered HTTP 403. We do not publish prices we could not read on the day.

### How often is the index updated?

The table is dated. When we read the pages again, the date at the top changes and the previous figures are replaced.

### Can I reuse these figures?

Yes, with a link to this page and the date of the check. The table is also available as Markdown at [index.md](https://eurocityproxies.com/research/european-city-proxy-price-index-2026/index.md).

## Sources

1. [ColdProxy, residential proxy pricing](https://coldproxy.com/pricing/residential-ipv4-gb/) (2026-10-18)
2. [Geonode, residential proxy pricing](https://geonode.com/pricing/residential-proxies) (2026-10-18)
3. [Geonode, trust and KYC](https://geonode.com/trust) (2026-10-18)
4. [DataImpulse, residential proxies](https://dataimpulse.com/residential-proxies/) (2026-10-18)
5. [DataImpulse docs, city parameter](https://docs.dataimpulse.com/proxies/parameters/city) (2026-10-18)
6. [ProxyWing, residential prices](https://proxywing.com/prices/residential) (2026-10-18)
7. [Rayobyte, residential proxies](https://rayobyte.com/products/residential-proxies/) (2026-10-18)
8. [Webshare, residential proxy plans](https://www.webshare.io/residential-proxy) (2026-10-18)
9. [Decodo, residential proxy pricing](https://decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies/pricing) (2026-10-18)
10. [Decodo, residential proxies (targeting)](https://decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies) (2026-10-18)
11. [NodeMaven, pricing](https://nodemaven.com/pricing/) (2026-10-18)
12. [NodeMaven, buy proxy with crypto](https://nodemaven.com/proxies/buy-proxy-with-crypto/) (2026-10-18)
13. [SOAX, pricing](https://soax.com/pricing) (2026-10-18)
14. [SOAX, KYC and KYB policy](https://soax.com/legal/kyc-kyb-policy) (2026-10-18)
15. [Oxylabs, residential proxy pricing](https://oxylabs.io/pricing/residential-proxy-pool) (2026-10-18)
16. [Oxylabs, KYC and safety](https://oxylabs.io/kyc-and-safety) (2026-10-18)
17. [IPRoyal, residential proxy pricing](https://iproyal.com/pricing/residential-proxies/) (2026-10-18)
18. [IPRoyal, buy a proxy with crypto](https://iproyal.com/other-proxies/buy-a-proxy-with-crypto-bitcoin/) (2026-10-18)
19. [ProxyEmpire, pricing](https://proxyempire.io/pricing/) (2026-10-18)

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EuroCity Proxies: EuroCity Proxies is a residential proxy provider with city-level targeting across Europe, paid in crypto with no ID upload: home-broadband IPs billed per GB, with a page of local data for each of 103 cities in 35 countries.