Benin eSIM: Three Airalo plans, and the cheapest is $6.67 a gigabyte

What does an eSIM for Benin cost, and who did we price?

Three Benin eSIM plans from Airalo, every one read off airalo.com on 8 October 2026. We have priced only Airalo here. We have not priced Saily, Holafly, Nomad, eSIMCard or eSIM Go for Benin, so this is one seller's list, not a survey, and we make no claim about the best eSIM across sellers. Airalo lists its Benin plans under the name Cotton Mobile. We treat that as Airalo's own listing label and do not name a host network from it.

The cheapest Benin data plan we hold is 3 GB over 3 days at $20, which is $6.67 a gigabyte. The dearest rate is $8.50 a gigabyte, from 1 GB over 3 days at $8.50.

Every Benin eSIM plan we hold

Verified 8 October 2026. The per-GB column is price divided by data.

How much does the rate change with size?

With only 3 plans the picture is narrow. The rate runs from $8.50 a gigabyte at 1 GB over 3 days down to $6.67 at 3 GB over 3 days, a 1.3-fold spread. Nothing in our data goes above 3 GB, and there is no uncapped plan, so the cheap end of a typical Airalo ladder (20 GB or 50 GB) simply does not exist here. A heavy user cannot buy a lower rate than this.

Validity moves the price less than size does, but not always trivially. 3 GB costs $20 to $21 depending on the validity window. The widest gap within one size is $1.

Which size should you buy for Benin?

These are the plans in our data that fit common trip lengths. They are arithmetic on the table above, not a test of how much data a trip uses.

Very light use. 1 GB over 3 days at $8.50 is the entry price, and the dearest gigabyte on the list at $8.50.

A weekend or three days. 3 GB over 3 days at $20 ($6.67 a gigabyte).

There are no uncapped plans in our Benin data.

Is an eSIM worth it for Benin, or should you use roaming or a local SIM?

We have not priced roaming from US carriers or local SIMs for Benin, so we cannot tell you which is cheaper. The honest comparison needs your carrier's international day-pass price, which you can look up in a minute. What we can say is what the Benin eSIM looks like on price: a cheap Benin data plan costs $6.67/GB at its best rate, and 1 GB costs $8.50. If your carrier's roaming pass beats those numbers for your days, use that.

We could not read an official source on Benin's carriers, SIM registration or eSIM support, so we say nothing about them. Check Benin's entry rules and a carrier's own site before you go.

What to know before you buy a Benin travel SIM

Install the eSIM before you leave if the seller allows it, and check that your phone is carrier-unlocked and supports eSIM. Airalo's page for the country is the authority on the plan's current price and terms: Airalo's Benin page. Our figures are a snapshot from 8 October 2026 and can change.

For how Benin sits against other countries and sellers, see the cheapest eSIM plans, the provider comparison, the Africa guide and Airalo. We explain how we gather data on how we test. This is desk research from public sources; we did not test the plans on a phone.