Price per GB
$3.23
Median mid-tier catalogue price.
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Claro offers the widest network with the best national reach.
Peru has broad 4G across Lima, Cusco, Arequipa and the main tourist regions, with 5G beginning to appear in the largest cities. Claro and Movistar carry the widest coverage, including the main Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu corridor. The realistic weak spots are the Amazon rainforest, the high Andes passes, the Colca Canyon and remote altiplano, where signal disappears between towns. For the cities and the main tourist routes, connectivity is dependable.
Typical local SIM: $8-20. Usually sold at operator stores, shopping centres and convenience shops; airport counters at Lima and Cusco. Peruvian SIMs are cheap but require passport registration, and coverage on the Inca Trail and remote treks is limited regardless of operator. A travel eSIM skips the registration and works the moment you land.
For the classic Peru tourist trip a travel eSIM is the easiest choice. For a long stay a local Claro SIM is cheap per gigabyte. Note that high treks have little signal on any network.
the widest network with the best national reach, a strong single choice including the Cusco region.
good coverage in the cities and along the main tourist corridor, a solid alternative.
competitive pricing and decent urban coverage, weaker in remote highlands.
you want to land connected without the registration wait, or you are touring Lima, Cusco and the Sacred Valley on one trip.
you are staying a month or more and want the lowest price per gigabyte from a local Claro pack.
No first-hand measurement has been published for Peru 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 Peru. It also links to a destination calculator and plan page.
It is the median price per GB of mid-tier plans in the live Peru 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 Peru 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.