Quick answer
Travel eSIM data in Ecuador costs about $4.00 per GB on a 5GB plan (price rank 113/200, where 1 is cheapest). A US$10 prepaid top-up buys about 4.98 USD. Networks: Claro, Movistar. There are 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people and 77% of people use the internet.
Travel eSIM data prices
| Cost per GB, 1GB plan | $4.79 |
|---|---|
| Cost per GB, 5GB plan | $4.00 |
| Cost per GB, 10GB plan | $3.26 |
| Median cost per GB (3-20GB plans) | $3.95 |
| Cheapest plan | $4.79 |
| Plans available | 5 |
| Largest plan | 10 GB |
| Rank | 113 of 200 (1 = cheapest) |
Prepaid top-up
| Cheapest top-up | $2.52 |
|---|---|
| Credit for US$10 (best value) | 4.98 USD (Claro Ecuador Bundles) |
| Operators | CNT TV Ecuador, Directv Ecuador, TV Cable Ecuador, Claro Ecuador Bundles, CNT Ecuador, Claro Ecuador, Tigo-Movistar Ecuador Bundles, Movistar Ecuador |
| Plans available | 57 |
Networks · Mobile market
| Operators | Claro, Movistar |
|---|---|
| Best network generation | 4G |
| 5G | No |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 101.6 (2024) |
| Internet users (% of population) | 77.2% (2024) |
Sources
- Slashtel live prices: cheapest retail price across every supplier we buy from, in US dollars, including our fee. Updated: 2026-10-19.
- ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0). (2024) data.worldbank.org
- Cost per GB uses the cheapest plan of each size; the median uses plans of 3 to 20GB. Top-up value is the most local credit per dollar among plans up to US$10.
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