Cheapest eSIM for Maldives
The cheapest eSIM for Maldives right now is Airalo, 20 GB for 30 Days at $40.00. That is $2.00 per GB.
624 plans from 46 providers, watched and re-ranked by the real price per gigabyte. Every one is a prepaid travel eSIM for Maldives that you buy online and install before you fly, so it works the moment you land.
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| Rank | Provider | Data | Validity | Price (USD) | Price per GB | Verdict | Get |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid placement. It sits above the ranking and does not change it. Advertise here | SponsoredPaid placement. It sits above the ranking and does not change it. Advertise hereMegaEsim Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
3 GB | 1 Day | $21.56 | $7.19 | Sponsored | Get |
| 1 | Airalo | 20 GB | 30 Days | $40.00 | $2.00 | Best value | Get |
| 2 | Gigago | 20 GB | 10 Days | $44.00 | $2.20 | Great | Get |
| 3 | Nomad | 20 GB | 10 Days | $45.00 | $2.25 | Great | Get |
| 4 | Tourist eSIM | 30 GB | 30 Days | $76.85 | $2.56 | Good | Get |
| 5 | AirPlans Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
30 GB | 30 Days | $78.31 | $2.61 | Good | Get |
| 6 | Lempart Flex Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
30 GB | 30 Days | $80.99 | $2.70 | Good | Get |
| 7 | Yesim Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
40 GB | 365 Days | $109.00 | $2.73 | Good | Get |
| 8 | Yesim Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 180 Days | $59.00 | $2.95 | Good | Get |
| 9 | Lempart Flex Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $68.49 | $3.42 | Okay | Get |
| 10 | AirPlans Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
15 GB | 30 Days | $55.68 | $3.71 | Okay | Get |
| 11 | eSIModo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
30 GB | 30 Days | $124.20 | $4.14 | Fair | Get |
| 12 | eSIMzio Coupon: WATCHDOG15 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $89.50 | $4.47 | Fair | Get |
| 13 | Wanderly Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOGWILDCARD |
5 GB | 3 Days | $22.99 | $4.60 | Fair | Get |
| 14 | Wanderly Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOGWILDCARD |
3 GB | 3 Days | $13.99 | $4.66 | Fair | Get |
| 15 | Yatelo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $95.48 | $4.77 | Fair | Get |
| 16 | eSIModo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 10 Days | $102.60 | $5.13 | Fair | Get |
| 17 | CocoRoam | 20 GB | 30 Days | $102.90 | $5.15 | Fair | Get |
| 18 | CloudOn | 10 GB | 30 Days | $51.99 | $5.20 | Fair | Get |
| 19 | CloudOn | 20 GB | 30 Days | $104.49 | $5.22 | Expensive | Get |
| 20 | eSIMzio Coupon: WATCHDOG15 |
10 GB | 30 Days | $54.00 | $5.40 | Expensive | Get |
| 21 | Nomad | 10 GB | 30 Days | $55.00 | $5.50 | Expensive | Get |
| 22 | ASIMGO Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
30 GB | 10 Days | $165.45 | $5.51 | Expensive | Get |
| 23 | Lumbus Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $112.99 | $5.65 | Expensive | Get |
| 24 | CocoRoam | 10 GB | 7 Days | $56.70 | $5.67 | Expensive | Get |
| 25 | ASIMGO Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
30 GB | 15 Days | $171.72 | $5.72 | Expensive | Get |
| 26 | Tourist eSIM | 5 GB | 15 Days | $28.96 | $5.79 | Expensive | Get |
| 27 | Yatelo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
10 GB | 30 Days | $58.88 | $5.89 | Expensive | Get |
| 28 | Simbye Coupon: DOG |
5 GB | 30 Days | $29.74 | $5.95 | Expensive | Get |
| 29 | Lumbus Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
10 GB | 30 Days | $59.99 | $6.00 | Expensive | Get |
| 30 | SimSmash | 20 GB | 30 Days | $120.49 | $6.02 | Expensive | Get |
| 31 | Simbye Coupon: DOG |
3 GB | 30 Days | $18.69 | $6.23 | Expensive | Get |
| 32 | SimSmash | 10 GB | 30 Days | $62.99 | $6.30 | Expensive | Get |
| 33 | AlpineSIM | 20 GB | 30 Days | $129.02 | $6.45 | Expensive | Get |
| 34 | Travel eSIM | 20 GB | 30 Days | $131.49 | $6.57 | Expensive | Get |
| 35 | AlpineSIM | 10 GB | 30 Days | $67.27 | $6.73 | Expensive | Get |
| 36 | SparkRoam Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG5 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $136.01 | $6.80 | Expensive | Get |
| 37 | eSIM4Travel | 500 MB | 1 Day | $3.37 | $6.90 | Expensive | Get |
| 38 | ByteSIM | 30 GB | 10 Days | $207.90 | $6.93 | Expensive | Get |
| 39 | Travel eSIM | 10 GB | 30 Days | $69.56 | $6.96 | Expensive | Get |
| 40 | FlyEsim Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $140.51 | $7.03 | Expensive | Get |
| 41 | SparkRoam Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG5 |
10 GB | 30 Days | $71.20 | $7.12 | Expensive | Get |
| 42 | MegaEsim Coupon: SUMMER10 |
3 GB | 1 Day | $21.56 | $7.19 | Expensive | Get |
| 43 | ByteSIM | 30 GB | 15 Days | $215.90 | $7.20 | Expensive | Get |
| 44 | MegaEsim Coupon: SUMMER10 |
10 GB | 30 Days | $76.03 | $7.60 | Very expensive | Get |
| 45 | MobiMatter Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
3 GB | 30 Days | $22.99 | $7.66 | Very expensive | Get |
| 46 | eSIM Hero | 20 GB | 30 Days | $156.25 | $7.81 | Very expensive | Get |
| 47 | Connect Me Guru Coupon: hello-saun |
3 GB | 1 Day | $23.50 | $7.83 | Very expensive | Get |
| 48 | Connect Me Guru Coupon: hello-saun |
20 GB | 30 Days | $156.65 | $7.83 | Very expensive | Get |
| 49 | FlyEsim Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
10 GB | 7 Days | $78.68 | $7.87 | Very expensive | Get |
| 50 | MobiMatter Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
2 GB | 15 Days | $15.99 | $8.00 | Very expensive | Get |
| 51 | eSIMfly | 10 GB | 30 Days | $81.17 | $8.12 | Very expensive | Get |
| 52 | eSIM Hero | 10 GB | 30 Days | $81.75 | $8.18 | Very expensive | Get |
| 53 | Telekonek Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 20 Days | $439.00 | $8.78 | Very expensive | Get |
| 54 | Telekonek Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 30 Days | $440.00 | $8.80 | Very expensive | Get |
| 55 | eSIMfly | 5 GB | 30 Days | $44.37 | $8.87 | Very expensive | Get |
| 56 | eSIM4Travel | 1 GB | 1 Day | $9.14 | $9.14 | Very expensive | Get |
| 57 | HiRoaming Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG20FIRST |
20 GB | 30 Days | $188.35 | $9.42 | Very expensive | Get |
| 58 | RoameSIM Coupon: ESMWD10 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $192.50 | $9.63 | Very expensive | Get |
| 59 | HiRoaming Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG20FIRST |
10 GB | 30 Days | $98.21 | $9.82 | Very expensive | Get |
| 60 | Earth Esim Coupon: ESIMWD5 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $200.00 | $10.00 | Very expensive | Get |
409 of these 624 plans were checked against the seller's own shop on 17 October 2026. The rest come from the seller's own feed or plan pages and are not yet independently checked.
The Watchdog Pick is chosen automatically: the lowest real price per GB of the 624 plans in this view. Bulk data pools above 50 GB cannot win it, because their per GB rate only exists if you use data no traveller uses. Providers cannot pay for it, and a commission never changes the ranking. Prices are shown in USD and can change at checkout.
Price per GB counts only data you can use inside the validity, at most 3 GB a day, so a big pool on a short validity cannot buy the top spot. Every provider's best two plans come first, then the rest. A plan marked Unverified price undercuts every other provider here by more than half and waits at the end until we have checked it on the seller's site. How we rank
Unlimited rows show the daily amount at full speed. Some rows also show the speed after that amount. A row with no speed does not mean the plan stays fast, so check the plan on the seller's site.
Some links here earn us a commission. It never changes the order. How we make money The row marked Sponsored is a paid placement shown above the ranking, not part of it. Advertise here.
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Cheapest eSIM for Maldives: the numbers
As of 17 October 2026, 06:01 GMT, the cheapest eSIM for Maldives is Airalo with 20 GB for 30 Days at $40.00. That is $2.00 per GB, the best rate of the 624 plans we compare from 46 providers. 291 support top ups. That timestamp is the exact moment of our latest price check, and the table above always shows the live order.
Which is the best eSIM for Maldives?
There is no single best eSIM for Maldives, because the right plan depends on how long you stay and how much data you use. What we can do is rank the 624 plans on the numbers, as they stand on 17 October 2026:
- Best value overall Airalo, 20 GB for 30 Days at $40.00. That is $2.00 per GB, the lowest real rate of every Maldives plan we track.
- Best for a short trip Wanderly, 1 GB for 7 Days at $6.99. The cheapest ticket that still gives you at least 1 GB for a week or less.
- Highest daily cap on an unlimited plan ASIMGO, 3 Days at $41.45, full speed up to 3 GB a day. Set that daily cap against the fixed plan above before you pay for the word unlimited.
None of these picks is chosen by a person. Each one is the first row of a sort on live prices, so it changes whenever a provider moves a price, and Airalo did not pay to be named here.
Which mobile networks does Maldives have?
Dhiraagu claims 100 percent coverage of every inhabited island and 4G is widely available, so staying connected on local islands and ferries is rarely a problem.
- Dhiraagu: Dhiraagu is the incumbent operator and claims 100 percent coverage across every inhabited island, with signal that holds up even on ferry rides between islands.
- Ooredoo Maldives: Ooredoo is the main challenger, selling tourist bundles at the airport from about 10 dollars for 2GB up to 20 dollars for 15GB on 30 day validity.
The eSIM plans we compare on this page connect to:
The list above is Maldives's operator market. The badges are the networks our tracked plans actually roam onto, which can be a subset of it, and the same network is sometimes sold to roaming partners under a different brand name. So a guide praising an operator you do not see badged here is describing a local SIM, not the travel eSIMs compared above.
Is 5G available in Maldives?
5G is live in Male and a few other places at no extra cost, but most of the country, including resort islands, runs on 4G.
How much data do you need in Maldives?
Light use is about 500 MB a day. That covers maps, messages, and some browsing. Normal use with photos, social apps, and short videos runs 1 to 1.5 GB a day. Streaming and hotspot use can eat 2 to 3 GB a day. Here is what each size costs in Maldives right now:
Are unlimited eSIMs for Maldives really unlimited?
Not always. 174 of the 624 plans above are sold as unlimited, and most of them carry a daily fair use cap. For Maldives the caps we can see published are 0.5 to 3 GB a day: past that the speed drops, often to 1 Mbps or less, until the clock resets. That is fine for messages and maps, slow for video. At $2.00 per GB from Airalo, a fixed plan often works out cheaper than unlimited unless you genuinely burn several GB a day. That is why we rank by price per GB and not by the word on the label.
Here is what each seller on this page actually allows per day before it slows you down. No seller publishes this next to its rivals, which is exactly why it is worth showing.
Every seller that publishes a daily allowance is listed on our daily data caps page, with the cheapest plan at each one. The gap between the top and bottom of that table is the whole point. Two plans both sold as unlimited can differ several times over in what you actually get at full speed, and the cheaper one is not always the smaller allowance.
eSIM or a local SIM card at the airport in Maldives?
An eSIM is ready before you land. No queue, no shop, no handing over your passport at a counter for a tourist SIM card. Data for Maldives starts at $1.32 on this page, which is hard for airport kiosks to beat. A local SIM still makes sense if you need a local phone number or plan to stay for months. For a normal trip, the eSIM wins on price and effort.
Setting up your Maldives eSIM
Pick the plan, not the brandThe cheapest rate in Maldives today is $2.00 per GB from Airalo, against a median of $9.72. The QR code arrives by email within minutes of paying.
Install before you flyScan the QR code on wifi at home. Installation needs a connection, and the one thing you will not have when you land in Maldives is a working connection.
Turn it on when you landEnable the eSIM and turn on data roaming for it, then give it a minute to attach to Dhiraagu. Expect 4G.
Know what happens when it runs out291 of the 624 plans here can be topped up, so running out is not the end of the trip. If you would rather over buy than top up, the cheapest plan with at least 5 GB is Wanderly at $22.99.
Good to know before you land in Maldives
You need to show your passport and give your intended address in the Maldives to register a SIM.
Dhiraagu and Ooredoo have shops next to each other landside after customs at Velana airport, open roughly 6am to 10 or 11pm, plus a 24 hour SIM vending machine. The classic Dhiraagu tourist pack is 40 dollars for 20GB with 150 minutes, while cheaper local priced options like a Rf225 weekly 100GB pack exist if you ask.
Buy your SIM at the airport before the seaplane or ferry, because most resorts do not sell SIMs at all. Guesthouses and larger restaurants on local islands usually offer free WiFi, but quality varies.
Maldives Travel eSIM FAQ
Everything you need to know about using an eSIM in Maldives
What is the cheapest eSIM for Maldives?
Right now the cheapest option ranked by price per GB is Airalo with 20 GB for 30 Days at $40.00. That works out to $2.00 per GB. Prices change often, so the table above is re-sorted at every price check.
Which is the best eSIM for Maldives?
It depends on the trip, so we rank rather than pick a favourite. On today's prices the best value for Maldives is Airalo at $2.00 per GB, the lowest real rate of the 624 plans we compare. For heavy daily use there are 174 unlimited plans, most with a daily fair use cap, and they only win if you genuinely burn several GB a day. Every pick on this page is the first row of a sort on live prices. No provider can pay to be named best.
Is eSIM available in Maldives?
Yes. We track 624 prepaid travel eSIM plans from 46 providers that work in Maldives, roaming onto Dhiraagu. You need a phone that supports eSIM and is not locked to a carrier; most iPhones from the XS onward and most flagship Android phones from 2019 on qualify.
Which networks will my eSIM connect to in Maldives?
The plans we compare connect to Dhiraagu. The exact network depends on the plan you pick. Check the plan details before you buy if one network matters to you.
Do Maldives eSIMs support 5G?
The networks our plans use in Maldives currently run on 4G. That is enough for maps, messaging, video calls, and streaming in most cases.
Can I buy a Maldives eSIM online before I travel?
Yes, and you should. Every plan on this page is sold online and delivered by email as a QR code within minutes. Install it on wifi at home, leave the line switched off, and turn on data roaming for it when you land in Maldives. The validity clock on most plans only starts when the eSIM first connects.
Can I top up my Maldives eSIM if I run out?
Yes. 291 of the 624 plans here support top ups, so you can add data without buying a new eSIM. The rest need a fresh plan once the data ends.
Is an eSIM cheaper than a local SIM card in Maldives?
For a trip of days or weeks, usually yes. Data for Maldives starts at $1.32 for 100 MB on this page, with no queue, no shop and no passport handed over at a counter. A local SIM card can still win if you stay for months or need a local phone number.
Will I still receive bank SMS and OTP codes?
Yes, if you keep your home SIM active. Travel eSIMs are data only. Your phone can hold both at once, so leave your normal SIM on for SMS and use the eSIM for data. Turn off roaming data on the home SIM to avoid charges.
Do these eSIMs include a phone number or calls?
The plans we compare are data only, so there is no local number. Calls work fine over WhatsApp, FaceTime, or any app that uses data. If you need a real local number, a local SIM is the better tool.
Does a Maldives eSIM work on iPhone and Android?
Yes, on any carrier unlocked phone with eSIM support: iPhone XS or newer, Google Pixel 3 or newer, Samsung Galaxy S20 or newer and most recent flagships. The plans are identical on both; only the install steps differ, and both take about a minute on wifi.
How many GB do I need for a week in Maldives?
Around 3 to 5 GB covers a week of maps, messaging, and normal browsing. Heavy video or hotspot use needs 1 to 2 GB per day. Today the cheapest plan with at least 5 GB is Wanderly at $22.99.
Which Maldives eSIM gives the most data per day?
Of the plans sold as unlimited here, SimSmash allows the most at full speed, 3 GB a day from $17.99. The smallest allowance on this page is 500 MB a day, from 2 sellers. Every one of them is advertised as unlimited, and past the daily allowance the speed drops, often to 1 Mbps or less, until the next day. Check the allowance, not the word.
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How we rank
Prices last checked on 17 October 2026, 06:01 GMT across 624 plans. Every plan is ranked by the true cost per gigabyte, not marketing claims. We do not take money for rankings, and providers cannot pay for a higher position. Read the full method on our how we rank page.
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