Last updated: September 26, 2026
A Malaysia eSIM costs between $2.49 and $49 in 2026, and most people spend $5 to $15 on a one or two week trip. Travelsim Asia has the lowest price at 1, 3, 5, 20 and 50 GB, Ubigi has it at 10 GB, and the gap between providers at any size is a few dollars rather than a multiple. That is what makes Malaysia different from the countries around it. The network barely moves the price, so what decides value here is how long a plan lasts and whether an unlimited plan has a daily cap. The network only comes into it once you leave the peninsula.
Below is what each provider charges as of September 2026 and where the catches sit. We sell eSIMs ourselves, so read the recommendations knowing that. Where somebody beats us, the tables show it and the text says so.
Quick summary: Malaysia eSIM prices 2026
- Cheapest 1 GB: Travelsim Asia, $2.49 for 7 days
- Cheapest 3 GB: Travelsim Asia, $4.99 for 15 days
- Cheapest 5 GB on a 30-day term: Travelsim Asia, $7.99
- Cheapest 20 GB: Travelsim Asia, $21.49 for 30 days. Ubigi sells 25 GB for $22.00
- Cheapest 50 GB: Travelsim Asia, $37.99 for 30 days, which is $0.76 per GB. Airalo's is $49.00
- Cheapest 10 GB: Ubigi, $12.00 for 30 days. Ours is $14.99
- Most expensive way to buy data: Holafly, $2.46 to $4.10 a day for unlimited
- Cheapest unlimited: Nomad at 5 and 10 days ($18.00 and $33.00), Ubigi at 7, 15 and 30 days ($19.00, $29.00 and $49.00)
- No app and no account: Travelsim Asia
Prices verified September 2026. Always check provider websites before purchasing.
How much does a Malaysia eSIM cost? (quick answer)
A Malaysia eSIM costs from $2.49 for 1 GB up to about $49 for 50 GB over 30 days. A one to two week trip with Grab, maps, WhatsApp and Touch 'n Go in daily use lands between $5 and $15 for most people, because that trip needs 3 to 10 GB and every provider prices those sizes within a few dollars of each other.
The range at each size, across the six providers we track:
| Plan size | Price range | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $2.49–$5.00 | Short stopovers, 1–3 days |
| 3 GB | $4.99–$8.99 | One week, light use |
| 5 GB | $7.99–$12.99 | One to two weeks, regular use |
| 10 GB | $12.00–$21.99 | Two weeks, heavier use |
| 20 GB | $21.49–$35.99 | Extended trips, remote workers |
| 50 GB | $37.99–$49.00 | Long-stays, digital nomads |
| Unlimited (7 days) | $19.00–$27.50 | Heavy daily users, check the FUP |
Ranges cover Travelsim Asia, Airalo, Holafly, Nomad, Saily and Ubigi, September 2026.
Airalo Malaysia eSIM prices 2026
Airalo is the eSIM most people have heard of. Its Malaysia plans run on Maxis, which took both the coverage and the reliability awards in Opensignal's November 2025 Malaysia report, so it is a safe pick for Sabah and Sarawak. Its prices are not the reason to buy it.
Airalo Malaysia fixed plans
| Data | Validity | Price (USD) | Price per GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | 3 days | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| 3 GB | 3 days | $7.50 | $2.50 |
| 3 GB | 7 days | $8.00 | $2.67 |
| 5 GB | 7 days | $11.00 | $2.20 |
| 5 GB | 15 days | $11.50 | $2.30 |
| 5 GB | 30 days | $12.00 | $2.40 |
| 10 GB | 7 days | $19.00 | $1.90 |
| 10 GB | 15 days | $19.50 | $1.95 |
| 10 GB | 30 days | $20.00 | $2.00 |
| 20 GB | 15 days | $31.00 | $1.55 |
| 20 GB | 30 days | $32.00 | $1.60 |
| 50 GB | 30 days | $49.00 | $0.98 |
Network: Maxis only. Fine in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, and the strongest single network to be on in East Malaysia. Airalo needs its app and an account before the eSIM will install.
Where it costs you is the small plans. Airalo's 1 GB is $4.00 against our $2.49, and it lasts three days rather than seven. Its 3 GB at $7.50 also runs three days, so the $8.00 seven-day version is the one to compare. At the top end its 50 GB is $49.00 where ours is $37.99. At 5 and 10 GB it sits a few dollars above the cheapest option each time.
Holafly Malaysia eSIM prices 2026
Holafly sells unlimited data and nothing else, and it charges the same for Malaysia as it does for Japan or Thailand: $11.90 for 3 days up to $73.90 for 30, which works out at $2.46 to $4.10 a day. There is no stated daily throttle, which is the one thing it has over the soft-unlimited plans.
| Validity | Price (USD) | Price per day | FUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $11.90 | $3.97 | Unlimited, no stated daily cap |
| 5 days | $20.50 | $4.10 | Unlimited, no stated daily cap |
| 7 days | $27.50 | $3.93 | Unlimited, no stated daily cap |
| 10 days | $36.50 | $3.65 | Unlimited, no stated daily cap |
| 15 days | $50.50 | $3.37 | Unlimited, no stated daily cap |
| 30 days | $73.90 | $2.46 | Unlimited, no stated daily cap |
Networks: Celcom and Digi, now merged as CelcomDigi. Strong across the peninsula, and the one big-name provider here that is not on Maxis. The app is optional, since you can manage the eSIM from Holafly's web panel.
The catch is that Malaysian data is cheap, so Holafly's flat global price buys less here than almost anywhere else we sell. A week of Holafly is $27.50. Our 5 GB, which covers a week for most people, is $7.99 and lasts 30 days. Unlimited only makes sense if you tether a laptop or stream on cellular every day and would rather not think about a meter.
Nomad Malaysia eSIM prices 2026
Nomad is the cheapest unlimited option at 5 and 10 days and sells a sensible set of fixed plans, including a 20 GB tier that runs 45 days instead of 30. It runs on Maxis and Digi and needs the app.
Nomad Malaysia fixed plans
| Data | Validity | Price (USD) | Price per GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | 7 days | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| 3 GB | 30 days | $7.00 | $2.33 |
| 5 GB | 30 days | $11.00 | $2.20 |
| 10 GB | 30 days | $16.00 | $1.60 |
| 20 GB | 45 days | $25.00 | $1.25 |
Nomad changes its Malaysia prices more often than the others, so check its site on the day you buy.
Nomad Malaysia unlimited plans
| Validity | Price (USD) | FUP |
|---|---|---|
| 5 days | $18.00 | Daily high-speed cap then throttled |
| 10 days | $33.00 | Daily high-speed cap then throttled |
Networks: Maxis and Digi, so it reaches East Malaysia through Maxis. App and account required. The unlimited plans, $18.00 for 5 days and $33.00 for 10, are the cheapest at those two lengths, ahead of Saily, Airalo and Holafly. Nomad sells no other unlimited lengths, so for a week, a fortnight or a month the cheapest unlimited is Ubigi at $19.00, $29.00 and $49.00, and a fixed plan is usually cheaper than either.
Saily Malaysia eSIM prices 2026
Saily is the eSIM from the NordVPN people. The app is tidy and the pricing is flat, but at most sizes it is the dearest fixed plan on this page: $3.99 for 1 GB, $12.99 for 5 GB, $21.99 for 10 GB. Where it stands out is unlimited, with six lengths from 5 to 30 days.
Saily Malaysia fixed plans
| Data | Validity | Price (USD) | Price per GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | 7 days | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| 3 GB | 30 days | $8.99 | $3.00 |
| 5 GB | 30 days | $12.99 | $2.60 |
| 10 GB | 30 days | $21.99 | $2.20 |
| 20 GB | 30 days | $35.99 | $1.80 |
Saily Malaysia unlimited plans
| Validity | Price (USD) | FUP |
|---|---|---|
| 5 days | $18.99 | 5 GB/day → ~1 Mbps |
| 10 days | $34.99 | 5 GB/day → ~1 Mbps |
| 15 days | $48.99 | 5 GB/day → ~1 Mbps |
| 20 days | $59.99 | 5 GB/day → ~1 Mbps |
| 25 days | $65.99 | 5 GB/day → ~1 Mbps |
| 30 days | $71.99 | 5 GB/day → ~1 Mbps |
Networks: Saily does not name its Malaysian network. Its page says only "depending on local network providers". App required. The soft-unlimited plans slow to about 1 Mbps after 5 GB a day, which is a more generous allowance than the other soft-unlimited plans give you, and there are more lengths than anyone else offers: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 days.
Ubigi Malaysia eSIM prices 2026
Ubigi is the one provider that beats us at a size most trips use. Its 10 GB for 30 days is $12.00 against our $14.99. It also has the cheapest unlimited at 7, 15 and 30 days. Ubigi runs its own network deals rather than reselling somebody else's, and it needs the app.
| Data | Validity | Price (USD) | Price per GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 GB | 15 days | $6.00 | $2.00 |
| 10 GB | 7 days | $11.00 | $1.10 |
| 10 GB | 30 days | $12.00 | $1.20 |
| 25 GB | 30 days | $22.00 | $0.88 |
Ubigi Malaysia unlimited plans
| Validity | Price (USD) | FUP |
|---|---|---|
| 7 days | $19.00 | Unlimited, check provider for cap |
| 15 days | $29.00 | Unlimited, check provider for cap |
| 30 days | $49.00 | Unlimited, check provider for cap |
Networks: Maxis and YTL, which trades as Yes. Maxis covers East Malaysia. App and account required. Two Ubigi plans are worth knowing beyond the 10 GB. The 25 GB at $22.00 is more data than our 20 GB for 51 cents more, and the unlimited tiers at $19.00 for 7 days, $29.00 for 15 and $49.00 for 30 are the cheapest unlimited plans in Malaysia at those lengths, with no stated daily cap.
Travelsim Asia Malaysia eSIM prices 2026
These are our own plans, priced the same here as on the product page. We are cheapest at five of the six sizes. At the sixth, 10 GB, Ubigi is $2.99 cheaper, which is said above rather than left out.
| Data | Validity | Price (USD) | Price per GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | 7 days | $2.49 | $2.49 |
| 3 GB | 15 days | $4.99 | $1.66 |
| 5 GB | 30 days | $7.99 | $1.60 |
| 10 GB | 30 days | $14.99 | $1.50 |
| 20 GB | 30 days | $21.49 | $1.07 |
| 50 GB | 30 days | $37.99 | $0.76 |
Networks: Maxis and CelcomDigi, the two largest in Malaysia, on one eSIM, so the phone uses whichever is stronger where you are. On the peninsula the two are close. Opensignal's November 2025 report gives Maxis the coverage and reliability awards and CelcomDigi the consistent-quality award, and on 5G all five Malaysian operators score the same. In Sabah and Sarawak, Maxis is the one you want. Fixed data at full speed with no daily throttle. No app and no account: the eSIM comes by email and installs straight from it, and top-ups run through a web portal. We do not sell unlimited.
Price comparison table: all providers side by side
Fixed-data plans in USD. Unlimited plans stay in their own sections above, because a throttled allowance and a fixed one in the same row would make the throttled one look cheap.
| Data | Travelsim Asia | Airalo | Nomad | Saily | Ubigi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $2.49 / 7d | $4.00 / 3d | $5.00 / 7d | $3.99 / 7d | N/A |
| 3 GB | $4.99 / 15d | $8.00 / 7d | $7.00 / 30d | $8.99 / 30d | $6.00 / 15d |
| 5 GB | $7.99 / 30d | $12.00 / 30d | $11.00 / 30d | $12.99 / 30d | N/A |
| 10 GB | $14.99 / 30d | $20.00 / 30d | $16.00 / 30d | $21.99 / 30d | $12.00 / 30d |
| 20 GB | $21.49 / 30d | $32.00 / 30d | $25.00 / 45d | $35.99 / 30d | N/A |
| 50 GB | $37.99 / 30d | $49.00 / 30d | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prices verified September 2026. Always check provider websites before purchasing, since plans and pricing change. "d" = days validity.
Travelsim Asia has the lowest-priced 1 GB, 3 GB, 5 GB, 20 GB and 50 GB Malaysia eSIM plans, runs on Maxis and CelcomDigi, and needs no app and no account. The 50 GB at $37.99 is also the cheapest gigabyte in the market at $0.76, and $11 under Airalo's $49.00. The one size we lose is 10 GB, where Ubigi's $12.00 beats our $14.99 by $2.99. What the $2.99 buys is CelcomDigi alongside Maxis, instead of Ubigi's YTL, and email setup, which is worth it on a Borneo route and not worth it for a weekend in KL.
Which Malaysia eSIM gives the best value?
The answer changes with the size, so here it is by trip type.
- Short trip, 1 GB: Travelsim Asia at $2.49 for 7 days. Saily is $3.99 and Airalo $4.00, but Airalo's lasts three days.
- Light use, 3 GB: Travelsim Asia at $4.99 for 15 days. Ubigi is $6.00 for the same 15 days. Nomad's $7.00 buys 30 days if you need the longer window.
- A normal week, 5 GB: Travelsim Asia at $7.99 for 30 days. Nomad is $11.00, Airalo $12.00 and Saily $12.99. Nobody else is under $8 at this size.
- Two weeks, 10 GB: Ubigi at $12.00 for 30 days is the cheapest, and our $14.99 is next. Both run on Maxis, so both are fine for Borneo. The $2.99 buys you Maxis + CelcomDigi rather than Ubigi's Maxis + YTL, and an eSIM that installs from an email, which matters more on a route through Sabah than on a week in Penang. Airalo at $20.00 and Saily at $21.99 are a long way back at this size.
- Long trip, 20 GB: Travelsim Asia at $21.49 for 30 days. Nomad's $25.00 runs 45 days, which is worth the $3.51 if your trip does. Ubigi's 25 GB at $22.00 is the other one to look at. Airalo at $32.00 and Saily at $35.99 are not in the running here.
- Heavy data, 50 GB: Travelsim Asia at $37.99 for 30 days. It is the cheapest 50 GB and the cheapest per gigabyte of any Malaysia plan at $0.76, and Airalo's $49.00 is the only other 50 GB plan sold.
- Cheapest unlimited depends on the length. Nomad at 5 days ($18.00) and 10 days ($33.00), Ubigi at 7 ($19.00), 15 ($29.00) and 30 days ($49.00), and Airalo at 3 days ($11.50). Read the daily cap before you buy any of them, since most slow down after it.
- Unlimited without a stated daily cap: Ubigi and Holafly. Ubigi is far cheaper, from $19.00 for 7 days against Holafly's $27.50, so Holafly's case is the brand and the web panel rather than the price.
Hidden costs to watch out for
The price tag hides a few things, and in Malaysia these decide value more than the price does.
- Unlimited usually has a cap. Only Ubigi and Holafly sell Malaysia unlimited with no stated daily limit. Saily slows to about 1 Mbps after 5 GB a day and Nomad applies a daily cap of its own. Past the cap you can still message, but video calls, photo backups and a tethered laptop all crawl. For most people a fixed plan at full speed is the better day-to-day experience.
- Short validity on cheap-looking plans. Airalo's 1 GB lasts 3 days, and so does its $7.50 3 GB. Fine for a stopover at KLIA, poor value for a week. Our 1 GB is $2.49 for 7 days. Check the days next to the price every time.
- Networks off the peninsula. In Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Melaka every network on this page works well. In Sabah and Sarawak, Maxis has the reach, so be on a provider that carries it: Travelsim Asia, Airalo, Nomad and Ubigi do. Holafly runs on CelcomDigi, and Saily does not say what it runs on, which is the bigger problem on a Borneo trip.
- Apps and accounts. Airalo, Nomad, Saily and Ubigi want their app and an account before the eSIM will install, which is awkward if you are sorting it out at KLIA with no data. Travelsim Asia delivers by email and installs straight from it, with nothing to sign up for.
- Top-ups that stop at the cap. Some unlimited plans cannot be topped up, so once the daily throttle hits you sit at slow speed until midnight even if you would pay for more. Fixed plans with a web-portal top-up put that back in your hands.
- Local SIMs mean paperwork now. Since February 2026 a Malaysian prepaid SIM has to be registered in person with your passport and visa, and tourist lines are cut off after three months. None of that applies to a roaming eSIM, which is not a local SIM.
Unlimited vs fixed: which is better for Malaysia?
Malaysia makes this an easy call. Mall, hotel and cafe Wi-Fi in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Melaka is good, the apps you will live in use very little, and a week of unlimited costs more than twice what a 5 GB plan that lasts a month does. Fixed data at full speed is the better buy for almost everyone.
| Fixed data plan | Unlimited plan (soft) | Unlimited plan (true) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | Full speed, all the time | Full speed to the daily cap, then throttled hard | Full speed always |
| Predictability | You know the number before you fly | Depends on what you did that day | Nothing to track at all |
| Price | Cheapest for almost everyone here | Mid-range | Highest, you pay for certainty |
| Best for | Nearly everyone visiting Malaysia | Predictable daily use under 3–5 GB | Tethering a laptop for weeks at a time |
| Example | Travelsim Asia 10 GB / 30d / $14.99 | Nomad Unlimited 10d / $33 | Ubigi Unlimited 7d / $19.00 |
Most Malaysia trips fit a 3 to 10 GB fixed plan, which covers rides, messaging, maps and payments for a week or two at full speed for $4.99 to $14.99. If you tether every day or stay a month or more, 20 GB fixed at $21.49 gives you 20 GB at full speed, where a soft-unlimited plan for the same month would throttle you after each day's cap anyway.
How much data do you need for Malaysia?
Malaysia is light on data by the region's standards, because city Wi-Fi is everywhere. The daily load is Grab for transport, WhatsApp for hosts and tour operators, Google Maps to get around and Touch 'n Go for paying. Video calls and streaming are what push people up a tier, so if you work remotely, plan for them.
| Usage type | Per day | 7 days | 14 days | Recommended plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maps, Grab, WhatsApp, browsing | 300–600 MB | 2–4 GB | 4–8 GB | 3–5 GB |
| + social media and photos | 800 MB–1.5 GB | 5–10 GB | 10–20 GB | 10 GB |
| + video calls, streaming, hotspot | 2–4 GB | 14–28 GB | 28–56 GB | 20 GB+ |
Most people land in the first two rows. If you use hotel and mall Wi-Fi in the evenings you will sit at the low end of each range.
Dig deeper
More detail on each part of the decision:
- Best eSIM for Malaysia (2 weeks): 14-day plans and validity for a two-week trip, compared across providers.
- Best eSIM for Malaysia (2026): full buyer's guide comparing Airalo, Holafly, Nomad, Saily, Ubigi, and Travelsim Asia on coverage, throttling, and setup.
- Cheapest Malaysia eSIM 2026: pure price comparison, lowest price at every data tier across all major providers.
- Travelsim Asia vs Airalo Malaysia eSIM: head-to-head price, coverage, and feature comparison between the two most popular options.
- How much data do you need for Malaysia?: full breakdown by trip type, including Borneo and island travel.
- How to Buy and Install a Malaysia eSIM: step-by-step setup for iPhone and Android, activation at KLIA and Penang.
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