Prepaid SIM/eSIM in Tunisia: How to Buy a 4G Internet SIM Card?
Roaming Fees
Hoping to use your French SIM card in Tunisia? Watch out: depending on your carrier, it could cost you a fortune (really, really expensive)! Except with Free Mobile, you’d have to sell a kidney to use the internet with your French plan.
Here’s how much 1 MB of data costs with the four main French mobile carriers (bearing in mind that you can’t do anything with 1 MB).
| Carrier | Rate |
|---|---|
| Free | Included in the €20 plan |
| Orange | €13.31/MB |
| SFR | €15.84/MB |
| Bouygues | €16/MB |
Buy a SIM card before you leave
One option is to buy a prepaid SIM card before you leave. Plan ahead a little, as you’ll need to receive the 4G SIM by mail. Then all you have to do is pop it into your smartphone when you arrive in Tunisia.
With Holafly
This is what specialized company Holafly offers (see their deals and get a promo code by clicking here).
Unlike many other countries, Holafly has only one offer for Tunisia: 6GB of data valid for 15 days at the price of €54.
On Amazon
There are currently no prepaid SIM card offers for Tunisia on Amazon 🙁
Buying an eSIM valid in Tunisia
Holafly also offers an eSIM for Tunisia (but make sure you have a compatible phone).
eSIM offers for Tunisia here. Feel free to use the promo code NOMADBENTO
The offer is the same as for the physical SIM card: 6GB of data valid for 15 days. The price is slightly more attractive: €47.
Buying a 4G SIM at the airport
Whether at Tunis–Carthage Airport, you’ll easily find kiosks from the three main mobile carriers: Orange, Tunisie Télécom, and Ooredoo.
SIM cards are sometimes free, so all you need to do is buy data packages to get internet.
Buying a SIM card in town
If you didn’t have time or couldn’t get a SIM card at the airport, you can easily do it in town, whether in small grocery stores or carrier shops.
Prices
Prices vary by carrier. Here are a few examples of packages with Orange.
| Validity | Data | Local calls | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 125 MB | 0.5 DT | |
| 2 days | 100 MB | 10 mins | 0.8 DT |
| 2 days | 200 MB | 0.9 DT | |
| 7 days | 350 MB | 10 mins | 1.9 DT |
| 7 days | 750 MB | 3.5 DT | |
| 15 days | 500 MB | 20 mins | 2.9 DT |
| 30 days | 1 GB | 30 mins | 5.5 DT |
| 30 days | 2.2 GB | 8 DT | |
| 30 days | 4 GB | 12 DT | |
| 30 days | 6 GB | 15 DT | |
| 30 days | 25 GB | 25 DT | |
| 30 days | 55 GB | 50 DT |
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