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How much data
for your Asia trip?

Most travellers massively over-buy. Answer five quick questions: or punch in your real phone usage: and get a GB figure built on what people actually burn through across Asia.

Covers 27 destinations Takes ~30 seconds Updated June 2026
1 Where are you headed?
2 How should we estimate?
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Quick
5 questions about how you use your phone
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Precise
Based on your real monthly data usage at home
Your social media habit?
Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, threads…
Streaming on mobile data?
Netflix, YouTube, TikTok long-form…
Maps & navigation?
Google Maps, Grab, ride-hailing, route-finding
Tethering / hotspot?
Sharing your connection to a laptop or tablet
WiFi where you're staying?
This is the biggest factor: good WiFi slashes mobile use
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Quick reference

Typical GB for popular Asia trips, moderate use, accommodation with WiFi for evening streaming. Your number above is personalised; this is the back-of-envelope version.

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What a GB actually buys

Where your data really goes, per hour of active use on mobile.

Google Maps
~3 MBper 10 min navigating
Instagram
~200 MBper hour scrolling
WhatsApp video
~300 MBper hour call
YouTube HD
~1.5 GBper hour
Netflix HD
~3 GBper hour
Spotify
~150 MBper hour high quality
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