Spanish and Mexican Carriers' Roaming vs Pay As You Go

On Spanish plans that do not include the US, a week of data there costs €42.35 (US$48.28) with Movistar, at €6.05 for each day you use data, and €25 (US$28.50) with Orange's weekly bundle. Travel periods of 6 to 8 days used a median of 1.38 GB in Bcengi's 2026 sample. Paying as you go, that trip's 1.38 GB costs $2.32 in the United States at $1.68/GB, metered by the KB (Bcengi's prices are in US dollars). For this trip, Bcengi is about 21 times cheaper than Movistar and about 12 times cheaper than Orange.

This page is for Spanish and Mexican plans that do not include the destination: Vodafone, Movistar, Orange, Lowi and Yoigo in Spain, and Telcel (Plan de Renta) and Movistar in Mexico. Each carrier's prices are as listed on its own website, read October 4, 2026.

What Vodafone, Movistar, Orange, Lowi and Yoigo charge for data outside the EU

  • Vodafone, contract tariffs: in the US, on tariffs without US roaming, data costs €4 (US$4.56) per GB, or €3 (US$3.42) a day for 3 GB with the Bono Diario Viaje EEUU, which renews automatically once activated. In Morocco, the Bono Diario Viaje Mundo costs €15 (US$17.10) a day for 2 GB.
  • Each day costs the same however little data you use that day.
  • Movistar: in the US, data costs €6.05 (US$6.90) for 500 MB on each day you use it: €42.35 (US$48.28) for a week.
  • With Movistar, each day you use data costs €6.05 however little you use.
  • Orange, lines other than prepaid: in the UK, the US and Morocco, the Bono Semanal Roaming Destino Plus costs €25 (US$28.50) for 25 GB over 7 days. Without it, the Tarifa Diaria Roaming Destinos Plus starts by itself at €9 (US$10.26) for each 24 hours.
  • The trip uses 1.38 GB of the 25 GB bundle, so more than nine tenths of what you paid for is left unused when the week ends.
  • Lowi: in the US, its data bundles last 5 days (€12, US$13.68, for 5 GB), 15 days (€32 for 15 GB) or 30 days (€42 for 30 GB); in Morocco, €15 (US$17.10) for 5 GB, €42 for 15 GB and €55 for 20 GB. No bundle lasts 7 days, so a week costs at least €24 (US$27.36) in the US and €30 (US$34.20) in Morocco.
  • Whichever bundles cover the week, the trip uses 1.38 GB of at least 10 GB bought, so more than four fifths of what you paid for is left unused.
  • Yoigo: on lines other than prepaid, data costs €5 (US$5.70) per GB in the UK and €30 (US$34.20) per GB in the US and Morocco. Yoigo prepaid sells a weekly bundle with 7 GB: €10 (US$11.40) in the UK and €20 (US$22.80) in the US and Morocco.
  • The trip uses 1.38 GB of the 7 GB bundle, so more than four fifths of what you paid for is left unused when the week ends.

What Telcel and Movistar charge Mexican travelers for data abroad

  • Telcel, Plan de Renta: for Spain, the Paquete Viajero Internacional de Internet costs MXN 299 (US$16.90) for 3 GB over 7 days, or MXN 599 (US$33.85) for 7 GB over 15 days; for Colombia, MXN 299 for 2.5 GB over 7 days.
  • The trip uses 1.38 GB of the 3 GB pack, so more than half of what you paid for is left unused when it expires.
  • In Colombia, the trip leaves nearly half of the 2.5 GB unused.
  • Movistar: for the US, the Bono de 5 GB para EUA adds 5 GB to a plan for MXN 199 (US$11.25), valid 30 days; on Recarga Movistar prepaid, the Bono de 5 GB para EUA y Canadá costs the same. In Spain and Colombia, Travel Diario gives unlimited data for a day at MXN 70 (US$3.96) on a plan and MXN 110 (US$6.22) on Recarga Movistar: MXN 490 (US$27.69) and MXN 770 (US$43.52) for a week.
  • The trip uses 1.38 GB of the 5 GB bundle, so nearly three quarters of what you paid for is left unused when it expires.
  • With Travel Diario, each day costs the same however little data you use that day.

What a 7-day trip costs: the carrier's price or paying as you go

Paying as you go with Bcengi, a trip costs what its data costs. Each line below is a model for a trip of 6 to 8 days: the median (1.38 GB) and the 90th percentile (6.50 GB) from the usage report, times the country's rate on October 4, 2026.

Vodafone (Spain), contract tariffs

  • United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against Vodafone's €4 per GB, the median trip is about 2.5 times cheaper; against seven of Vodafone's Bono Diario Viaje EEUU, the 90th percentile trip is about 2 times cheaper.
  • Morocco rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $2.65/GB) costs $3.66 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $2.65/GB), $17.23. Against seven of Vodafone's Bono Diario Viaje Mundo, the median trip is about 33 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 7 times cheaper.

Movistar (Spain)

  • United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against seven days of Movistar's daily rate, the trip is about 21 times cheaper.

Orange (Spain), lines other than prepaid

  • United Kingdom rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi. Against Orange's Bono Semanal Roaming Destino Plus, the trip is about 17 times cheaper.
  • United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Orange's Bono Semanal Roaming Destino Plus, the trip is about 12 times cheaper.
  • Morocco rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $2.65/GB) costs $3.66 with Bcengi. Against Orange's Bono Semanal Roaming Destino Plus, the trip is about 8 times cheaper.

Lowi

  • United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against two of Lowi's 5-day bundles, the least a week can cost, the trip is about 12 times cheaper.
  • Morocco rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $2.65/GB) costs $3.66 with Bcengi. Against two of Lowi's 5-day bundles, the least a week can cost, the trip is about 9.5 times cheaper.

Yoigo, lines other than prepaid

  • United Kingdom rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against Yoigo's €5 per GB, both trips are about 5 times cheaper.
  • United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against Yoigo's €30 per GB, both trips are about 20 times cheaper.
  • Morocco rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $2.65/GB) costs $3.66 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $2.65/GB), $17.23. Against Yoigo's €30 per GB, both trips are about 13 times cheaper.

Yoigo prepaid

  • United Kingdom rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi. Against Yoigo prepaid's weekly bundle, the trip is about 7 times cheaper.
  • United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Yoigo prepaid's weekly bundle, the trip is about 10 times cheaper.
  • Morocco rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $2.65/GB) costs $3.66 with Bcengi. Against Yoigo prepaid's weekly bundle, the trip is about 6 times cheaper.

Telcel (Mexico), Plan de Renta

  • Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against Telcel's 3 GB, 7-day package, the median trip is about 10 times cheaper; against its 7 GB, 15-day package, the 90th percentile trip is about 4.5 times cheaper.
  • Colombia rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $4.44/GB) costs $6.13 with Bcengi. Against Telcel's 2.5 GB, 7-day package, the trip is about 3 times cheaper.

Movistar (Mexico)

  • United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Movistar's Bono de 5 GB para EUA, the trip is about 5 times cheaper.
  • Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against seven days of Movistar's Travel Diario on a plan, the median trip is about 17 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 3.5 times cheaper.
  • Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against seven days of Travel Diario on Recarga Movistar, the median trip is about 27 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 5.5 times cheaper.
  • Colombia rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $4.44/GB) costs $6.13 with Bcengi. Against seven days of Movistar's Travel Diario on a plan, the trip is about 4.5 times cheaper.
  • Colombia rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $4.44/GB) costs $6.13 with Bcengi. Against seven days of Travel Diario on Recarga Movistar, the trip is about 7 times cheaper.

For how bundles and pay as you go compare, see bundles vs pay as you go.

What you get with Bcengi

  • One reusable eSIM: install it once and use it on every trip.
  • A balance that never expires: what one trip does not use is there for the next.
  • No plan to pick: you never guess a size before you travel.
  • Top up any time, by hand or with auto-refill.
  • Your phone number stays on your home SIM for calls and texts; Bcengi is data only.

Roaming questions for Spanish and Mexican plans

How much is Vodafone roaming in the US?

On Vodafone contract tariffs without US roaming, data in the US costs €4 per GB, or €3 a day for 3 GB with the Bono Diario Viaje EEUU.

How much is Movistar roaming in the US?

With Movistar in Spain, data in the US costs €6.05 for 500 MB on each day you use it, so a week of use costs €42.35.

How do I use a travel eSIM instead of Vodafone, Movistar, Orange, Lowi, Yoigo or Telcel roaming?

Install the eSIM before you leave, set it as your data line, and turn data roaming off for your Vodafone, Movistar, Orange, Lowi, Yoigo or Telcel line so it does not use data abroad. See turn roaming off on your home line.

How these figures were measured

The usage figures come from Bcengi's 2026 International Mobile Data Usage Report: a stratified random sample of 10,000 travel periods, with usage from January 1 to September 30, 2026. The figures cover every destination in the sample, not one country.

Everyone sampled chose a pay-as-you-go eSIM, so the figures describe those travelers, not all travelers.

Each trip cost on this page is a model, not a bill: the GB a trip used times the per-GB rate on our pricing page on October 4, 2026. Rates can change; the pricing page always has the current ones.

Euro prices are converted to US dollars at the Federal Reserve's rate for September 25, 2026, 1.1400 US dollars per euro.

Mexican peso prices are converted to US dollars at the Federal Reserve's rate for September 25, 2026, 17.6932 pesos per US dollar.

Updated October 4, 2026. Sources: the roaming pages of Vodafone, Movistar, Orange, Lowi and Yoigo in Spain, Yoigo's bonos page, Telcel's roaming packages page and Movistar's roaming pages in Mexico; Federal Reserve exchange rates; Bcengi 2026 International Mobile Data Usage Report; Bcengi pricing page.

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