Cheapest eSIM for travel: prices for 80 destinations compared

Which travel eSIM is the cheapest depends on where you go. We took one common need, at least 5 GB of data for a trip of at least 7 days, and looked up the cheapest offer from Airalo, Holafly and Yesim in 80 destinations. The table below shows the cheapest price, the most expensive offer for the same need and how far apart they are. All prices are from October 30, 2026. New to eSIM? Read what an eSIM is and how it works first.

Cheapest offer (5 GB, 7 days)Most expensive offer

Thailand$7 / $27.50

Japan$8.80 / $27.50

Turkey$9 / $27.50

USA$9 / $27.50

Bali / Indonesia$9.60 / $27.50

Switzerland$9.60 / $27.50

United Kingdom$9.60 / $27.50

Vietnam$9.60 / $27.50

Morocco$10 / $32.50

Dubai (UAE)$11 / $27.90

Egypt$11 / $36.50

Mexico$12 / $24.50

$0$10$20$30$40

Selected destinations, prices from October 30, 2026. All destinations are in the table below.

How we compared

The same need everywhere. At least 5 GB of data, valid for at least 7 days. A plan with more data or a longer validity counts if it is cheaper. An unlimited plan counts too.
One offer per provider. For each provider we take its cheapest plan that covers this need. The cheapest of these is shown as the cheapest price, the most expensive one as the most expensive offer.
List prices. We read the prices every day from the provider websites. The prices below are from October 30, 2026. No promo codes or discounts are applied.
Single-country plans only. Regional plans that cover several countries are not part of this comparison.

More details on how we compare prices.

Cheapest eSIM by destination

Destination	Cheapest 5 GB / 7 days	Most expensive offer	Difference
Cyprus	$5.50 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	5.0x
Bulgaria	$6 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	4.6x
Austria	$7 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.9x
Czech Republic	$7 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.9x
Israel	$7 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.9x
Thailand	$7 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.9x
Belgium	$7.50 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.7x
Poland	$7.50 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.7x
Portugal	$7.50 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.7x
Spain	$8 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$24.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Sri Lanka	$8 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.5x
Japan	$8.80 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Estonia	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Finland	$9 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Iceland	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Latvia	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Luxembourg	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Netherlands	$9 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Singapore	$9 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Slovakia	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Slovenia	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Sweden	$9 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Taiwan	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Tunisia	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$40.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	4.5x
Turkey	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
USA	$9 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.1x
Croatia	$9.50 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Norway	$9.50 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Albania	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$36.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.8x
Australia	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Bali / Indonesia	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Denmark	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
France	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Georgia	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Germany	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Greece	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Hong Kong	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Hungary	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Ireland	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Italy	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$23.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.5x
Lithuania	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Malaysia	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Malta	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Montenegro	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$33.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.5x
New Zealand	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Romania	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Serbia	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$33.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.5x
Switzerland	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
United Kingdom	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Uzbekistan	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Vietnam	$9.60 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Morocco	$10 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$32.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.3x
South Korea	$10 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.8x
China	$11 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.5x
Dubai (UAE)	$11 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.5x
Egypt	$11 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$36.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.3x
India	$11 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$39.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.6x
Philippines	$11 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.5x
Qatar	$11 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$36.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.3x
South Africa	$11.50 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$39.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	3.4x
Bosnia and Herzegovina	$12 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.3x
Brazil	$12 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$28.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.4x
Cambodia	$12 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.3x
Mexico	$12 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$24.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.0x
North Macedonia	$12 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$27.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.3x
Canada	$12.50 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$36.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Argentina	$12.90 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$36.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Costa Rica	$13 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$37.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.9x
Oman	$13 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$51.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	4.0x
Saudi Arabia	$14 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$28.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.0x
Tanzania	$14.50 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$36.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.5x
Colombia	$15 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$28.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	1.9x
Peru	$15.50 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$33.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.2x
Jordan	$17 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$28.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	1.7x
Mauritius	$17 Yesim 5 GB / 15 days Go to Yesim	$36.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.2x
Kenya	$19 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$37.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	2.0x
Kosovo	$21 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$36.90 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	1.8x
Dominican Republic	$24 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	$39.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	1.6x
Cape Verde	$29 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$30 Airalo 5 GB / 7 days Go to Airalo	1.0x
Maldives	$29 Yesim 5 GB / 30 days Go to Yesim	$55.50 Holafly Unlimited / 7 days Go to Holafly	1.9x

Prices from October 30, 2026, read daily from the provider websites, without promo codes. Destinations with an offer from only one provider show no difference.

Travelers from the US, Canada or Australia pay roaming charges in the EU, and many UK operators charge for EU roaming again. A local eSIM uses European networks at local prices. If your home plan already includes EU roaming, an eSIM still helps where your operator's partner network has a weak signal, because it uses a different network.

What the numbers show

No single provider is the cheapest everywhere. Cheapest offer: Yesim in 46, Airalo in 34 of 80 destinations; Holafly in none.
The gap is large. In 73 of 80 destinations with offers from at least two providers, the most expensive offer costs more than twice the cheapest one.
The most expensive offer came from Holafly in 79 destinations, and in 79 destinations it was an unlimited plan. Unlimited plans cover any amount of data, so they usually cost more than a 5 GB package.
Typical price. Half of the destinations have a cheapest price of $9.60 or less. The cheapest price ranges from $5.50 to $29.

Tips to pay less

Buy only the data you need

The amount of data has a large effect on the price. This is the typical cheapest price for 7 days across our destinations (the median: half of the destinations are cheaper, half are more expensive):

Data for at least 7 days	Typical cheapest price	Destinations
1 GB	$2.50	80
3 GB	$8	80
5 GB	$9.60	80
10 GB	$16	80
Unlimited	$24.50	80

If you mainly use maps, messaging and email, a small package is often enough. Streaming video and using your phone as a hotspot use much more data. Your phone shows how much mobile data you use per month in its settings, which is a good starting point.

Top up instead of buying big

Airalo and Yesim let you top up an existing eSIM, Holafly does not. With a top-up you can start with a smaller package and add data only if you run out. Check the exact top-up options for your destination on the provider site.

Regional plans

Providers also sell regional plans that cover several countries, for example a whole continent. For a trip through several countries one regional plan can cost less than several single-country plans. We do not compare regional plans yet, so check them on the provider sites.

Check the validity

In 46 of 80 destinations the cheapest plan in the table is valid for longer than 7 days. The longer validity is already in the price, and it helps if your trip gets longer.

Compare prices for your trip

Your trip may need a different amount of data or a different number of days. Choose a destination, the length of your trip and how much data you need to see all plans sorted by price:

Frequently asked questions

Why do prices for the same country differ so much?

Each provider sets its own prices and its own package sizes. Some sell small packages with a fixed amount of data, others mainly unlimited plans. In our data on October 30, 2026, the most expensive offer for 5 GB and 7 days cost more than twice the cheapest one in 73 of 80 destinations. Prices also change over time, which is why we read them every day.

How often are the prices updated?

Every day. We read the prices from the provider websites once a day. The table above uses the data from October 30, 2026.

Are cheap eSIMs data only?

The plans we compare are data plans without a phone number. You can still call and text over the internet with apps such as WhatsApp or FaceTime, and your own SIM can stay active for calls and texts at home rates or roaming rates of your carrier. If you need a local number, check the provider site or buy a local SIM card.

Is the cheapest eSIM always the best choice?

It is the cheapest for the need in this table. Plans differ in validity, top-up options and hotspot use. Open the destination page to see all plans side by side before you buy. For the general differences, see eSIM vs physical SIM.