Hmm...

Just tested connection from my home (city with ~300 000 people), Ukraine:

1) Cable connection, the cheapest plan I can get here:

Downstream: 24.72 Mbps

Upstream: 24.27 Mbps

Ping: 6 ms

Btw, I can easily get symmetrical 90 Mbps if I need that - just need to switch plan.

2) LTE (3 bars):

Downstream: 10.96 Mbps

Upstream: 11.89 Mbps

Ping: 36 ms

DSL gives lower speeds of course, due to old cables most of which are >30 years old. But it's not used much nowadays.

Tested with speedtest.net