The short answer
A Mexico and Costa Rica trip usually means Mexico City, Oaxaca or the Yucatan first, then a flight south to San Jose and the volcanoes and beaches beyond. I priced the Latin America regional plans of six brands on the same day, read how each one limits unlimited, and checked which of them leave Costa Rica out. For two weeks or a month I would buy Ringo Light. For three days or a data bucket, a rival is cheaper.
Unlimited data at full speed, one eSIM that works in Mexico and Costa Rica among 18 countries: 2 weeks at $47.99 or 30 days at $65.99, nothing renews. Airalo asks $60 for 15 days and $97 for the month.
Latamlink, 17 countries including both of yours: 3 days of unlimited at $19.50 with 3 GB a day at full speed, 5 GB for 30 days at $22 and 20 GB at $49.
Priced in days across 18 countries, Mexico and Costa Rica among them. $40.90 for a week; sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
20 GB a month for $26 on a monthly plan that renews and can be cancelled after 3 months. Its Best LATAM plan leaves out Costa Rica, so it fails half of this trip.
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 that cover Mexico and Costa Rica, dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 14 days, Airalo and Holafly 15. Ubigi sells unlimited for 7 or 30 days only. Nomad and Saily sell no unlimited plan for the region.
The 30-day regional plan at each brand, dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Airalo slows you after 3 GB a day. Ubigi's month is 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps.
A 20 GB bucket for the trip, dollars, 25 October 2026. Holafly sells no buckets and Saily's regional plan stops at 10 GB, $44.99. Ubigi also sells 20 GB a month for $26 on a plan that renews, with a 3-month minimum. Ringo Light sells no bucket: its 30 days is unlimited.
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What to do in Mexico and Costa Rica, and what your phone needs for it
Eight places a Mexico and Costa Rica trip often includes, four in each country, with the one thing your data does for you at each. Both countries are on Ringo Light's list. Signal is good in the cities and weak in the parks, so a few tips are about going offline.
One plan for both countries: Ringo Light
Mexico and Costa Rica are not neighbours, so the usual trip is a flight from Mexico City or Cancun to San Jose. A regional eSIM means you install once at home and land in Costa Rica with data already on. Two country eSIMs mean a second purchase, a second install and a switch of the line in the airport queue. I would not do that for a trip this short.
For about two weeks of unlimited, Airalo asks $60 and Holafly $62.90, both for 15 days. Ringo Light asks $47.99 for 2 weeks. For a month, Airalo asks $97, Ubigi $99 and Holafly $99.90, against $65.99 at Ringo Light. Nothing renews.
Buying two country plans costs more. Mexico's 2 weeks is $42.99 and Costa Rica's $44.99 on their own pages, $87.98 together, against $47.99 for the Latin America trip that covers both. For a month the two come to $114.98, against $65.99.
Rivals win in places. If you only need a week, Airalo's 7 days of unlimited is $39 and Holafly's $40.90, both less than Ringo Light's 2 weeks. If you only go to Mexico, Ringo Light's own Mexico plan at $42.99 beats its regional one, so read that page instead.
Which plans cover both countries
Ringo Light covers 18 countries, and Mexico and Costa Rica are both on the list. So do Airalo's Latamlink at 17 countries, Holafly at 18, Nomad at 17 and Saily at 12. The one regional plan that fails this trip is Ubigi's Best LATAM, which leaves out Costa Rica.
The parent page on Latin America does not list every country for each rival, so for Mexico I can only say that none of the six is reported to leave it out. I did not confirm Mexico on each brand's list on the day. Check both countries against the brand's own list before you pay.
Coverage is solid in the cities and along the main roads of both countries. It thins in the Costa Rican cloud forest and on the Caribbean canals near Tortuguero, and in the Mexican jungle between Yucatan towns. I would download offline maps before leaving the towns.
If you want a data bucket: Airalo or Ubigi
- Airalo, $36 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB for this trip, and the cheapest 20 GB at $49. Latamlink also sells 5 GB for 30 days at $22. It covers both countries.
- Ubigi, $39 for 10 GB. 25 GB for 30 days at $58. The monthly plan gives 20 GB for $26 and renews. I would skip it here, because it leaves out Costa Rica.
- Nomad, $39 for 10 GB. 20 GB at $65, on Claro, Tigo, Telcel and other local networks. Telcel is the big Mexican network.
- Saily, up to 10 GB. 10 GB for 30 days at $44.99, 5 GB at $31.99 and 3 GB at $20.99. No 20 GB and no unlimited plan for the region.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Its 2 weeks of unlimited is $47.99 and 30 days is $65.99. For 10 GB, Airalo at $36, Nomad at $39, Ubigi at $39 and Saily at $44.99 all cost less. For 20 GB, Airalo at $49 and Ubigi at $58 for 25 GB are cheaper. I would buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for a bucket.
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 Latin America it sells two trips on one eSIM across 18 countries, both unlimited at full speed: 2 weeks at $47.99 and 30 days at $65.99. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs with one scan, no app.
The card to buy it is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
Airalo Latamlink unlimited, 7 days, $39, or Holafly at $40.90. Ringo Light sells no 7-day plan.
Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $19.50, with 3 GB a day at full speed. Holafly is $19.90.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $47.99, against $60 for 15 days at Airalo. My pick for the pair.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $65.99, against $97 at Airalo and $99 at Ubigi.
Airalo 5 GB for 30 days at $22, or 20 GB at $49. Both countries are on its list.
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 Mexico and Costa Rica 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/latin-america-esim?currency=USD, Latamlink unlimited in dollars on the site, 25 October 2026; buckets from esimdb.com/region/latin-america/airalo, listing dated 6 October 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-latin-america/, prices in dollars and the 18 countries on its own page, 25 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-latin-america/, prices in dollars on saily.com, read 25 October 2026; no unlimited plan for the region
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/latin-america-esim, prices in dollars, plans, countries and networks on its own page, 25 October 2026
- Ubigi: cellulardata.ubigi.com/data-plans-and-coverage/ubigi-esim-data-plans/, Best LATAM prices and countries on its own site, 25 October 2026; full-speed amounts from esimdb.com/region/latin-america/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.
