Quick answer
Travel eSIM data in India costs about $2.00 per GB on a 5GB plan (price rank 77/200, where 1 is cheapest). A US$10 prepaid top-up buys about 424 INR. Networks: AirTel, Jio, Vodafone, IDEA, with 5G. There are 79 mobile subscriptions per 100 people and 70% of people use the internet.
Travel eSIM data prices
| Cost per GB, 1GB plan | $2.79 |
|---|---|
| Cost per GB, 5GB plan | $2.00 |
| Cost per GB, 10GB plan | $2.02 |
| Median cost per GB (3-20GB plans) | $2.02 |
| Cheapest plan | $2.79 |
| Plans available | 6 |
| Largest plan | 20 GB |
| Rank | 77 of 200 (1 = cheapest) |
Prepaid top-up
| Cheapest top-up | $3.06 |
|---|---|
| Credit for US$10 (best value) | 424 INR (Airtel India) |
| Operators | Airtel India, BSNL India |
| Plans available | 25 |
Networks · Mobile market
| Operators | AirTel, Jio, Vodafone, IDEA |
|---|---|
| Best network generation | 5G |
| 5G | Yes |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 79.4 (2024) |
| Internet users (% of population) | 70.0% (2025) |
Other countries
| Rank | Country | eSIM $/GB (median) |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | South Africa | $1.96 |
| 74 | Tunisia | $1.98 |
| 75 | Algeria | $2.02 |
| 76 | Faroe Islands | $2.02 |
| 77 | India | $2.02 |
| 78 | Isle of Man | $2.04 |
| 79 | Armenia | $2.24 |
| 80 | Morocco | $2.24 |
| 81 | Brazil | $2.30 |
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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