Where to buy a local SIM card in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and how much does it cost?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 21 days ago
TL;DR
It's cheaper to buy a SIM at an official operator shop in town rather than at the airport — activation is free and takes about 10-15 minutes. A 40GB package from the WE carrier costs around $13 at the airport, but city shops are usually about twice as cheap.
What the community said
At an official carrier shop in the city center, staff set up and activated the SIM themselves — it started working in about 10 minutes.
22 days ago Official carrier shop, activation ~10 min
Price depends on the data package: the cheapest plans are from WE, a state-run carrier (around for a couple of years). At the airport a 40GB package cost $13, smaller packages start from $5. The SIM activated about 1.5 hours after purchase.
25 days ago WE carrier, 40GB — $13, from $5 for smaller packages
Airport SIM cards cost roughly twice as much as in the city — check your phone's data usage stats from the past month before buying to figure out how many gigabytes you actually need.
28 days ago Airport SIMs — about 2x pricier than in town