A 10 GB SIM plan costs $5.75 a month in Malaysia — and $45.24 in Oman
Giraffy's mobile data price index: the median monthly price of a 10 GB+ SIM-only plan across 34 markets, from 878 live plans on 14 October 2026. Gulf markets fill five of the seven most expensive spots.
The median 10 GB+ SIM-only plan costs $5.75 a month in Malaysia and $45.24 in Oman — a 7.9× gap. Across the 34 markets we could rank, the middle market pays $15.70. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain and Oman are five of the seven most expensive places to buy a 10 GB+ plan.
يبلغ متوسط سعر باقة شريحة الجوال بسعة 10 غيغابايت أو أكثر 5.75 دولار شهرياً في ماليزيا مقابل 45.24 دولاراً في عُمان. وتحتل أسواق الخليج خمسة من أغلى سبعة أسواق في المؤشر: السعودية (25.33 دولاراً)، والكويت (32.12)، والإمارات (40.57)، والبحرين (44.41)، وعُمان (45.24)، أي نحو 3.5 أضعاف متوسط الأسواق الأوروبية (11.75 دولاراً). لكن باقات الخليج أكبر حجماً: الباقة النموذجية في الكويت تتضمن 100 غيغابايت، فيبلغ متوسط سعر الغيغابايت فيها 0.29 دولار فقط. البيانات من 878 باقة حيّة على Giraffy بتاريخ 14 أكتوبر 2026.
Key takeaways
- Europe is cheap, the Gulf is not. The 20 European markets in the index have a median of $11.75 for a 10 GB+ plan; the five ranked Gulf markets have a median of $40.57 — about 3.5× more.
- Gulf plans are bigger, which narrows the gap per gigabyte. The typical 10 GB+ plan in Kuwait includes 100 GB, so the median price per GB across all Kuwaiti plans is $0.29 — below the UK's $0.46. The UAE is the outlier at $3.95 per GB, the highest of any ranked market except Finland.
- The US ($35.00) is the most expensive market outside the Gulf, more than double the UK ($15.90) and Australia ($15.95). Italy's median 10 GB+ plan comes with 150 GB for $11.14.
| Rank | Market | Median price / month | Typical allowance | Plans | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | $5.75 | 50 GB | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | Spain | $8.39 | 50 GB | 19 | 12 |
| 3 | Singapore | $9.38 | 300 GB | 43 | 11 |
| 4 | Portugal | $9.51 | 37.5 GB | 12 | 16 |
| 5 | France | $9.51 | 20 GB | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | Poland | $10.24 | 17.5 GB | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | Netherlands | $10.35 | 16.5 GB | 34 | 19 |
| 8 | Finland | $10.52 | 12.5 GB | 10 | 12 |
| 9 | Germany | $10.63 | 15 GB | 24 | 19 |
| 10 | Italy | $11.14 | 150 GB | 65 | 16 |
| 11 | Austria | $11.18 | 32.5 GB | 22 | 14 |
| 12 | Latvia | $11.75 | 12.5 GB | 8 | 3 |
| 13 | Lithuania | $11.75 | 12.5 GB | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Denmark | $11.83 | 15 GB | 13 | 16 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | $11.85 | 20 GB | 16 | 12 |
| 16 | Sweden | $14.94 | 20 GB | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | Switzerland | $15.49 | 12 GB | 11 | 16 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | $15.90 | 50 GB | 126 | 23 |
| 19 | Australia | $15.95 | 50 GB | 34 | 15 |
| 20 | Japan | $16.26 | 17.5 GB | 10 | 11 |
| 21 | Ireland | $16.29 | 50 GB | 16 | 12 |
| 22 | South Africa | $18.13 | 50 GB | 42 | 6 |
| 23 | Norway | $19.84 | 12.5 GB | 10 | 14 |
| 24 | Belgium | $21.26 | 90 GB | 20 | 15 |
| 25 | New Zealand | $21.89 | 40 GB | 37 | 6 |
| 26 | Luxembourg | $23.51 | 25 GB | 17 | 11 |
| 27 | Czechia | $25.25 | 20 GB | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | $25.33 | 50 GB | 27 | 4 |
| 29 | Canada | $28.13 | 37.5 GB | 38 | 15 |
| 30 | Kuwait | $32.12 | 100 GB | 37 | 4 |
| 31 | United States | $35.00 | 30 GB | 27 | 9 |
| 32 | UAE | $40.57 | 28 GB | 13 | 3 |
| 33 | Bahrain | $44.41 | 38.5 GB | 42 | 3 |
| 34 | Oman | $45.24 | 30 GB | 52 | 6 |
Method
Source: every live mobile-SIM listing in Giraffy's database on 2026-10-14 (2,407 listings scanned). We kept plans with a stated, finite data allowance billed monthly, every 30 days, every 28 days or every 4 weeks; 28-day and 4-week prices are scaled to a 30.44-day month. Unlimited plans, day passes, annual bundles, promo banners and rows whose plan name shows a different price from the listed price are excluded.
A market is ranked when it has at least 8 plans with 10 GB or more from at least 3 providers (34 markets, 878 plans). The figure is the median advertised monthly price of those plans — not the cheapest — so one promotional outlier cannot move a country. Qatar and several smaller markets did not meet the threshold and are not ranked.
Currency: local prices converted to US dollars at ExchangeRate-API reference rates published 2026-10-14. Prices are as advertised by providers (VAT treatment follows the provider's own listing) and exclude handsets, activation fees and introductory discounts that are not the headline price. Some listings were last re-checked by Giraffy before this month; the plan-level CSV records each listing's last update date.