Temporary Phone Number Prices in 150 Countries (2026 Data)
Real rental prices for temporary phone numbers across 150 countries, from $0.65 to $1.80 per hour. Full country-by-country price index, updated June 2026.
How much does a temporary phone number actually cost?
Most articles answer this question with a vague "it depends." This one answers it with data: the table below lists the live hourly rental price for a real, SIM-backed mobile number in every one of the 150 countries we operate in, as of June 2026. One-time verifications (a single SMS code) start at $0.10 and vary by country and service.
Key findings
- Hourly rentals range from $0.65 to $1.80 — a 2.8× spread between the cheapest and most expensive country.
- The median price is $0.85/hour (average $0.97), so most countries cluster well under a dollar.
- Price tracks SIM economics, not distance. Numbers in Western Europe, Japan, and the US cost roughly twice as much as numbers in South Asia or West Africa — the cost of provisioning SIM inventory in each market drives the price.
- You usually don't need an expensive country. Most global services accept verification from any country; picking India over Monaco roughly halves the price with no downside unless the app enforces a regional match.
The 10 cheapest countries
| Country | Code | Hourly rental |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | $0.65 |
| Benin | +229 | $0.65 |
| Burundi | +257 | $0.65 |
| Chad | +235 | $0.65 |
| Eritrea | +291 | $0.65 |
| Gambia | +220 | $0.65 |
| Guinea | +224 | $0.65 |
| Liberia | +231 | $0.65 |
| Malawi | +265 | $0.65 |
| Mali | +223 | $0.65 |
The 10 most expensive countries
| Country | Code | Hourly rental |
|---|---|---|
| Monaco | +377 | $1.80 |
| Switzerland | +41 | $1.70 |
| Japan | +81 | $1.70 |
| Australia | +61 | $1.60 |
| Singapore | +65 | $1.55 |
| United States | +1 | $1.50 |
| Hong Kong | +852 | $1.50 |
| Gibraltar | +350 | $1.50 |
| United Kingdom | +44 | $1.40 |
| Norway | +47 | $1.40 |
High prices here reflect scarce, in-demand SIM inventory — these are the countries people most often need a local number for (banking apps, regional marketplaces, local classifieds).
Prices in the most popular countries
These are the countries our users pick most often:
| Country | Code | Hourly rental |
|---|---|---|
| India | +91 | $0.75 |
| South Africa | +27 | $1.00 |
| France | +33 | $1.30 |
| Germany | +49 | $1.30 |
| United Kingdom | +44 | $1.40 |
| United States | +1 | $1.50 |
| Australia | +61 | $1.60 |
What longer rentals cost
Rentals are priced from the hourly base with fixed duration multipliers (6 hours = 4×, 1 day = 6×, 3 days = 15×, 1 week = 30× the hourly rate), so longer durations get progressively cheaper per hour:
| Duration | Cheapest country | Most expensive country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour | $0.65 | $1.80 |
| 6 hours | $2.60 | $7.20 |
| 1 day | $3.90 | $10.80 |
| 3 days | $9.75 | $27.00 |
| 1 week | $19.50 | $54.00 |
A week-long rental costs 18% of what 168 individual hours would — by the week, the effective hourly rate drops to about a fifth of the 1-hour price.
Full price index: all 150 countries
| Country | Code | Hourly rental |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | $0.65 |
| Aland Islands | +358 | $1.35 |
| Albania | +355 | $0.85 |
| Algeria | +213 | $0.85 |
| Angola | +244 | $0.80 |
| Anguilla | +1264 | $1.25 |
| Argentina | +54 | $1.00 |
| Armenia | +374 | $0.80 |
| Aruba | +297 | $1.15 |
| Australia | +61 | $1.60 |
| Austria | +43 | $1.30 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | $0.85 |
| Bahamas | +1242 | $1.15 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | $0.70 |
| Barbados | +1246 | $1.15 |
| Belarus | +375 | $0.85 |
| Belgium | +32 | $1.25 |
| Belize | +501 | $0.95 |
| Benin | +229 | $0.65 |
| Bhutan | +975 | $0.80 |
| Bolivia | +591 | $0.80 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | +387 | $0.85 |
| Botswana | +267 | $0.80 |
| Brazil | +55 | $1.00 |
| Brunei | +673 | $1.15 |
| Bulgaria | +359 | $0.95 |
| Burundi | +257 | $0.65 |
| Cambodia | +855 | $0.70 |
| Cameroon | +237 | $0.70 |
| Chad | +235 | $0.65 |
| Chile | +56 | $1.10 |
| Colombia | +57 | $0.95 |
| Comoros | +269 | $0.70 |
| Croatia | +385 | $1.10 |
| Cyprus | +357 | $1.25 |
| Czech Republic | +420 | $1.15 |
| Denmark | +45 | $1.30 |
| Djibouti | +253 | $0.70 |
| Dominica | +1767 | $1.10 |
| Ecuador | +593 | $0.85 |
| Egypt | +20 | $0.85 |
| Eritrea | +291 | $0.65 |
| Estonia | +372 | $1.15 |
| Eswatini | +268 | $0.70 |
| Ethiopia | +251 | $0.70 |
| Fiji | +679 | $1.00 |
| Finland | +358 | $1.35 |
| France | +33 | $1.30 |
| Gabon | +241 | $0.80 |
| Gambia | +220 | $0.65 |
| Georgia | +995 | $0.85 |
| Germany | +49 | $1.30 |
| Ghana | +233 | $0.80 |
| Gibraltar | +350 | $1.50 |
| Greece | +30 | $1.15 |
| Grenada | +1473 | $1.10 |
| Guadeloupe | +590 | $1.15 |
| Guatemala | +502 | $0.85 |
| Guinea | +224 | $0.65 |
| Guyana | +592 | $0.85 |
| Haiti | +509 | $0.80 |
| Honduras | +504 | $0.85 |
| Hong Kong | +852 | $1.50 |
| Hungary | +36 | $1.00 |
| Iceland | +354 | $1.40 |
| India | +91 | $0.75 |
| Indonesia | +62 | $0.85 |
| Iraq | +964 | $0.80 |
| Ireland | +353 | $1.30 |
| Israel | +972 | $1.40 |
| Italy | +39 | $1.20 |
| Jamaica | +1876 | $1.10 |
| Japan | +81 | $1.70 |
| Jordan | +962 | $0.95 |
| Kazakhstan | +7 | $0.85 |
| Kenya | +254 | $0.80 |
| Kuwait | +965 | $1.30 |
| Kyrgyzstan | +996 | $0.70 |
| Laos | +856 | $0.70 |
| Latvia | +371 | $1.10 |
| Lebanon | +961 | $1.00 |
| Lesotho | +266 | $0.70 |
| Liberia | +231 | $0.65 |
| Lithuania | +370 | $1.10 |
| Luxembourg | +352 | $1.40 |
| Macao | +853 | $1.40 |
| Madagascar | +261 | $0.70 |
| Malawi | +265 | $0.65 |
| Malaysia | +60 | $1.00 |
| Maldives | +960 | $1.10 |
| Mali | +223 | $0.65 |
| Malta | +356 | $1.25 |
| Mauritania | +222 | $0.65 |
| Mauritius | +230 | $0.95 |
| Mexico | +52 | $1.05 |
| Moldova | +373 | $0.80 |
| Monaco | +377 | $1.80 |
| Mongolia | +976 | $0.80 |
| Montenegro | +382 | $0.95 |
| Montserrat | +1664 | $1.15 |
| Morocco | +212 | $0.85 |
| Mozambique | +258 | $0.70 |
| Namibia | +264 | $0.80 |
| Nepal | +977 | $0.70 |
| Netherlands | +31 | $1.25 |
| Nicaragua | +505 | $0.80 |
| Niger | +227 | $0.65 |
| Nigeria | +234 | $0.80 |
| Norway | +47 | $1.40 |
| Oman | +968 | $1.15 |
| Pakistan | +92 | $0.70 |
| Paraguay | +595 | $0.80 |
| Peru | +51 | $0.85 |
| Philippines | +63 | $0.85 |
| Poland | +48 | $1.15 |
| Portugal | +351 | $1.20 |
| Qatar | +974 | $1.30 |
| Romania | +40 | $1.00 |
| Rwanda | +250 | $0.70 |
| Senegal | +221 | $0.70 |
| Serbia | +381 | $0.95 |
| Seychelles | +248 | $1.00 |
| Singapore | +65 | $1.55 |
| Slovakia | +421 | $1.10 |
| Slovenia | +386 | $1.15 |
| Somalia | +252 | $0.65 |
| South Africa | +27 | $1.00 |
| Spain | +34 | $1.20 |
| Suriname | +597 | $0.85 |
| Sweden | +46 | $1.35 |
| Switzerland | +41 | $1.70 |
| Taiwan | +886 | $1.30 |
| Tajikistan | +992 | $0.65 |
| Tanzania | +255 | $0.70 |
| Thailand | +66 | $0.95 |
| Togo | +228 | $0.65 |
| Tunisia | +216 | $0.85 |
| Turkey | +90 | $1.00 |
| Turkmenistan | +993 | $0.70 |
| Uganda | +256 | $0.70 |
| Ukraine | +380 | $0.85 |
| United Kingdom | +44 | $1.40 |
| United States | +1 | $1.50 |
| Uruguay | +598 | $1.00 |
| Uzbekistan | +998 | $0.70 |
| Venezuela | +58 | $0.80 |
| Vietnam | +84 | $0.80 |
| Yemen | +967 | $0.65 |
| Zambia | +260 | $0.70 |
| Zimbabwe | +263 | $0.70 |
Prices are live hourly rental rates as of June 2026 and may change with inventory. Click any country for details on number formats and availability.
How to read these prices
One-time vs. rental: a one-time number is valid for 20 minutes and receives a single verification SMS — that covers most sign-ups. A rental receives unlimited SMS for the rental period and can be renewed, which is what you want for account recovery codes or anything that texts you twice.
Refunds: if no SMS arrives, you get a full automatic refund — within 20 minutes for one-time numbers, 1 hour for rentals.
FAQ
Why do prices differ so much between countries?
Each number is backed by a physical SIM card in that country. SIM cards, local regulation, and demand differ by market — a Japanese or Swiss SIM simply costs more to provision than one in South Asia or West Africa.
Does a cheaper country mean worse delivery?
No. Every number in the index is a real mobile number receiving SMS in real time. Delivery speed depends on the sending service, not the price tier.
Which country should I choose?
Match the country to where you'll use the account if the service is regional (banking, marketplaces). For global apps — WhatsApp, Telegram, Google — any country works, so pick a cheap one.
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