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AirPlans vs Sim Local in Kenya

Side-by-side pricing for Kenya, straight from each provider's current real plans.

Cheapest overall

AirPlans

8/8 cheapest rows

Fully verified 12 of 12 facts confirmed Score 83/100 -10%

Best for: Budget travellers · Unlimited data · Multi-country trips · No ID check

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Sim Local

0/8 cheapest rows

11 of 12 facts confirmed Score 68/100 -10%

Best for: Unlimited data · Short trips · Long stays

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AirPlans is the cheapest option in 8 of the 8 price rows for Kenya. Live plans from each provider's catalog, re-checked daily.

Prices in Kenya

Cheapest live plan from each provider per trip size. Every price links to that exact plan.

	AirPlans	Sim Local
Starting price	$2.43 500MB · 1 days Get eSIM →	$7.50 1GB · 3 days Get eSIM →
1 GB or more	$3.44 1GB · 1 days Get eSIM →	$7.50 1GB · 3 days Get eSIM →
5 GB or more	$15.77 5GB · 15 days Get eSIM →	$31.75 5GB · 30 days Get eSIM →
10 GB or more	$36.44 10GB · 30 days Get eSIM →	$48.50 10GB · 30 days Get eSIM →
20 GB or more	$52.07 20GB · 30 days Get eSIM →	—
Unlimited	$10.56 Unlimited · 1 days Get eSIM →	—
Best price/GB	$2.48	$4.25
Best price/day	$0.45	$1.06

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Starting price

AirPlans

$2.43

500MB · 1 days

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Sim Local

$7.50

1GB · 3 days

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1 GB or more

AirPlans

$3.44

1GB · 1 days

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Sim Local

$7.50

1GB · 3 days

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5 GB or more

AirPlans

$15.77

5GB · 15 days

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Sim Local

$31.75

5GB · 30 days

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10 GB or more

AirPlans

$36.44

10GB · 30 days

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Sim Local

$48.50

10GB · 30 days

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20 GB or more

AirPlans

$52.07

20GB · 30 days

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Sim Local

—

Unlimited

AirPlans

$10.56

Unlimited · 1 days

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Sim Local

—

Best price/GB

AirPlans

$2.48

Sim Local

$4.25

Best price/day

AirPlans

$0.45

Sim Local

$1.06

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Networks in Kenya

AirPlans: Airtel Kenya5G Safaricom4G/5G
Sim Local: Airtel4G/LTE

Plan types sold for Kenya

AirPlansSim Local Unlimited data ✓ ✓ Regional bundles ✓ — Global bundles (50+ countries) ✓ — Pay as you go — —

Policies compared

Confirmed from each provider's own site — see the trust card on each provider page for the verification date.

ID verification

AirPlans: Not required

Sim Local: Not confirmed yet

Refund policy

AirPlans: Full refund within 30 days if the eSIM was never installed or activated, wasn't delivered, or had a verified unresolved technical failure; installed plans and wrong-destination purchases are non-refundable.

Sim Local: Full refund within 14 days if the eSIM has not been activated, no questions asked; failed activations caused by a technical issue are refunded even outside that window.

Validity starts

AirPlans: On most plans validity begins the first time the eSIM connects to a supported network at the destination, not at purchase or install; AirPlans' Terms note some plans instead start on installation, as stated in each plan's terms.

Sim Local: Validity trigger varies by network operator - some start counting when the eSIM is installed, others only on first connection at your destination; check the specific plan for which applies.

Fair-use limit

AirPlans: Unlimited plans come with a daily high-speed allowance (1GB, 2GB or 3GB per day depending on the plan), after which speed drops to a stated rate (512 Kbps to about 2 Mbps) until the next day. Both figures are published per plan in their feed and shown on each plan row here.

Sim Local: Unlimited plans include up to 10GB per day of full-speed data; consistently exceeding 10GB per day may trigger the Fair Use Policy and plan suspension, at the discretion of the network operator (no fixed throttle speed is disclosed).

Top-ups & rollover

AirPlans: Existing eSIMs can be topped up with more data from the My eSIMs screen in the app, no reinstall needed.

Sim Local: Top-up ability and method depend on the network operator (for example the My3, EE, or Lycamobile apps or sites), accessed via Sim Local My eSIM account area; a few operators do not support top-ups at all.

Support

AirPlans: Live chat · Email · Help center · 24/7

Sim Local: WhatsApp · Email · Help center · Live chat · 24/7

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