The short answer
Airalo is cheaper in 51 destinations and Sim Local in 66 of the 183 destinations both sell (66 tied). For plans of 10 GB or more, Airalo is cheaper in 26 and Sim Local in 107 of the 138 destinations where both sell one. Both sell unlimited plans in 62 destinations; Airalo is cheaper per day in 20, Sim Local in 41. Airalo covers 193 destinations in total, Sim Local 191. Prices checked 12 October 2026.
"Cheaper" compares the lowest price each provider sells in a destination, whatever its data allowance and validity. The tables below also compare plans of 10 GB or more, and unlimited plans by price per day.
Airalo and Sim Local side by side
 Airalo |  Sim Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Plans tracked | 1,444 | 1,070 |
| Single-country destinations | 193 | 191 |
| Regional and worldwide plans | 69 | 0 |
| Cheapest plan tracked | $4.00 | $2.75 |
| Cheapest of all 31 providers in | 2 destinations | 0 destinations |
| Unlimited plans | 245 in 112 destinations | 158 in 77 destinations |
| Says how much data is full speed | on some plans | not published |
| Top-ups | on 1,390 plans | not published |
Airalo vs Sim Local in popular destinations
Lowest price each sells, then the cheapest plan of 10 GB or more. The lower price is in green; open a destination to compare every provider's plans there.
| Destination | Airalo from | Sim Local from | Airalo 10 GB+ | Sim Local 10 GB+ | Cheaper overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $4.00 | $4.00 | $22.50 | $17.25 | tie |
| Japan | $4.00 | $4.00 | $18.00 | $16.25 | tie |
| United Kingdom | $4.00 | $13.25 | $19.00 | $13.25 | Airalo |
| Italy | $4.00 | $4.00 | $19.00 | $15.50 | tie |
| Spain | $4.00 | $4.00 | $14.00 | $15.25 | tie |
| Germany | $4.00 | $4.00 | $16.00 | $11.50 | tie |
| Thailand | $4.00 | $5.50 | $11.00 | $10.25 | Airalo |
| Turkey | $4.00 | $6.25 | $15.50 | $11.50 | Airalo |
| Mexico | $5.50 | $8.25 | $26.00 | $14.50 | Airalo |
| Greece | $4.00 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $19.25 | tie |
| Portugal | $4.00 | $4.00 | $11.00 | $11.25 | tie |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.00 | $9.00 | $20.00 | $19.50 | Airalo |
| South Korea | $4.00 | $4.00 | $19.00 | $18.25 | tie |
| Indonesia | $4.50 | $4.25 | $21.00 | $16.75 | Sim Local |
| Vietnam | $4.00 | $4.25 | $18.00 | $17.75 | Airalo |
Unlimited data: Airalo vs Sim Local
Cheapest unlimited plan per day. Unlimited travel plans usually slow down after a daily allowance; the destination page shows it where the provider publishes it.
| Destination | Airalo per day | Sim Local per day | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | none | $2.50 | Sim Local (only one) |
| Japan | $3.45 | $2.50 | Sim Local |
| United Kingdom | $3.45 | $1.39 | Sim Local |
| Italy | $3.20 | $2.28 | Sim Local |
| Spain | $3.20 | $3.22 | Airalo |
| Germany | $1.97 | $2.70 | Airalo |
| Thailand | $3.10 | $1.30 | Sim Local |
| Turkey | $3.45 | $2.68 | Sim Local |
| Mexico | none | $2.60 | Sim Local (only one) |
| Greece | $2.30 | $2.50 | Airalo |
Every destination both sell
Show all 183 destinations
| Destination | Airalo from | Sim Local from | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $5.50 | $8.00 | Airalo |
| Albania | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Algeria | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Andorra | $4.00 | $5.25 | Airalo |
| Anguilla | $7.00 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Antigua & Barbuda | $7.50 | $7.25 | Sim Local |
| Argentina | $5.00 | $4.50 | Sim Local |
| Armenia | $5.00 | $5.50 | Airalo |
| Aruba | $8.00 | $8.50 | Airalo |
| Australia | $4.50 | $7.50 | Airalo |
| Austria | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Azerbaijan | $5.00 | $6.00 | Airalo |
| Bahamas | $7.00 | $8.50 | Airalo |
| Bangladesh | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Barbados | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Belarus | $6.00 | $9.25 | Airalo |
| Belgium | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Belize | $9.00 | $13.25 | Airalo |
| Benin | $8.50 | $8.50 | tie |
| Bermuda | $6.50 | $9.25 | Airalo |
| Bolivia | $7.50 | $8.00 | Airalo |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | $4.00 | $5.00 | Airalo |
| Botswana | $8.50 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Brazil | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| British Virgin Islands | $8.50 | $9.00 | Airalo |
| Brunei | $7.00 | $12.75 | Airalo |
| Bulgaria | $4.00 | $2.75 | Sim Local |
| Burkina Faso | $6.00 | $6.00 | tie |
| Cambodia | $4.00 | $4.25 | Airalo |
| Cameroon | $5.50 | $7.25 | Airalo |
| Canada | $7.00 | $5.00 | Sim Local |
| Cape Verde | $9.00 | $9.00 | tie |
| Caribbean Netherlands | $7.50 | $8.00 | Airalo |
| Cayman Islands | $36.00 | $7.25 | Sim Local |
| Central African Republic | $9.00 | $8.50 | Sim Local |
| Chad | $6.00 | $5.50 | Sim Local |
| Chile | $4.50 | $5.00 | Airalo |
| China | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Colombia | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Costa Rica | $26.50 | $7.25 | Sim Local |
| Croatia | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Curaçao | $8.00 | $8.00 | tie |
| Cyprus | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Czechia | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Denmark | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Dominica | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Dominican Republic | $6.00 | $5.50 | Sim Local |
| Ecuador | $5.00 | $5.50 | Airalo |
| Egypt | $5.50 | $5.50 | tie |
| El Salvador | $5.50 | $6.50 | Airalo |
| Estonia | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Eswatini | $8.00 | $8.50 | Airalo |
| Ethiopia | $12.00 | $11.50 | Sim Local |
| Faroe Islands | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Fiji | $7.50 | $7.25 | Sim Local |
| Finland | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| French Guiana | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Gabon | $6.00 | $5.50 | Sim Local |
| Gambia | $9.50 | $9.25 | Sim Local |
| Georgia | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Germany | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Ghana | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Gibraltar | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Greece | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Greenland | $7.00 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Grenada | $8.00 | $7.25 | Sim Local |
| Guadeloupe | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Guam | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Guatemala | $5.00 | $6.00 | Airalo |
| Guinea | $9.50 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Guinea-Bissau | $9.50 | $9.50 | tie |
| Guyana | $7.00 | $8.00 | Airalo |
| Haiti | $8.00 | $10.00 | Airalo |
| Honduras | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Hong Kong | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Hungary | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Iceland | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| India | $4.50 | $4.00 | Sim Local |
| Indonesia | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Iraq | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Ireland | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Isle of Man | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Israel | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Italy | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Ivory Coast | $9.00 | $9.25 | Airalo |
| Jamaica | $30.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Japan | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Jersey | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Jordan | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Kazakhstan | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Kenya | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Kuwait | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Kyrgyzstan | $6.00 | $5.50 | Sim Local |
| Laos | $6.00 | $6.50 | Airalo |
| Latvia | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Lesotho | $8.50 | $8.25 | Sim Local |
| Liberia | $6.00 | $5.50 | Sim Local |
| Liechtenstein | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Lithuania | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Luxembourg | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Macau | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Madagascar | $7.00 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Malawi | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Malaysia | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Maldives | $40.00 | $14.50 | Sim Local |
| Mali | $9.00 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Malta | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Martinique | $4.00 | $6.50 | Airalo |
| Mayotte | $4.50 | $5.25 | Airalo |
| Mexico | $5.50 | $8.25 | Airalo |
| Moldova | $4.50 | $4.50 | tie |
| Monaco | $4.00 | $8.00 | Airalo |
| Mongolia | $4.00 | $6.50 | Airalo |
| Montenegro | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Montserrat | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Morocco | $6.00 | $5.50 | Sim Local |
| Mozambique | $7.00 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Nepal | $5.00 | $4.50 | Sim Local |
| Netherlands | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| New Zealand | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Nicaragua | $11.50 | $5.50 | Sim Local |
| Niger | $8.00 | $8.50 | Airalo |
| Nigeria | $7.50 | $7.25 | Sim Local |
| North Macedonia | $4.00 | $4.50 | Airalo |
| Norway | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Oman | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Pakistan | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Palestine | $5.00 | $5.25 | Airalo |
| Panama | $30.00 | $7.25 | Sim Local |
| Papua New Guinea | $7.00 | $10.50 | Airalo |
| Paraguay | $5.50 | $6.25 | Airalo |
| Peru | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Philippines | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Poland | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Portugal | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Puerto Rico | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Qatar | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Romania | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Rwanda | $7.00 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Réunion | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Samoa | $6.00 | $10.50 | Airalo |
| Saudi Arabia | $4.50 | $4.25 | Sim Local |
| Senegal | $6.00 | $6.25 | Airalo |
| Serbia | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Seychelles | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Sierra Leone | $8.50 | $8.25 | Sim Local |
| Singapore | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Slovakia | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Slovenia | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| South Africa | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| South Korea | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Spain | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Sri Lanka | $5.50 | $4.00 | Sim Local |
| St. Barthélemy | $8.50 | $8.00 | Sim Local |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| St. Lucia | $8.00 | $8.50 | Airalo |
| St. Martin | $6.00 | $8.25 | Airalo |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Suriname | $6.50 | $9.25 | Airalo |
| Sweden | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Switzerland | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Taiwan | $4.00 | $4.50 | Airalo |
| Tajikistan | $7.50 | $12.00 | Airalo |
| Tanzania | $4.50 | $4.50 | tie |
| Thailand | $4.00 | $5.50 | Airalo |
| Tonga | $4.50 | $12.00 | Airalo |
| Trinidad & Tobago | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| Tunisia | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Turkey | $4.00 | $6.25 | Airalo |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | $8.00 | $7.50 | Sim Local |
| US Virgin Islands | $4.50 | $4.00 | Sim Local |
| Uganda | $7.00 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Ukraine | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.00 | $9.00 | Airalo |
| United Kingdom | $4.00 | $13.25 | Airalo |
| United States | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Uruguay | $7.00 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Uzbekistan | $4.00 | $4.00 | tie |
| Vanuatu | $7.00 | $6.50 | Sim Local |
| Venezuela | $6.50 | $8.00 | Airalo |
| Vietnam | $4.00 | $4.25 | Airalo |
| Zambia | $7.50 | $7.25 | Sim Local |
| Zimbabwe | $11.50 | $45.00 | Airalo |
Where only one of them sells
Airalo sells plans for 10 destinations that Sim Local does not cover:
Bhutan Congo-Brazzaville DR Congo Kosovo Lebanon Nauru Sint Maarten Timor-Leste Togo Vatican City
Sim Local sells plans for 8 destinations that Airalo does not cover:
France Bahrain French Polynesia Guernsey Mauritania Mauritius South Sudan Sudan
Common questions
Is Airalo cheaper than Sim Local?
In the 183 destinations both sell, Airalo has the lower entry price in 51, Sim Local in 66, and they tie in 66. Comparing plans of 10 GB or more where both sell one (138 destinations), Airalo is cheaper in 26 and Sim Local in 107. Prices checked 12 Oct 2026.
Which covers more destinations, Airalo or Sim Local?
Airalo sells single-country plans for 193 destinations and Sim Local for 191. 183 are covered by both, 10 only by Airalo and 8 only by Sim Local.
Do Airalo and Sim Local sell unlimited data?
Airalo sells 245 unlimited plans (112 destinations), Sim Local sells 158 unlimited plans (77 destinations). Where both sell one (62 destinations), Airalo is cheaper per day in 20 and Sim Local in 41. Most unlimited travel plans slow down after a daily allowance; check the plan before buying.
Airalo or Sim Local for Japan?
In Japan, Airalo's cheapest plan is $4.00 and Sim Local's is $4.00. For 10 GB or more: Airalo from $18.00, Sim Local from $16.25. Unlimited per day: Airalo $3.45, Sim Local $2.50. Our Japan page compares plans from 29 providers.
Airalo or Sim Local for United States?
In United States, Airalo's cheapest plan is $4.00 and Sim Local's is $4.00. For 10 GB or more: Airalo from $22.50, Sim Local from $17.25. Unlimited per day: Airalo none, Sim Local $2.50. Our United States page compares plans from 26 providers.
How did you compare Airalo and Sim Local?
Both providers' plans are collected from their own websites every day and converted to US dollars. A destination counts as shared when both sell a single-country plan for it; regional and worldwide plans are not counted. "Cheaper" compares the lowest price each sells there, whatever its allowance, so check data and validity on the destination page before buying.
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