🇲🇼 eSIM plans for Malawi

Starting at $29.76/day*

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* The "as low as" figure is the lowest per-day rate, taken from the longest unlimited data plan on sale here.

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Here's how Onetel stacks up against other options in Malawi.

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eSIM costs for Malawi

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7 days of unlimited data in Malawi costs $208.68 — about $29.81 a day on TNM or Airtel Malawi, with no roaming charge and no SIM to swap. In Malawi, 5G is live and median mobile download speed is 17.2 Mbps.

Duration	Data	Price	Daily cost
1 day	500 MB	$30.80	$30.80/day
3 days	—	$90.10	$30.03/day
5 days	—	$149.40	$29.88/day
7 days	1 GB	$208.68	$29.81/day
10 days	—	$297.60	$29.76/day
15 days	2 GB	$42.66	$2.84/day
30 days	3 GB	$20.40	$0.68/day

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Which networks you connect to in Malawi

Your eSIM roams onto Malawi's own operators. These are the networks and the frequencies they run — check your phone supports them before you travel.

Operator	4G / LTE bands	5G bands	5G
TNM	B3, B20	—	No
Airtel Malawi	B3, B20	n78	Yes

17.2 Mbps

Median download

8.5 Mbps

Median upload

Source: Ookla Speedtest Global Index, July 2025

Coverage in Malawi

Lake Malawi and several national parks/reserves have large areas with no mobile coverage from any operator. Airtel Malawi's 5G is limited to parts of Lilongwe and Blantyre.

Common Questions

The details worth knowing about your Malawi eSIM

Your eSIM connects to TNM (4G on B3 and B20) and Airtel Malawi (4G on B3 and B20; 5G on n78 in parts of Lilongwe and Blantyre). Outside those cities, you will only get 4G, and large areas of Lake Malawi and national parks have no coverage from either operator.

If your phone lacks band 20 (700 MHz), it will still connect on band 3 (1800 MHz) but coverage will be thinner, especially in rural areas and inside buildings. Band 20 is critical for TNM and Airtel’s 4G reach outside cities. Check your phone’s specs before travelling.

No. This eSIM is for Malawi only. Data stops at the border. If you cross into Zambia, Mozambique, or Tanzania, you will lose service. You need a separate eSIM or roaming plan for each country you visit.

No content filtering or throttling is applied by the eSIM provider. Your data passes through unblocked at the local network’s speed (median 17.23 Mbps on Ookla, July 2025). However, speeds may drop in remote areas with weak signal.

Large parts of Lake Malawi and several national parks and reserves have zero mobile coverage from any operator. If you plan to travel outside Lilongwe and Blantyre, expect dead zones. Airtel’s 5G is only in those two cities; elsewhere you rely on 4G with gaps.