Quick answer
Travel eSIM data in Kenya costs about $3.54 per GB on a 5GB plan (price rank 104/200, where 1 is cheapest). Networks: Safaricom, Airtel, with 5G. There are 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people and 35% of people use the internet.
Travel eSIM data prices
| Cost per GB, 1GB plan | $5.29 |
|---|---|
| Cost per GB, 5GB plan | $3.54 |
| Cost per GB, 10GB plan | $2.96 |
| Median cost per GB (3-20GB plans) | $3.54 |
| Cheapest plan | $5.29 |
| Plans available | 6 |
| Largest plan | 20 GB |
| Rank | 104 of 200 (1 = cheapest) |
Networks · Mobile market
| Operators | Safaricom, Airtel |
|---|---|
| Best network generation | 5G |
| 5G | Yes |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 126.5 (2024) |
| Internet users (% of population) | 35.0% (2024) |
Other countries
| Rank | Country | eSIM $/GB (median) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Puerto Rico | $3.42 |
| 101 | Nepal | $3.44 |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | $3.46 |
| 103 | Fiji | $3.48 |
| 104 | Kenya | $3.54 |
| 105 | Nicaragua | $3.54 |
| 106 | Honduras | $3.54 |
| 107 | Argentina | $3.58 |
| 108 | Jordan | $3.63 |
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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