Travel eSIMs
Best valueNomad
Travel eSIM known for competitive per-GB pricing and frequent promos.
By Marcus Tan·Verified
The verdict
Choose Nomad when you want the best price for a single, known destination and you are happy to check the current promo. For sprawling multi-country trips, Airalo's wider coverage may still win.
What’s good
- Often the lowest per-GB price on larger single-country bundles.
- Runs frequent promotions that can undercut Airalo.
- Clean app with clear data tracking.
Worth noting
- Data-only — no local phone number.
- Slightly narrower country coverage than Airalo.
- Promo pricing makes it worth checking the current rate before each trip.
The details
- Starting price
- S$5.00
- Pricing model
- prepaid
- Activation fee
- None
- FX markup
- Not applicable — data only
- Top-up
- In-app, no extra fee
- Coverage
- 200+ countries and regions
- Phone number
- No — data only
- KYC / ID required
- No
- Plan validity
- 7 to 30 days, depending on package
Pricing notes. Prepaid data packages priced from about S$0.79/GB depending on destination. A small single-country plan typically costs a few dollars; larger and regional bundles cost more but lower the per-GB rate.
GST. Digital eSIM plans sold to Singapore consumers have 9% GST included in the displayed price.
About Nomad
Nomad is a popular Airalo alternative that competes hard on price. For Singaporean travellers who know exactly where they are going — say a week in Japan or Korea — Nomad's larger data bundles often work out cheaper per GB than the equivalent Airalo plan, and its regular promos can widen that gap.
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