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What roaming costs in UAE

A week in UAE with 5 GB of data costs from 15.95€$17.84£13.51CHF 14.871 with Telekom to 76.35€$85.41£64.67CHF 71.2123 with Vodafone on the 23 carriers we track. The same week on a onesim eSIM costs 9.99€$11.99£8.59CHF 9.49.

Checked October 9, 2026 · 23 carriers in 8 countries · How we measure

Median carrier week35.42€$39.62£30.00CHF 33.03Across 23 carriers in 8 countries
onesim9.99€$11.99£8.59CHF 9.49UAE plan · 5 GB · 30 daysSee plans

The same week from each country

The cheapest carrier in each home country we track.

  1. GermanyTelekom115.95€$17.84£13.51CHF 14.87
  2. AlbaniaOne217.45€$19.52£14.78CHF 16.28
  3. AustriaDrei320.00€$22.37£16.94CHF 18.65
  4. AustraliaOptus421.73€$24.30£18.40CHF 20.26
  5. SwitzerlandSwisscom626.70€$29.87£22.61CHF 24.90
  6. United KingdomO21034.24€$38.30£29.00CHF 31.93
  7. CanadaRogers1134.48€$38.57£29.20CHF 32.15
  8. USAT-Mobile1444.70€$50.00£37.86CHF 41.69

Every carrier we track in UAE

Each carrier’s cheapest way to get 5 GB over a week in UAE, at the prices on its own website.

  1. Telekom1GermanySurfPass Vereinigte Arabische Emirate M15.95€15.95€$17.84£13.51CHF 14.87
  2. One2AlbaniaRoaming 10 Ditore MixALL 1,60017.45€$19.52£14.78CHF 16.28
  3. Drei3AustriaRoaming-Paket Travel Select20.00€20.00€$22.37£16.94CHF 18.65
  4. Optus4Australia7 × Optus Daily RoamingA$35.0021.73€$24.30£18.40CHF 20.26
  5. Vodafone5Australia7 × $5 RoamingA$35.0021.73€$24.30£18.40CHF 20.26
  6. Swisscom6SwitzerlandData Travel 5 GB (country package)CHF 24.9026.70€$29.87£22.61CHF 24.90
  7. Salt7SwitzerlandDatenpaket 1 Woche (7-Day Data Pack, single country)CHF 24.9526.75€$29.93£22.66CHF 24.95
  8. A18AustriaA1 Roaming Pass – Zone 2: 5 × 1 GB29.50€29.50€$33.00£24.99CHF 27.51
  9. Sunrise9Switzerlandtravel data M zone A (5 GB)CHF 29.9032.06€$35.86£27.15CHF 29.90
  10. O210United KingdomData Roaming Bolt On 5GB (Zone 2)£29.0034.24€$38.30£29.00CHF 31.93
  11. Rogers11CanadaAsia Travel Pass - 7 daysCA$55.0034.48€$38.57£29.20CHF 32.15
  12. EE12United KingdomRoaming Pass ROW Zone 1 (7-day Pass)£30.0035.42€$39.62£30.00CHF 33.03
  13. Telstra13Australia7 × International Roaming Day Pass (Zone 2)A$70.0043.45€$48.60£36.80CHF 40.52
  14. T-Mobile14USA10 Day Pass (International Pass)$50.0044.70€$50.00£37.86CHF 41.69
  15. O215GermanyRoaming Plus World: 3 × 2 GB44.97€44.97€$50.30£38.09CHF 41.94
  16. Three16United Kingdom7-day Go Roam Around the World Extra pass£42.0049.59€$55.47£42.00CHF 46.25
  17. Vodafone17GermanyReisePaket Data Woche (Zone 1): 2 × 3 GB59.98€59.98€$67.09£50.80CHF 55.94
  18. Bell18CanadaInternational 14-day Travel PassCA$100.0062.68€$70.12£53.09CHF 58.46
  19. TELUS19CanadaGlobal Easy Roam 14-Day PassCA$100.0062.68€$70.12£53.09CHF 58.46
  20. Vodafone20United Kingdom7 × Daily roaming fee (Zone D)£56.0066.12€$73.96£56.00CHF 61.66
  21. AT&T21USA7 × AT&T International Day Pass$84.0075.09€$84.00£63.60CHF 70.03
  22. Verizon22USA7 × TravelPass$84.0075.09€$84.00£63.60CHF 70.03
  23. Vodafone23Albania7 × Tarifa ditore Roaming 1,000 Lekë (Unlimited)ALL 7,00076.35€$85.41£64.67CHF 71.21
  24. Magenta24AustriaNo option covers the week · Pay as you go at 15.36€ per 1 MB——

onesim in UAE

A data-only eSIM you install before you fly. Your own SIM keeps your number for calls and texts.

Choose your plan

The UAE plan covers UAE only.

1 GB7 days2.69€$3.09£2.39CHF 2.593 GB14 days7.19€$8.19£6.19CHF 6.795 GB30 days9.99€$11.99£8.59CHF 9.49Best value10 GB30 days16.99€$19.99£14.99CHF 16.9920 GB30 days29.99€$33.99£25.99CHF 28.99

Crossing borders?

The same 10 GB in a package that keeps working past UAE.

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Roaming in UAE: questions.

Roaming charges and rules for UAE, from the carriers’ own prices.

No. EU roaming rules apply in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; UAE is outside them, so every carrier sets its own price. None of the 6 EU carriers we track include it in their EU allowance.

How we measured

The cheapest way to get 5 GB over 7 days at each carrier’s public prices, checked October 9, 2026. Prices in other currencies are converted at the ECB reference rates of October 8, 2026.

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