The short answer
Egypt and Saudi Arabia sit on either side of the Red Sea, and a trip can take in the temples of Luxor and the rock tombs of AlUla within a fortnight. I priced the six regional Middle East plans for that route, compared them with what Ringo Light charges in each country alone, and checked which lists name both. For a month I would buy the regional Ringo Light plan; for two weeks it is a close call.
Unlimited data at full speed in 12 countries, Egypt and Saudi Arabia included, one eSIM: 2 weeks at $45.99 or 30 days at $62.99, nothing renews. Airalo asks $79 for 15 days and $99 for the month.
10 GB for 30 days at $25 and 20 GB at $45 across 10 countries, on stc, du, Zain, Ooredoo and others. No unlimited plan for the region.
Menalink covers 13 countries including Israel and Palestine. 3 days of unlimited at $24, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps.
11 countries with Egypt and Saudi Arabia on the list, days not gigabytes. $42.90 for a week; sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
Prices read on 25 October 2026: Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi 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
Regional plans, US dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, the others 15 days. Ubigi's 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Saily and Nomad sell no unlimited plan for the region.
The 30-day regional plan at each brand. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Ubigi's month is 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps.
Holafly sells no buckets; Saily's 10 GB regional price was not listed on the day. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days.
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What to do in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and what your phone needs for it
Eight places that most trips pairing the two countries include, four in Egypt and four in Saudi Arabia, with the one thing your data does for you at each. Both countries are on Ringo Light's list, so one install covers the crossing.
One plan for both countries: Ringo Light
A trip that crosses the Red Sea is a good fit for one regional eSIM. You install it once at home, and it is live when you land in Jeddah. There is no second purchase and no search for signal to activate a second plan on arrival.
Ringo Light's Middle East plan costs $45.99 for 2 weeks and $62.99 for 30 days, both unlimited at full speed. On 25 October I read Airalo at $79 for 15 days and $99 for the month, Holafly at $84.50 and $161.50, and Ubigi at $88 and $149 for a fixed amount of data, then 2 Mbps.
The sum of the country plans is not the same story for both lengths. Egypt's 2 weeks is $18.99 and Saudi Arabia's $22.99 on their own pages, $41.98 together, against $45.99 for the Middle East plan that covers both. For a month it is $40.99 and $50.99, $91.98 together, against $62.99.
So for two weeks the two country plans are $4.01 cheaper, and I would only pay the extra for the single install. For a month the regional plan saves $28.99, and there I would not hesitate. For a short stay, Ringo Light sells neither 3 nor 7 days in the region, so I would buy Airalo at $24 for 3 days.
Which plans cover both countries
Ringo Light lists Egypt and Saudi Arabia among its 12 countries, and so does Holafly with its 11. Those are the two lists I could confirm for both.
Airalo's Menalink and Nomad's MENA plan cover Egypt, but I could not confirm Saudi Arabia on either list on the day. Ubigi's Best Middle East plan leaves out Egypt. Saily lists 19 countries, but I could not read the names. Check the list on the brand's page before you buy.
If you want a data bucket: Nomad or Airalo
- Nomad, $25 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB and the cheapest 20 GB at $45, both for 30 days. Check its list for Saudi Arabia before you rely on it.
- Airalo, $30 for 10 GB. Menalink 10 GB for 30 days, 20 GB for $47.50, buckets from $6.50 for 1 GB. The same check applies.
- Ubigi, $39 for 10 GB. No Egypt on its list, so I would pass for this pairing.
- Saily, buckets only. Its 10 GB and 20 GB regional prices were not listed on the day, so I have nothing to compare.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. The 2 weeks is unlimited for $45.99 and the month unlimited for $62.99. If a fixed 10 GB is enough, Nomad and Airalo cost less, and I would rather say so here than leave you to find out at checkout.
What Ringo Light is
Ringo Light is the data eSIM Ringo sells to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. I write for Ringo, so weigh that. For the Middle East it sells one eSIM for 12 countries and two trips, both unlimited at full speed: 2 weeks at $45.99 and 30 days at $62.99. Nothing renews.
The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app. The card to buy it is further up this page, after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
Airalo at $41 or Holafly at $42.90 for 7 days. Ringo Light has no 7-day plan.
Ringo Light regional at $45.99 for one install, or its two country plans at $41.98 if you accept two. No rival charges under $79 for 15 days.
I would buy Ringo Light, 30 days, $62.99, against $91.98 for the two country plans and $99 at Airalo.
Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $25, once you have seen Saudi Arabia on its list.
Airalo, 3 days, $24. I would not pay for two weeks you will not use.
None of these travel plans does that. The full Ringo, which Ringo Light funds, ports the number you have.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Egypt and Saudi Arabia on 25 October 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: Maya Mobile. We could not read its own prices for this country on the day, so it stays out rather than being guessed.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/middle-east-and-north-africa-esim?currency=USD, Menalink unlimited in dollars on the site, 25 October 2026; buckets from esimdb.com/region/middle-east/airalo, listing dated 6 October 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-middle-east/, prices in dollars and the 11-country list on the site, 25 October 2026
- Saily: findyouresim.com/providers/saily/middle-east/, listing updated 28 September 2026; only its 1, 2 and 3 GB regional plans were listed; saily.com and esimdb refused the fetch
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/mena-eSIM, prices and networks in dollars from the page's own data on nomadesim.com, read 25 October 2026; the 10-country list was last read 28 September 2026
- Ubigi: cellulardata.ubigi.com/rates-and-coverage/best-middle-east-data-plans/, Best Middle East plan pages on the site, in dollars, 28 September 2026; the same prices re-checked on esimdb.com/region/middle-east/ubigi, listing dated 6 October 2026
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 25 October 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.
