eSIM Price Index 2026: What 1 GB of Travel Data Really Costs in 186 Countries

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July 12, 2026 • 9 min read • AeroSims Editorial

eSIM Price Index 2026: travel data prices in 186 countries

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How much does mobile data really cost when you travel? We analyzed our full catalog (923 prepaid eSIM data packages across 186 countries) and the answer is: it depends wildly on where you land. The same gigabyte that costs $0.98 in Greece costs $19.92 in Monaco, a 20× difference.

Key findings

The global median price of 1 GB of prepaid travel eSIM data is $3.18 (average $3.56).
Europe is the cheapest continent at $1.80/GB. Oceania is 4× more expensive at $7.27/GB.
The same gigabyte costs 20× more in the most expensive country (Monaco, $19.92) than in the cheapest (Greece, $0.98).
10 countries, all in Europe, are already below $1 per GB.
Unlimited-data plans range from $1.62/day (Israel) to $28.84/day (French Polynesia).

Median

$3.18/GB

186 countries

Average

$3.56/GB

unweighted

Cheapest

$0.98/GB

Greece

Most expensive

$19.92/GB

Monaco

Data prices by continent: Europe wins, Oceania pays 4×

Europe's dense, competitive telecom market makes it the cheapest place on earth to buy travel data: $1.80 per GB on average across 52 countries. At the other end, island-heavy Oceania averages $7.27/GB, driven by remote markets like French Polynesia and Samoa where roaming agreements are scarce and expensive.

Europe

$1.80

Asia

$2.47

South America

$3.81

Africa

$4.94

North America

$5.05

Oceania

$7.27

Average retail price per GB (5 GB / 30-day plans) · 186 countries · July 12, 2026

The 10 cheapest countries for eSIM data

All ten are European, and all sit at under $1 per gigabyte. If your trip stays inside Europe, data is essentially a rounding error in your travel budget.

#	Destination	Price per GB
1	Greece	$0.98
2	Bulgaria	$0.98
3	Iceland	$0.98
4	Lithuania	$0.98
5	United Kingdom	$0.98
6	Latvia	$0.98
7	Denmark	$0.98
8	Liechtenstein	$0.98
9	Slovakia	$0.98
10	San Marino	$0.98

The 10 most expensive countries

Microstates and remote islands dominate: Monaco tops the index at $19.92/GB, 20× the price of Greek data. The pattern: small markets with few carriers and little roaming competition.

#	Destination	Price per GB
1	Monaco	$19.92
2	Samoa	$18.64
3	French Polynesia	$15.29
4	Angola	$11.06
5	Gambia	$11.01
6	Cape Verde	$10.40
7	Belize	$10.12
8	Eswatini	$9.74
9	Haiti	$9.36
10	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	$8.80

Unlimited plans: from $1.62 to $28.84 per day

For heavy users, unlimited-data eSIMs are priced per day, and the geography premium is just as dramatic. These are the cheapest unlimited destinations in our 176-country lineup:

#	Destination	Unlimited data, per day
1	Israel	$1.62
2	Isle of Man	$1.80
3	Russia	$2.02
4	Tunisia	$2.12
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	$2.45
6	Oman	$2.52
7	India	$2.60
8	Mexico	$2.72

The regional-plan hack

Crossing borders? Multi-country plans often beat single-country pricing on flexibility: a Europe-wide plan covering 40+ countries runs about $2.38/GB, and a global plan (120+ countries) about $4.80/GB, often cheaper than a single plan for an expensive island nation, and it keeps working when you change countries.

The full index: all 186 countries ranked

Ranked cheapest to most expensive. "vs. median" compares each country to the global median of $3.18/GB.

Rank	Destination	Continent	$/GB	vs. median
1	Greece	Europe	$0.98	−69%
2	Bulgaria	Europe	$0.98	−69%
3	Iceland	Europe	$0.98	−69%
4	Lithuania	Europe	$0.98	−69%
5	United Kingdom	Europe	$0.98	−69%
6	Latvia	Europe	$0.98	−69%
7	Denmark	Europe	$0.98	−69%
8	Liechtenstein	Europe	$0.98	−69%
9	Slovakia	Europe	$0.98	−69%
10	San Marino	Europe	$0.98	−69%
11	Czech Republic	Europe	$0.98	−69%
12	Moldova	Europe	$0.98	−69%
13	Italy	Europe	$0.98	−69%
14	Spain	Europe	$0.98	−69%
15	Portugal	Europe	$0.98	−69%
16	Hungary	Europe	$0.98	−69%
17	Vatican City	Europe	$0.98	−69%
18	Switzerland	Europe	$0.98	−69%
19	Croatia	Europe	$0.98	−69%
20	Netherlands	Europe	$0.98	−69%
21	Turkey	Asia	$0.98	−69%
22	Ireland	Europe	$0.98	−69%
23	Guadeloupe	North America	$0.98	−69%
24	Estonia	Europe	$0.98	−69%
25	French Guiana	South America	$0.98	−69%
26	Ukraine	Europe	$0.98	−69%
27	Sweden	Europe	$0.98	−69%
28	Malta	Europe	$0.98	−69%
29	Germany	Europe	$0.98	−69%
30	Saint Martin	North America	$0.98	−69%
31	Romania	Europe	$0.98	−69%
32	Finland	Europe	$0.98	−69%
33	Poland	Europe	$0.98	−69%
34	Belgium	Europe	$0.98	−69%
35	Austria	Europe	$0.98	−69%
36	Mayotte	Africa	$0.98	−69%
37	Singapore	Asia	$0.98	−69%
38	Norway	Europe	$0.98	−69%
39	Slovenia	Europe	$0.98	−69%
40	Cyprus	Europe	$0.98	−69%
41	Luxembourg	Europe	$0.98	−69%
42	Reunion	Africa	$0.98	−69%
43	Saint Barthelemy	North America	$0.98	−69%
44	Martinique	North America	$0.98	−69%
45	Uzbekistan	Asia	$1.18	−63%
46	Indonesia	Asia	$1.18	−63%
47	Japan	Asia	$1.18	−63%
48	Malaysia	Asia	$1.18	−63%
49	Thailand	Asia	$1.18	−63%
50	Macao	Asia	$1.18	−63%
51	Hong Kong	Asia	$1.18	−63%
52	Australia	Oceania	$1.18	−63%
53	South Korea	Asia	$1.18	−63%
54	Jersey	Europe	$1.18	−63%
55	France	Europe	$1.18	−63%
56	China	Asia	$1.38	−57%
57	Kazakhstan	Asia	$1.38	−57%
58	Kyrgyzstan	Asia	$1.38	−57%
59	United States	North America	$1.38	−57%
60	Albania	Europe	$1.58	−50%
61	Vietnam	Asia	$1.58	−50%
62	Bangladesh	Asia	$1.58	−50%
63	Serbia	Europe	$1.58	−50%
64	Montenegro	Europe	$1.58	−50%
65	Pakistan	Asia	$1.58	−50%
66	Georgia	Asia	$1.58	−50%
67	New Zealand	Oceania	$1.78	−44%
68	Tunisia	Africa	$1.78	−44%
69	Faroe Islands	Europe	$1.78	−44%
70	Isle of Man	Europe	$1.78	−44%
71	Israel	Asia	$1.78	−44%
72	Belarus	Europe	$1.78	−44%
73	Algeria	Africa	$1.78	−44%
74	Sri Lanka	Asia	$1.98	−38%
75	Philippines	Asia	$1.98	−38%
76	Armenia	Asia	$1.98	−38%
77	Aland Islands	Europe	$2.18	−31%
78	Russia	Europe	$2.18	−31%
79	Morocco	Africa	$2.18	−31%
80	North Macedonia	Europe	$2.18	−31%
81	Egypt	Africa	$2.38	−25%
82	Cambodia	Asia	$2.38	−25%
83	South Africa	Africa	$2.38	−25%
84	Canada	North America	$2.38	−25%
85	Laos	Asia	$2.38	−25%
86	Kuwait	Asia	$2.58	−19%
87	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	$2.78	−13%
88	Bahrain	Asia	$2.78	−13%
89	Qatar	Asia	$2.98	−6%
90	Saudi Arabia	Asia	$2.98	−6%
91	Oman	Asia	$2.98	−6%
92	Honduras	North America	$3.18	+0%
93	Jordan	Asia	$3.18	+0%
94	Azerbaijan	Asia	$3.18	+0%
95	Mexico	North America	$3.18	+0%
96	Ghana	Africa	$3.18	+0%
97	Nicaragua	North America	$3.18	+0%
98	Fiji	Oceania	$3.18	+0%
99	Puerto Rico	North America	$3.18	+0%
100	India	Asia	$3.38	+6%
101	Dominican Republic	North America	$3.38	+6%
102	Brazil	South America	$3.38	+6%
103	Chile	South America	$3.38	+6%
104	Argentina	South America	$3.38	+6%
105	United Arab Emirates	Asia	$3.38	+6%
106	Paraguay	South America	$3.38	+6%
107	Guernsey	Europe	$3.58	+13%
108	Uruguay	South America	$3.58	+13%
109	Bhutan	Asia	$3.58	+13%
110	Tanzania	Africa	$3.58	+13%
111	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	$3.58	+13%
112	Ecuador	South America	$3.58	+13%
113	Costa Rica	North America	$3.58	+13%
114	Andorra	Europe	$3.58	+13%
115	Nepal	Asia	$3.58	+13%
116	Gibraltar	Europe	$3.58	+13%
117	Iraq	Asia	$3.58	+13%
118	El Salvador	North America	$3.58	+13%
119	Nigeria	Africa	$3.58	+13%
120	Senegal	Africa	$3.58	+13%
121	Peru	South America	$3.58	+13%
122	Colombia	South America	$3.58	+13%
123	Tajikistan	Asia	$3.58	+13%
124	Guam	Oceania	$3.58	+13%
125	Kenya	Africa	$3.58	+13%
126	Guatemala	North America	$3.58	+13%
127	Mongolia	Asia	$4.07	+28%
128	Panama	North America	$4.20	+32%
129	Gabon	Africa	$4.27	+34%
130	Seychelles	Africa	$4.27	+34%
131	Niger	Africa	$4.27	+34%
132	Malawi	Africa	$4.27	+34%
133	Zambia	Africa	$4.27	+34%
134	Chad	Africa	$4.27	+34%
135	Ethiopia	Africa	$4.37	+37%
136	Benin	Africa	$4.74	+49%
137	Suriname	South America	$4.92	+55%
138	Mozambique	Africa	$5.02	+58%
139	Brunei Darussalam	Asia	$5.07	+59%
140	Central African Republic	Africa	$5.10	+60%
141	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	$5.10	+60%
142	Liberia	Africa	$5.10	+60%
143	Guinea	Africa	$5.15	+62%
144	Republic of the Congo	Africa	$5.17	+63%
145	Afghanistan	Asia	$5.23	+64%
146	Cameroon	Africa	$5.29	+66%
147	Mauritius	Africa	$5.31	+67%
148	Burkina Faso	Africa	$5.40	+70%
149	Curaçao	North America	$5.49	+73%
150	Uganda	Africa	$5.52	+74%
151	Turks and Caicos Islands	North America	$5.53	+74%
152	Botswana	Africa	$5.69	+79%
153	Sudan	Africa	$5.69	+79%
154	Bolivia	South America	$5.86	+84%
155	Jamaica	North America	$5.87	+85%
156	Barbados	North America	$5.98	+88%
157	Cote d'Ivoire	Africa	$6.04	+90%
158	Anguilla	North America	$6.09	+92%
159	Guyana	South America	$6.12	+92%
160	Rwanda	Africa	$6.16	+94%
161	Dominica	North America	$6.17	+94%
162	Sierra Leone	Africa	$6.33	+99%
163	Montserrat	North America	$6.34	+99%
164	Bermuda	North America	$6.35	+100%
165	Trinidad and Tobago	North America	$6.38	+101%
166	Madagascar	Africa	$6.55	+106%
167	Antigua and Barbuda	North America	$6.68	+110%
168	Cayman Islands	North America	$6.70	+111%
169	Greenland	Europe	$7.14	+125%
170	Saint Kitts and Nevis	North America	$7.25	+128%
171	Grenada	North America	$7.25	+128%
172	Saint Lucia	North America	$7.25	+128%
173	Virgin Islands- British	North America	$7.25	+128%
174	Bahamas	North America	$8.22	+158%
175	Maldives	Asia	$8.47	+166%
176	Libya	Africa	$8.49	+167%
177	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North America	$8.80	+177%
178	Haiti	North America	$9.36	+194%
179	Eswatini	Africa	$9.74	+206%
180	Belize	North America	$10.12	+218%
181	Cape Verde	Africa	$10.40	+227%
182	Gambia	Africa	$11.01	+246%
183	Angola	Africa	$11.06	+248%
184	French Polynesia	Oceania	$15.29	+381%
185	Samoa	Oceania	$18.64	+486%
186	Monaco	Europe	$19.92	+526%

Methodology

This index is based on the complete AeroSims retail catalog as of July 12, 2026: 923 fixed prepaid data packages across 218 destinations and 176 unlimited plans, all priced in USD. The per-GB reference uses each destination's 5 GB / 30-day package (falling back to the 3 GB or 10 GB tier where no 5 GB plan exists). Multi-country regional plans (32) are excluded from country rankings and shown separately. Prices are retail prices including all fees, what a traveler actually pays. Continental averages are unweighted country means.

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