Nomad eSIM Data Plans for Costa Rica

Nomad does not provide a truly unlimited data eSIM for Costa Rica. While some of its local plans carry the word “unlimited” in the title, each plan actually limits the data to 2 GB per day and then reduces the speed to 1000 kbps once the limit is reached. For travelers who need more data, Nomad offers several fixed‑data plans, such as a 20 GB plan valid for 30 days that costs $31 USD, and a 30‑day plan with 20 GB priced at $65 USD. These alternatives can be more cost‑effective unless a user requires a very large amount of high‑speed data without any restrictions.

Nomad does not provide a Costa Rica eSIM that includes a local phone number or SMS capability. All of its available plans for Costa Rica are data‑only, offering high‑speed internet access without inbound or outbound voice or text services. Travelers can still communicate via popular VoIP applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and iMessage over the data connection, which allow voice and messaging without a phone number or SMS.

Nomad provides 7 single‑country plans and 14 multi‑country plans that include Costa Rica. The plans span a wide price range from roughly $8 to $170 and offer data caps between 1 GB and 50 GB for validity periods of 5 to 365 days. Among these, 2 plans use a daily data cap approach while the remaining 19 rely on a fixed data amount, allowing users to choose between a predictable daily limit and a larger all‑inclusive data bundle.