The short answer
Nomad is cheaper than Airalo for a bucket in Chile: $25 against $28 for 10 GB, $39 against $48 for 20 GB, both for 30 days. Nomad's unlimited stops at 10 days, 5 days at $26 and 10 days at $45, so it shares no length with Airalo's 3, 7, 15 and 30 days, and we do not call either cheaper on unlimited. Ringo Light, the third option, is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $44.99 or 30 days at $63.99.
Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $44.99 or 30 days at $63.99, nothing renews, no app. Airalo asks $50 for 15 days and $92 for 30; Nomad's unlimited ends at 10 days for $45. No 3-day or 7-day plan, no buckets.
$12.50 for 3 days, $27.50 for a week, $50 for 15 days and $92 for 30 days of unlimited on Movistar and WOM, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. 10 GB for 30 days at $28, 20 GB at $48, 1 GB from $4.50. Needs its app.
Unlimited for 5 days at $26 and 10 days at $45, 2 GB a day at full speed, then slower, on Movistar. 10 GB for 30 days at $25, 20 GB at $39. No 30-day unlimited. App optional.
Prices read on 28 September 2026: Airalo, Nomad on their own sites or listings, Ringo Light from its catalogue. All in US dollars unless stated. Treat every number as a snapshot.
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The prices, charted
US dollars, 28 September 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, unlimited data at full speed. Airalo is 15 days, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Nomad's unlimited stops at 10 days, so its bar is 10 days, not a like for like length.
US dollars, 28 September 2026. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Airalo slows to 1 Mbps after 3 GB a day. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited, so it has no bar.
US dollars, 28 September 2026. Ringo Light sells no bucket: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. Airalo's 10 GB lasts 30 days. Nomad's 10 GB lasts 30 days.
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Airalo vs Nomad in one paragraph
For a bucket in Chile, Nomad is the cheaper of the two: $25 against $28 for 10 GB ($3 less) and $39 against $48 for 20 GB ($9 less), each for 30 days. Nomad also sells unlimited, but only for 5 days at $26 and 10 days at $45, at 2 GB a day, then slower. Airalo sells unlimited for 3, 7, 15 and 30 days at 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps, on Movistar and WOM. The lengths do not match, so we do not call either cheaper on unlimited. Pick Nomad for a bucket. Pick Airalo if you want unlimited for 3, 7, 15 or 30 days. If the trip is two weeks or a month and you want unlimited, Ringo Light sells $44.99 for 2 weeks and $63.99 for 30 days, unlimited data at full speed.
Price: the same trip at each
Priced on 28 September 2026, in US dollars. For 10 GB for 30 days, Nomad asks $25 and Airalo $28. For 20 GB for 30 days, Nomad asks $39 and Airalo $48. Nomad is cheaper on both, by $3 and $9.
Unlimited does not line up. Airalo sells 3 days at $12.50, 7 days at $27.50, 15 days at $50 and 30 days at $92. Nomad sells 5 days at $26 and 10 days at $45, and no 3-day, 7-day, 15-day or 30-day plan. With no shared length, we leave the comparison out rather than call either one cheaper.
Ringo Light sells two trips for Chile: 2 weeks at $44.99 and 30 days at $63.99. The 2 weeks costs $5.01 less than Airalo's 15 days, and the 30 days costs $28.01 less than Airalo's month. Against Nomad's 10 days of unlimited at $45, our 2 weeks is $0.01 less and 4 days longer. For a fixed amount of data, Nomad's 10 GB at $25 and Airalo's at $28 are both cheaper than our $44.99, and ours lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan.
What unlimited means at each
Airalo's unlimited for Chile, the Altoque plan, gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then slows to 1 Mbps for the rest of the day. That is enough for maps, messages and an hour or two of video; a long evening of streaming in HD will hit it. Nomad's unlimited for Chile gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then slower, and stops at 10 days; it sells no 30-day unlimited. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for the whole 2 weeks or 30 days. Fair use policy, see Terms.
Networks and coverage in Chile
Chile has four national networks: Entel, Movistar, Claro and WOM. All four cover Santiago, Valparaiso and the towns of the central valley. Coverage thins on the desert roads of the Atacama, on the Carretera Austral and inside the Patagonian parks, whichever network you are on; on the trails of Torres del Paine there is almost none. For the cities any of them works; for the far north and the far south, download offline maps before you leave town.
Airalo rides Movistar and WOM. Nomad rides Movistar. Ringo Light rides a local partner network.
Installation, app and support
Airalo needs its app: you buy and install inside it. Nomad's app is optional. Ringo Light needs no app; the eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan. Install it at home on Wi-Fi before you fly and switch it on for data when you land in Santiago.
The cheaper third option: Ringo Light
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM, sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For Chile it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $44.99 and 30 days at $63.99. One payment, nothing renews, no app.
What it does not do: no buckets, no 3-day or 7-day plan, no phone number, data only. Calls go over apps that use data. If you want 10 GB for a month, Nomad at $25 is the better buy. If you want 3 or 7 days, Airalo is cheaper than anything we sell. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is cheaper than Airalo.
The full six-brand comparison for Chile, with Holafly, Saily and Ubigi priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-chile. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Which to pick
- Nomad, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $25, 20 GB at $39, against $28 and $48 at Airalo.
- Airalo, if you want unlimited for 3, 7, 15 or 30 days. $12.50, $27.50, $50 or $92, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Nomad's unlimited is 5 or 10 days only.
- Airalo, if you want a second network. Airalo rides Movistar and WOM; Nomad rides Movistar only.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month and you want unlimited. Unlimited data at full speed at $44.99 for 2 weeks or $63.99 for 30 days, cheaper than Airalo's 15 days and month.
Pick by trip
Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $12.50. Nomad sells no 3-day plan, and ringo light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan.
Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $25, or 20 GB at $39.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $44.99, against $50 at Airalo for 15 days.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $63.99, against $92 at Airalo.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Nomad, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Nomad and Ringo Light for Chile on 28 September 2026, all on the same day, in US dollars. Each rival's price comes from its own website where it showed dollars, otherwise from an esimdb.com listing, and every source and its date is listed below. Ringo Light's prices come from the catalogue our checkout charges.
We compare the trips people actually book: a week, two weeks and a month of unlimited data, and a 10 GB bucket. We read each brand's fair use and speed rules and quote them as the brands state them. We did not run speed tests, so this page makes no speed claims for any brand.
Ringo Light is our own product. We put it in the table on the same terms as everyone else, and where a rival is the better buy the page says so.
Left out: Holafly, Saily and Ubigi. They sell Chile too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-chile. This page answers one question, Airalo vs Nomad, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option. Left out: A like for like unlimited price. Nomad's unlimited comes in 5 and 10 days; Airalo's in 3, 7, 15 and 30. They share no length, so this page does not call either brand cheaper on unlimited.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/chile-esim?currency=USD, unlimited in dollars on the site; buckets and networks from esimdb.com/chile/airalo, 28 September 2026
- Nomad: esimdb.com/chile/nomad, listing dated 21 September 2026; network from nomadesim.com/chile-esim
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 28 September 2026.
Written and priced by the Ringo team. Prices change often; if you spot one that has moved, tell us through the contact page and we will update the table.
