Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Stockholm by ferry and bus is one of the easiest 10-day loops in Europe, and data costs the same in every stop on it. Our pay-as-you-go price, checked 10 Nov 2026: $1.08/GB in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Rough maths at ~1.2 GB a day (maps, ferry and bus tickets in apps, photos): 10 days = 12 GB, about $13. The trap is the ferry, not the countries. Out at sea, the big Baltic ferries run their own onboard maritime network, and a phone that roams onto it can be billed at satellite-style rates. Before boarding, switch network selection to manual or turn mobile data off until you see a land network again, and use the ship Wi-Fi for anything heavy. UK and US visitors: you don't get EU roam-like-at-home here, so check what your home plan charges before relying on it. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: these are Silent eSIM's own rates. Anyone done the Tallinn day trip from Helsinki on mobile data only?

Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei in two weeks is a popular loop, and data prices differ more than you'd guess across it. Our pay-as-you-go prices, checked 10 Nov 2026: - South Korea $1.64/GB - Hong Kong and Macau $1.64/GB - Taiwan $2.20/GB - Japan $2.76/GB Rough maths at ~1.5 GB a day (maps, transit apps, translation, photos): 5 days Korea = 7.5 GB, about $12.30 5 days Japan = 7.5 GB, about $20.70 4 days Taiwan = 6 GB, about $13.20 Total about $46 for ~21 GB, one balance, no new SIM at each border. Tip: download offline maps and the Korean subway app on hotel Wi-Fi before day one. Naver Map works far better than Google Maps for walking directions in Korea. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: these are Silent eSIM's own rates. Which leg of that loop ate the most data for you?

Sri Lanka then the Maldives is a classic two-week combo. Heads up: the data price jumps about 14x when you hop across. Our pay-as-you-go prices, checked 10 Nov 2026: - Sri Lanka $1.58/GB - India $2.76, Pakistan $2.02, Bangladesh $1.82 - Maldives $22.12/GB - Nepal $17.68/GB, Bhutan $29.48/GB Rough maths for 10 days in Sri Lanka at ~1 GB a day: about $15.80. Five days in the Maldives at the same rate would be about $110, so there it makes sense to lean on resort Wi-Fi and keep mobile data for maps, transfers and messages. At ~0.3 GB a day that's about $33. Same story for a Nepal trek or a Bhutan add-on: our rates there are high, and a local SIM from the airport is often the cheaper pick. Use the balance for the cheap legs and the layovers. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: these are Silent eSIM's own rates. Anyone found decent Wi-Fi on a Maldives local island?

Andes overland, Lima to Salta: the good news is that data barely changes price at the borders. The thing to plan around is where there's no signal at all. Our pay-as-you-go prices, checked 10 Nov 2026: - Chile $3.30/GB, Argentina $3.40, Peru $3.50, Bolivia $3.68 - Colombia is $4.86 if you start further north - Paraguay is the one to watch at $7.00/GB, about double its neighbours Rough maths for a 3-week Lima, Cusco, Titicaca, La Paz, Uyuni, San Pedro de Atacama, Salta trip at ~0.7 GB on the days you have coverage: - Peru 8 days, 5.6 GB, about $19.60 - Bolivia 5 days, 3.5 GB, about $12.90 - Chile 3 days, 2.1 GB, about $6.90 - Argentina 4 days, 2.8 GB, about $9.50 That's roughly 14 GB for about $49. One balance covers all four, so there's nothing to swap at Desaguadero or Hito Cajón. Most of the 3-day Uyuni jeep tour is out of coverage, so don't count those days. Before you leave La Paz, download offline maps for the salt flats and the lagunas route, plus a translation pack and your tickets or QR codes. All countries, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: these are Silent eSIM's own rates. Where did your phone lose signal on the Altiplano?

Buying an eSIM "without ID" is a narrower promise than it sounds. Five things worth checking before you pay, wherever you buy: 1. Read the checkout form, not the banner. If it wants a document upload, a selfie or an ID number, it's a KYC purchase. 2. Look for a second ID prompt at activation. Some sellers take payment with nothing, then ask when you scan the QR. Find that out at home, not at the airport. 3. Ask what the payment is tied to. A card brings email and billing details through the processor. On-chain BTC or XMR is a different trail. 4. Data-only means no phone number, so no bank SMS codes. Sort your 2FA before you fly. 5. Skipping the passport doesn't hide the phone: device identifiers and tower location still exist on any network. And the boring one: make sure the phone is unlocked and eSIM-capable, and install on Wi-Fi before you leave. We wrote the full version, with our own terms quoted where they apply:

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No-KYC eSIM checklist: what to check before you buy

What to check before buying a no-KYC eSIM: ID at checkout and activation, what a card or crypto payment reveals, and what the carrier still sees.

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Jordan, Egypt and a Dubai stopover: the three-day stopover can cost more data money than a full week in Egypt. Our own pay-as-you-go prices (checked 9 Nov 2026 on /tools/data-price-per-gb): - Egypt: $2.48/GB - Oman: $2.76/GB - Jordan: $3.50/GB - Morocco: $3.68/GB - UAE: $6.44/GB A 17-day trip at ~0.7 GB/day (maps, ride apps, WhatsApp, translation, a few photos): - Jordan 7 days ≈ 4.9 GB ≈ $17.15 - Egypt 7 days ≈ 4.9 GB ≈ $12.15 - Dubai 3 days ≈ 2.1 GB ≈ $13.52 Total ≈ 11.9 GB ≈ $43, and the shortest leg is nearly a third of it. What helps: hotel and mall Wi-Fi in Dubai is everywhere, so save mobile data there for maps and taxis. Download offline maps for Petra, Wadi Rum and the Nile stretch while you're on Wi-Fi in Amman or Cairo, and set photo backup to Wi-Fi only before you fly. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: Silent eSIM's own rates. Where did your data budget disappear?

Central America data maths: three days in Belize can cost about as much as five days in Mexico and five in Guatemala put together. Our own pay-as-you-go prices (checked 9 Nov 2026 on /tools/data-price-per-gb): - Mexico: $3.60/GB - El Salvador: $4.60/GB - Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama: $7.00/GB - Costa Rica: $7.74/GB - Belize: $18.06/GB A classic Yucatán-Belize-Guatemala loop at ~0.7 GB/day (maps, ride apps, WhatsApp, translation, a few photos): - Mexico 5 days ≈ 3.5 GB ≈ $12.60 - Guatemala 5 days ≈ 3.5 GB ≈ $24.50 - Belize 3 days ≈ 2.1 GB ≈ $37.93 Total ≈ 9.1 GB ≈ $75, and Belize is half of it. What helps: do the heavy stuff (offline maps for the whole loop, photo backups, app updates) on Wi-Fi in Mexico before you cross at Chetumal. On Caye Caulker or San Pedro, lean on guesthouse Wi-Fi and keep mobile data for maps and messages. Flores and Tikal signal is patchy anyway, so save the route before you leave town. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: Silent eSIM's own rates. Which border ate your data budget?

Caucasus fortnight data maths: 3 days in Azerbaijan can cost more than a whole week in Georgia. Our own pay-as-you-go prices (checked 8 Nov 2026 on /tools/data-price-per-gb): - Georgia: $1.82/GB - Armenia: $2.48/GB - Azerbaijan: $4.60/GB Two weeks at ~0.7 GB/day (maps, Bolt/Yandex Go, translation, a bit of Instagram): - Georgia 7 days ≈ 4.9 GB ≈ $8.90 - Armenia 4 days ≈ 2.8 GB ≈ $6.95 - Azerbaijan 3 days ≈ 2.1 GB ≈ $9.65 Total ≈ 9.8 GB ≈ $25.50, and Baku is over a third of it. What helps: download offline maps and your translation language packs for all three countries on hotel Wi-Fi in Tbilisi, and do photo backups before you head to Baku rather than while you're there. Mountain roads (Kazbegi, Dilijan) drop signal anyway, so load the route before you leave town. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: Silent eSIM's own rates. Which leg ate your data?

Banana-pancake loop maths: 4 days in Laos can cost more in data than 8 days in Thailand. Our own pay-as-you-go prices (checked 8 Nov 2026 on /tools/data-price-per-gb): - Thailand: $1.82/GB - Vietnam: $2.20/GB - Cambodia: $4.12/GB - Laos: $4.60/GB A 3-week loop at ~0.7 GB/day (maps, Grab, a bit of Instagram): - Thailand 8 days ≈ 5.6 GB ≈ $10.20 - Laos 4 days ≈ 2.8 GB ≈ $12.90 - Vietnam 6 days ≈ 4.2 GB ≈ $9.25 - Cambodia 3 days ≈ 2.1 GB ≈ $8.65 Total ≈ 14.7 GB ≈ $41. Laos alone is nearly a third of it. What actually helps: in Laos and Cambodia, do the heavy stuff (photo backups, offline maps for the next town, podcast downloads) on guesthouse Wi-Fi and keep mobile data for navigation and transport apps. Signal on the Mekong slow boat is patchy anyway, so load everything before you board. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: Silent eSIM's own rates. Which leg of the loop ate your data?

Alps ski week tip: Austria, Italy and Germany all bill the same on a country-priced eSIM. Switzerland does not. Our own pay-as-you-go prices (checked 6 Nov 2026 on /tools/data-price-per-gb): - Austria: $1.08/GB - Italy: $1.08/GB - Germany: $1.08/GB - Switzerland: $2.02/GB (nearly 2x) A 9-day Innsbruck–Dolomites–Munich loop at ~0.6 GB/day on the $1.08 legs is about 5.4 GB ≈ $5.80. Add two days in Zermatt/Interlaken (~1.2 GB) and that Swiss stretch alone is ~$2.40 — almost half the AT/IT/DE week for two days. The border trap: near Chiasso, Brenner or Lake Constance your phone can latch onto a Swiss mast while you still think you're in IT/AT/DE. UK/EU "Europe roaming" plans usually treat Switzerland as outside the zone. Force the home-country network before the tunnel, and download offline piste maps on hotel Wi-Fi. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: Silent eSIM's own rates. Ever paid Swiss roaming from the Italian side of the border?

Crossing Portugal into Spain on a phone plan? Both sit in the EU roam-like-at-home zone, so a home SIM is fine for light use. A pay-as-you-go travel eSIM still bills by country code though. Our own prices (checked 5 Nov 2026 on /tools/data-price-per-gb): - Portugal: $1.08/GB - Spain: $1.08/GB - Andorra (the Pyrenees trap between them): $7.38/GB A 10-day Lisbon–Madrid–Barcelona loop at about 0.5 GB a day is roughly 5 GB ≈ $5.40 on PT+ES. One day stuck on an Andorran mast near the border is about $3.69 for 0.5 GB — almost as much as the whole PT+ES week on a country-priced eSIM. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: Silent eSIM's own rates. Ever lost signal in the Pyrenees and landed on Andorra?

Doing a Greek island + Turkish coast trip, like Kos and Bodrum, or Lesvos and Ayvalik? The ferry is short; the roaming gap is not. Our own pay-as-you-go prices (checked 5 Nov 2026): - Greece: $1.08/GB - Turkey: $1.28/GB At ~0.6 GB a day, 5 days on Kos and 5 in Bodrum is about 6 GB: ~$3.24 + ~$3.84 = about $7.10. The trap: on the east side of Kos, Rhodes, Samos or Lesvos your phone can grab a Turkish mast across the water while you're still in Greece. On a UK or EU "roam like at home" plan, Turkey is outside the zone, so that hour on the beach can be billed as non-EU roaming. Set network selection to manual on a Greek network near the coast. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: these are Silent eSIM's own prices. Ever been caught by a Turkish mast on a Greek island?

Planning a 14-day Interrail loop through western and southern Europe? The data maths is almost flat, until Switzerland. Our own pay-as-you-go prices (checked 5 Nov 2026): - France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria: $1.08/GB each - Switzerland: $2.02/GB, nearly 2x A realistic pace (~0.6 GB/day sightseeing, lighter on train days) for 12 days in the $1.08 countries and 2 Swiss days is about 8 GB total: ~$7.80 on the flat EU legs + ~$2.40 in Switzerland ≈ $10.20. UK and EU home "Europe roaming" plans usually cover FR/DE/IT/ES/AT, then treat Switzerland as outside the zone and bill it separately. Download offline maps for Zurich/Lucerne before Basel, and keep photo backups on hotel Wi-Fi. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: Silent eSIM's own prices. Which Interrail border surprised your phone bill?

Interrail data budget, 14 days, 7 countries (own prices, 5 Nov 2026). A Paris → Berlin → Prague → Vienna → Milan → Barcelona → Lisbon loop is almost all $1.08/GB on our table. The outlier is Switzerland at $2.02/GB — two nights in Zürich can cost as much as a week in Germany. Rough plan for ~8 GB across the week (maps + social + one video call day): - 6× EU stops @ $1.08 → ~$6.50 - 1× Switzerland @ $2.02 → ~$2.00 Total around $8.50 before a buffer. Download offline maps the night before each border. Every country, cheapest first (218 listed):

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: Silent eSIM's own pay-as-you-go rates. Which rail border surprised your bill?

The Neum corridor is the quiet phone-bill trap on Croatia's coast. You're on a coach from Split to Dubrovnik. For about 20 km the road dips into Bosnia and Herzegovina at Neum, then back into Croatia. Your EU "free roaming" plan treats that stretch as a new country. Same story if you hop down to Montenegro or Albania for a few days. Our own pay-as-you-go prices (checked 5 Nov 2026): - Croatia: $1.08/GB - Bosnia and Herzegovina: $2.12/GB (~2x) - Montenegro: $1.74/GB - Albania: $2.02/GB A rough 10-day Split–Dubrovnik loop with 2 days across the border (~6 GB Croatia + 1.2 GB Bosnia) lands around $9.00 on those rates. Download offline maps before Neum and keep photo backup on Wi-Fi. Every country, cheapest first:

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: Silent eSIM's own prices. Which border ate your roaming allowance?

Driving the Pacific coast and nipping up to Vancouver? The data maths changes at the border. On our rate card today (checked 4 Nov): - United States: $1.74/GB - Canada: $4.60/GB, about 2.6x the US - Mexico, if you head south instead: $3.60/GB A rough 14-day split: 10 days in the US at ~0.6 GB a day is about 6 GB, so ~$10.44. Then 4 days in BC at the same pace is ~2.4 GB, ~$11.04. Four days in Canada cost more than ten in the States. Cheap fixes: download offline maps for BC before you cross, push photo backups to Wi-Fi only, and do the heavy streaming on the US side. Every country, cheapest first, with a two-country compare (no signup):

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: these are Silent eSIM's own pay-as-you-go prices. What's the priciest border you've crossed with a phone?

Same phone, same eSIM, same 1 GB. The price swings 600x depending on where you land. I pulled every country on our rate card into one list today (checked 4 Nov): - Ukraine is the cheapest at $0.76/GB - 41 countries sit at $1.08/GB, mostly Europe - the median country is $4.60/GB - Equatorial Guinea is $460.80/GB. Not a typo. Download your maps before you fly in. The trap: "Europe" isn't one price. Cross from a $1.08 country into a non-EU neighbour and the per-GB rate can double or more, with no warning except the bill. Full table, cheapest first, plus a two-country compare (no signup):

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Mobile data price per GB by country | Silent eSIM

Silent eSIM pay-as-you-go data prices per GB for 218 countries. Cheapest is Ukraine at $0.76/GB. Same USD catalogue as the rates page.

Disclosure: these are Silent eSIM's own pay-as-you-go prices, not a survey of other providers. Which country surprised you most?

Balkan coast in 12 days, phone data maths: Split 3d, Dubrovnik 3d (with a day trip to Mostar), Kotor 3d, then down into Albania for 3d. At about 0.6 GB a day (maps, WhatsApp, a few photos, bus tickets) that's roughly 7 GB. At today's per-GB prices: Croatia 5 days: about $3.24 at $1.08/GB Bosnia day trip: about $1.27 at $2.12/GB Montenegro 3 days: about $3.13 at $1.74/GB Albania 3 days: about $3.64 at $2.02/GB Total: about $11.28 for the whole trip. The trap is that EU roaming stops at the Croatian border. Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania aren't in the EU, so a lot of "roam like at home" plans charge out-of-bundle rates there. And the Split to Dubrovnik coach often cuts through Bosnia at Neum for about 10 km, so your phone can jump onto a Bosnian network without you leaving the bus. Turn data roaming off or check your plan before that stretch. Prices (checked 4 Nov):

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Rates by country — Silent eSIM

Live per-GB data prices for 200+ countries. Pay only for what you use, top up with card or crypto, and your balance never expires. No ID, no contract.

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Two-week Europe rail loop, phone data maths: Paris 3d, Zurich/Lucerne 2d, Munich 2d, Vienna 3d, Prague 2d, Budapest 2d, five train rides. A normal sightseeing day (maps on and off, WhatsApp, a few photos, booking stuff) is about 0.6 GB. Train days are about 0.3 GB if you download shows on hotel Wi-Fi the night before. Total: about 10 GB, about $11.82 at today's per-GB prices. France, Germany, Austria, Czechia and Hungary are all $1.08/GB, so those borders change nothing. The trap is Switzerland: $2.02/GB, nearly double, and plenty of "roam free in Europe" home plans don't cover it at all. Check your plan before the train reaches Basel, and grab an offline map of Zurich before you arrive. Prices (checked 3 Nov):

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Rates by country — Silent eSIM

Live per-GB data prices for 200+ countries. Pay only for what you use, top up with card or crypto, and your balance never expires. No ID, no contract.

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Japan and Korea in one trip? Rough data maths from Silent eSIM's rates today (3 Nov): Japan from $2.76/GB, South Korea and Hong Kong from $1.64, Taiwan from $2.20. At around 0.5 GB a day for maps, translation and messaging, ten days in Japan is about 5 GB (~$14) and four days in Seoul about 2 GB (~$3.30). So the Japan leg is most of the bill, not Korea. Korea tip: Google Maps can't do proper walking or driving directions there, so get Naver Map or KakaoMap before you land, which pulls a bit more data in the first days. Whatever's left over doesn't expire. Prices per country:

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Rates by country — Silent eSIM

Live per-GB data prices for 200+ countries. Pay only for what you use, top up with card or crypto, and your balance never expires. No ID, no contract.

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