The best eSIM for Iraq in 2026. Airalo, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Iraq, priced on the same day: two weeks unlimited for $21.99, a month for $40.99, which to buy.
Prices read on 28 September 2026. Six travel eSIMs get most of the traffic for this search. We checked all six on the same day. Holafly sells no Iraq plan; the other five are priced here for a long weekend in Erbil, two weeks from Kurdistan down to Baghdad, Babylon and the shrine cities, and a month of work. Here is where each one wins.
Ringo Light: Cheapest unlimited for two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $21.99 or 30 days at $40.99, one payment each, nothing renews. Airalo asks $79 for 15 days and $99 for the month.
Airalo: The only unlimited Iraq plan by the day, and the cheapest 3 days. 3 days of unlimited at $20.50 on Korek and one other network, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps.
Nomad: Cheapest 20 GB. 20 GB for 30 days at $39 on Zain, $1.99 under our 30 days, and 3 GB for 30 days at $10.50 for a short trip.
Ubigi: Cheapest 10 GB that lasts a month, on two networks. 10 GB for 30 days at $22 on Asiacell and Zain. It sells no unlimited Iraq plan.
Model: Airalo Buckets or unlimited days; Saily Buckets for Iraq; unlimited only on its Global plan; Nomad Buckets only; Ubigi Buckets; unlimited only on its World plan, then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light Unlimited trips: 2 weeks or 30 days.
Unlimited, 3 days: Airalo $20.50; Saily No 3-day plan; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi No 3-day plan; Ringo Light No 3-day plan.
Unlimited, 7 days: Airalo $40.50; Saily No 7-day unlimited; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi World plan, 8 days, 25 GB, then 2 Mbps, $49; Ringo Light No 7-day plan; 2 weeks $21.99.
Unlimited, 2 weeks: Airalo 15 days $79; Saily No 15-day unlimited; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi World plan, 15 days, 30 GB, then 2 Mbps, $77; Ringo Light $21.99.
Unlimited, 30 days: Airalo $99; Saily Global plan, 30 GB, then 1 Mbps, $59.99; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi World plan, 60 GB, then 2 Mbps, $108; Ringo Light $40.99.
10 GB, 30 days: Airalo $29; Saily $28.99; Nomad $25; Ubigi $22; Ringo Light No buckets; 2 weeks starts with 10 GB, $21.99.
20 GB, 30 days: Airalo $47.50; Saily $47.99; Nomad $39; Ubigi No 20 GB Iraq plan; Ringo Light No buckets; 30 days starts with 20 GB, $40.99.
Full speed on unlimited: Airalo 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps; Saily Global plan: 30 GB, then 1 Mbps; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi A fixed amount, then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light No speed cap; starts with 10 or 20 GB, adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
Networks: Airalo Korek and one other; Saily Not named on the listing; Nomad Zain; Ubigi Asiacell, Zain; Ringo Light Local partner network.
Renews?: Airalo No; Saily No; Nomad No; Ubigi Monthly plans do; Ringo Light No, one payment; the trip ends when it ends.
App needed: Airalo Yes; Saily Yes; Nomad Optional; Ubigi Optional; Ringo Light No, the eSIM arrives by email.
Most visitors to Iraq fly into Erbil and stay a week or two, some going on to Baghdad and the south. Unlimited data is scarce here. Airalo is the only brand in this comparison with an unlimited Iraq plan: $40.50 for a week, $79 for 15 days and $99 for the month. Saily and Ubigi sell unlimited only on plans for the whole world: Ubigi $77 for 15 days and $108 for the month, Saily $59.99 for the month. Nomad sells none. Ringo Light charges $21.99 for 2 weeks and $40.99 for 30 days, one payment each, nothing renews.
Read what unlimited means before you pick. Airalo gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Ubigi gives 30 GB for 15 days or 60 GB for the month, then 2 Mbps. Saily's Global month gives 30 GB, then 1 Mbps. Ringo Light has no speed cap: the 2 weeks starts with 10 GB and the 30 days with 20 GB, and when you have used 80% we add 10 GB once and charge the $21.99 top-up. A heavy two weeks with us costs $43.98, against $79 at Airalo for 15 days; a heavy month costs $62.98, against $99.
For a short trip, Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan. Airalo sells 3 days of unlimited at $20.50, and Nomad 3 GB for 30 days at $10.50, enough for maps and messages over a long weekend.
Iraq has three big mobile networks: Zain, Asiacell and Korek. Zain and Asiacell cover Baghdad and the south widely. Korek and Asiacell both began in the Kurdistan Region, and all three cover Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Duhok. Coverage thins in the mountains north of Erbil and out on the southern marshes, so download offline maps before those trips.
Nomad rides Zain, Ubigi Asiacell and Zain, and Airalo's cheaper plan Korek and one other. In recent years Iraq has also cut mobile internet for a few hours on national exam mornings, usually in early summer. No eSIM gets around that; plan your day around it if you travel then.
Ubigi, $22 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB for 30 days, on Asiacell and Zain. It sells no 20 GB plan for Iraq alone.
Nomad, $25 for 10 GB. The cheapest 20 GB at $39, and 3 GB at $10.50, on Zain.
Saily, $28.99 for 10 GB. 20 GB at $47.99. Its listing is from June; saily.com refused the fetch.
Airalo, $29 for 10 GB. 20 GB for $47.50 on its Menalink plan, and buckets from $4 for 1 GB over 3 days.
Ringo Light, no buckets. Our 2 weeks starts with 10 GB for $21.99 and our 30 days with 20 GB for $40.99. For 10 GB that lasts a month, Ubigi at $22 is the better buy, and Nomad sells 20 GB for $39, $1.99 less than our 30 days. Buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for a bucket. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.
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 Iraq it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed with no speed cap: 2 weeks at $21.99, starting with 10 GB, and 30 days at $40.99, starting with 20 GB. Each adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged at $21.99. One payment, nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
The card to buy it is just below this article.
A long weekend in Erbil. Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $20.50, or Nomad 3 GB for 30 days at $10.50 if you mostly need maps and messages. Ringo Light sells no 3 days; its 2 weeks is $21.99 if the trip might run longer.
A week or two from Erbil to Baghdad and the south. Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $21.99, less than any rival charges for one week of unlimited.
Two weeks, light use, budget first. Ubigi 10 GB for 30 days at $22, on Asiacell and Zain.
A month of work in Erbil or Baghdad. Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $40.99, starting with 20 GB and adding 10 GB once for $21.99. Nomad 20 GB at $39 if you are sure 20 GB is enough.
You need your own number to keep ringing. None of these travel plans does that. The full Ringo, which Ringo Light funds, ports the number you have.
What to do in Iraq, and what your phone needs for it. Eight places most first trips include, from Erbil and the Kurdish mountains to Baghdad, Babylon, the shrine cities and the southern marshes, with the one thing your data does for you at each. Before you book, check your government's travel advice.
Erbil Citadel, Erbil. A walled town on a high mound in the middle of Erbil, lived on for thousands of years and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. Go in the late afternoon, then walk down to the Qaysari bazaar at its foot. Few taxi drivers read English. Keep your hotel's address in Arabic or Kurdish on your phone to show them.
Gali Ali Beg waterfall, Rawanduz road, Erbil governorate. A waterfall in a narrow canyon on the Hamilton Road, which climbs from Erbil into the mountains towards Rawanduz. Spring, with the snowmelt, is when it runs strongest. Signal comes and goes in the gorges. Download the offline map of the whole road before you leave Erbil.
Al-Mustansiriya Madrasa, Baghdad. One of the oldest university buildings in the world, built by the Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir in the thirteenth century on the east bank of the Tigris. The book market of al-Mutanabbi Street is a short walk away and busiest on Friday mornings. Signs and menus are in Arabic. Translation by camera reads them for you.
Taq Kasra, Ctesiphon, south-east of Baghdad. The great brick arch of a Sasanian palace, one of the largest ever built, standing on its own outside Salman Pak. An easy half day from Baghdad. No bus goes there. Book a driver for the round trip and share your live location while you are out.
Babylon, Near Hillah. The ruins of Nebuchadnezzar's city, with rebuilt walls, the Processional Way and the stone Lion of Babylon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019. Go in the cooler months, from October to April. Few signs explain the site in English. Save a guide to it on your phone before you drive out.
The Imam Ali Shrine, Najaf. The golden dome over the tomb of Imam Ali, one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world, next to the vast Wadi al-Salam cemetery. Go in the evening, when the dome is lit. The courtyards and gates look alike. Drop a pin where you came in so you find your way back out.
The shrines of Karbala, Karbala. The shrines of Imam Husayn and his brother al-Abbas face each other across a wide walkway, Bayn al-Haramayn. At Arbaeen, millions walk here from Najaf. Networks slow down under pilgrimage crowds. Download what you need before you arrive on the big days.
The Mesopotamian Marshes, Chibayish, Dhi Qar. Reed beds and open water where marsh families keep water buffalo and build arched reed houses, part of a UNESCO site since 2016. Go between November and March, when the water is higher and the heat is lower. Signal fades out on the water. Save offline maps and carry a charged power bank on the boat.
We priced Airalo, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Iraq 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, it sells no eSIM for Iraq: its Iraq page sends you to its home page, and its Middle East plan does not list Iraq.
Source for Airalo: https://www.airalo.com/iraq-esim?currency=USD (unlimited in dollars on the site; 15 and 30 days and buckets from esimdb.com/iraq/airalo, 28 September 2026).
Source for Holafly: https://esim.holafly.com/esim-iraq/ (redirects to the home page on 28 September 2026; no Iraq plan).
Source for Saily: https://esimdb.com/iraq/saily (listing dated 28 June 2026; saily.com refused the fetch).
Source for Nomad: https://esimdb.com/iraq/nomad (listing dated 17 September 2026; network from nomadesim.com/iraq-eSIM).
Source for Ubigi: https://esimdb.com/iraq/ubigi (listing dated 17 September 2026; networks from cellulardata.ubigi.com).
For two weeks or a month of unlimited data, Ringo Light: $21.99 for 2 weeks and $40.99 for 30 days on 28 September 2026, against $79 for 15 days and $99 for 30 days at Airalo. For 3 days of unlimited, Airalo at $20.50. For 10 GB over 30 days, Ubigi at $22; for 20 GB, Nomad at $39.
Nomad uses Zain, Ubigi Asiacell and Zain, and Airalo's Babel Mobile plan Korek and one other. Saily does not name its network on its listing. Zain and Asiacell are widest in Baghdad and the south; all three cover Erbil and the Kurdistan Region.
Every brand has a limit somewhere. Airalo slows you after 3 GB a day, Ubigi's World plan after its fixed full-speed amount, Saily's Global plan after 30 GB. Nomad sells no unlimited plan for Iraq. Ringo Light has no speed cap: it starts with 10 or 20 GB and adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
Yes. Zain, Asiacell and Korek sell prepaid SIMs in phone shops in every city, and registering one takes your passport. An eSIM installs before you fly, so you have data from the moment you land, and your own SIM stays in the phone.
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