Quick answer
Travel eSIM data in United Arab Emirates costs about $2.70 per GB on a 5GB plan (price rank 86/200, where 1 is cheapest). Networks: Du, Etisalat, with 5G. There are 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people and 100% of people use the internet.
Travel eSIM data prices
| Cost per GB, 1GB plan | $3.69 |
|---|---|
| Cost per GB, 5GB plan | $2.70 |
| Cost per GB, 10GB plan | $2.41 |
| Median cost per GB (3-20GB plans) | $2.59 |
| Cheapest plan | $3.69 |
| Plans available | 7 |
| Largest plan | 20 GB |
| Rank | 86 of 200 (1 = cheapest) |
Networks · Mobile market
| Operators | Du, Etisalat |
|---|---|
| Best network generation | 5G |
| 5G | Yes |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 203.2 (2024) |
| Internet users (% of population) | 100.0% (2024) |
Other countries
| Rank | Country | eSIM $/GB (median) |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Åland Islands | $2.30 |
| 83 | North Macedonia | $2.38 |
| 84 | Ghana | $2.50 |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | $2.52 |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | $2.59 |
| 87 | Egypt | $2.66 |
| 88 | Kuwait | $2.76 |
| 89 | Iraq | $2.78 |
| 90 | Bahrain | $2.92 |
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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