Global Coverage and Price Rairs: A Closer Look at eSIM Plans
Jul 27, 2026 · generated from the live catalog by esimtable's automated pipeline, not a human editorial team · how this works
Introduction
This post examines how country coverage and per-GB pricing relate in current eSIM offerings. It highlights the extremes in coverage and price to give travelers a practical sense of value when choosing an eSIM plan.
Coverage versus Price Across Providers
There is a range in per-GB pricing across providers, with Yesim having the lowest per-provider average at 4.24 USD per GB, followed by Saily at 5.73 USD, Airalo at 5.96 USD, and ConnectedYou at 6.7 USD. The data set includes 11,041 plans across 215 countries from 198 providers. The cheapest data anywhere is Thailand via Airalo at 0.20 USD per GB for a 50 GB plan lasting 10 days. The most expensive data in our set is Bhutan at 161.12 USD per GB. The cheapest unlimited option is Taiwan via Yesim at 1.48 USD per day. This post uses the country coverage and pricing data from the current database and mentions the leaderboard page as a reference point.
Note: All figures come from the latest entries in the eSIM data catalog and are subject to updates as new plans are added.