Compare the best eSIM plans for Mongolia

Mongolia has roughly 85 % internet penetration and 4G mobile coverage centered on Ulaanbaatar and aimag (province) capitals (source: ITU DataHub, 2024). MobiCom, Unitel, Skytel and G-Mobile share the market. 5G is at pilot stage in Ulaanbaatar. The world's least densely populated country : rural coverage hugs tracks and relay villages.

• ●Dense 4G coverage in Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, Erdenet, Choibalsan, Mörön, Ölgii, Khovd, Dalanzadgad. Decent along major valleys (Trans-Mongolian route to Russia/China) and around Lake Khövsgöl from the Khatgal/Mörön side. PATCHY to NONE deep in the steppe, the Gobi Desert (signal at Dalanzadgad/Bayanzag for 4x4 tour starts or ger camps, none between stops), the Altai mountains (Tavan Bogd, Khovd : signal in the village, none on the mountain), the northern taiga forests (Tsaatan area), and the Great Gobi-A and Gobi-B.
• ●Average mobile speed ~30–50 Mbps download in UB per Ookla (Q1 2025) — much lower or none outside cities.
• ●No Western services blocked : Google, WhatsApp, Instagram, X, YouTube, Netflix work normally. Facebook Messenger is more popular than WhatsApp in Mongolia. Telegram is also widely used.
• ●Great for offline Maps.me / OsmAnd (ESSENTIAL : Google Maps has incomplete coverage on the steppe), Khan Bank / Golomt Bank / TDB (banking, QR payments widespread in UB), iTaxi (UB taxi), MIAT (national airline) for domestic flights.

Sources: Internet Society Pulse: Mongolia, ITU DataHub: Mongolia, Ookla Speedtest Global Index