Price per GB
$2.99
Median mid-tier catalogue price.
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Telcel by far the widest network with the best rural and coastal reach.
Mexico has broad 4G and a growing 5G network across Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Cancun and the main tourist regions. Telcel carries by far the widest coverage, including most of the coastline, the Yucatan and the popular colonial cities. The realistic weak spots are the mountainous interior, the Copper Canyon, remote stretches of Baja California and the jungle areas of Chiapas, where signal thins between towns. For the cities, the coast and the main tourist routes, connectivity is dependable.
Typical local SIM: $10-25. Usually sold at Telcel stores, OXXO convenience stores nationwide, and supermarkets; airport counters at Cancun and Mexico City. Mexican SIMs are cheap and OXXO stores sell and top up Telcel almost everywhere, but they require passport registration. A travel eSIM skips the registration and works the moment you land, which suits short resort trips.
For a one to two week resort or city trip a travel eSIM is the easiest choice. For a long stay a Telcel SIM topped up at OXXO is very cheap.
by far the widest network with the best rural and coastal reach, clearly the strongest single choice.
good coverage in the cities and the north, a solid alternative to Telcel.
competitive pricing and decent urban coverage, weaker in remote areas.
you want to land connected at a resort airport without queuing, or you are on a short trip and prefer not to register a local SIM.
you are staying a month or more and want the lowest price per gigabyte from a local Telcel pack, easily topped up at any OXXO.
No first-hand measurement has been published for Mexico 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 Mexico. It also links to a destination calculator and plan page.
It is the median price per GB of mid-tier plans in the live Mexico 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 Mexico 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.