📶Prepaid SIM & Data Package Cost

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is the estimated entry cost of a local prepaid SIM with about 10 GB of data and roughly 30 days of validity, in US dollars. Mandatory SIM, activation or starter-pack costs are included where they practically apply.

Nomadino uses public prepaid tariffs from major mobile operators, national regulators, ITU data-price series and international mobile-data price comparisons. Where no robust direct country value is available, a maintained replacement is derived from the mobile-plan cost, regional price level, island uplifts, market structure and exchange-rate context.

Contract commitments, phone purchases, travel eSIMs, international roaming, voice-only SIMs without enough data, resident-only special discounts, unverifiable grey-market SIMs and tiny daily bundles without meaningful 10-GB comparability are excluded.

The rating uses fixed cost anchors: very cheap entry packages up to about USD 4 receive 100 points, USD 8 to USD 12 remains good, USD 20 is mid-range, USD 35 is expensive, and values from about USD 80 fall into the lower rating range.