Price per GB
$8.63
Median mid-tier catalogue price.
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Digicel offers the widest network with the best national and resort reach.
Jamaica has dependable 4G across Kingston, Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios and the main resort regions, with 5G beginning to appear in the largest centres. Digicel and Flow carry the widest coverage, including the popular north coast resort strip. The realistic weak spots are the Blue Mountains, the Cockpit Country interior and the more remote rural roads, where signal thins between towns. For the resorts, the cities and the main tourist routes, connectivity is reliable.
Typical local SIM: $12-28. Usually sold at Digicel and Flow stores, supermarkets and resort area shops; airport counters at Montego Bay and Kingston. Local SIMs are sold at the resort airports with a passport, but for an all-inclusive stay a travel eSIM is often simpler, working the moment you land without leaving the resort to top up.
For a one to two week resort trip a travel eSIM is the easiest choice. For a long stay a local Digicel SIM is cheaper per gigabyte.
the widest network with the best national and resort reach, a strong single choice.
good coverage in the cities and along the north coast, a solid alternative.
you want to land connected for a resort holiday without queuing or leaving the resort to buy top ups.
you are staying a month or more and want the lowest price per gigabyte from a local Digicel pack.
No first-hand measurement has been published for Jamaica yet. This page will update automatically when a validated field test is added to the shared dataset.
Use this page to compare the current price per GB, network indicator, transparency signal and local-operator reference for Jamaica. It also links to a destination calculator and plan page.
It is the median price per GB of mid-tier plans in the live Jamaica catalogue. Small 1 GB teasers and 50 GB or larger bulk plans are excluded so the figure reflects a typical traveller choice.
The page shows the current 5G coverage indicator, a transparency score and the main local operator. These are destination-level signals, not a guarantee for every street or device.
The decision section compares the practical trade-offs. A travel eSIM is usually simpler for a short visit; a local SIM can make sense when you need a local number, longer service or local pricing. Check the current conditions before deciding.
Price per GB is the median of mid-tier plans from the live Jamaica catalogue. Network and transparency indicators come from the shared Drift dataset and are refreshed monthly.
Field measurements are published only after validation. Open dataset: data-americas.json.
Figures updated September 2026. Dataset license: CC BY 4.0.