Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabarete and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabarete and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Cabarete is 4.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 32.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cabarete is 21.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.25 DOP 393

$4.71 ฿151

32.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.41 DOP 2,229

$45.87 ฿1,468

-22.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.27 DOP 395

$8.84 ฿283

-29.07%

Cappuccino

$2.2 DOP 139

$3.06 ฿98

-28.10%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.03 DOP 64.8

$0.69 ฿22.16

49.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.8 DOP 50.3

$0.39 ฿12.56

105.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.52 DOP 159

$2.49 ฿79.6

1.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 DOP 229

$3.72 ฿119

-2.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 DOP 57.5

$2.18 ฿69.8

-58.26%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 DOP 88.9

$1.8 ฿57.5

-21.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.51 DOP 95.2

$2.23 ฿71.4

-32.29%

Eggs

$1.68 DOP 106

$2.23 ฿71.4

-24.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.23 DOP 455

$19.66 ฿629

-63.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.78 DOP 301

$3.77 ฿121

26.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.72 DOP 360

$13.53 ฿433

-57.72%

Apples (1kg)

$0.91 DOP 57.2

$3.24 ฿104

-71.91%

Banana (1kg)

$0.93 DOP 58.5

$1.62 ฿51.9

-42.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.92 DOP 121

$2.4 ฿76.8

-20.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.29 DOP 81.4

$2.08 ฿66.5

-37.98%

Potato (1kg)

$1.07 DOP 67.2

$1.59 ฿50.7

-32.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.76 DOP 111

$1.49 ฿47.76

18.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 DOP 67

$1.01 ฿32.46

4.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 DOP 58.2

$0.48 ฿15.46

91.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.31 DOP 208

$4.48 ฿143

-26.12%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.92 DOP 750

$20.34 ฿651

-41.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.36 DOP 148

$1.86 ฿59.5

26.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 DOP 179

$2.7 ฿86.3

5.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 DOP 44.55

$1.43 ฿45.79

-50.35%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.37 DOP 212

$3.04 ฿97.4

10.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.13 DOP 134

$1.04 ฿33.18

104.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.76 DOP 363

$13.64 ฿437

-57.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 DOP 78.7

$1.35 ฿43.31

-7.41%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.3K DOP 1.7M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-3.17%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.4K DOP 2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-6.28%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$50.7 DOP 3,189

$122 ฿3,905

-58.49%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$25.29 DOP 1,592

$13.61 ฿435

85.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.95 DOP 1,067

$18.36 ฿588

-7.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.63 DOP 2,683

$59.9 ฿1,915

-28.77%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$6.61 DOP 416

$8.92 ฿285

-25.90%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$264 DOP 16.6K

$684 ฿21.9K

-61.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,946 DOP 500.1K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-50.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.1 DOP 3,719

$58.2 ฿1,862

1.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.9 DOP 3,268

$34.38 ฿1,100

51.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.9 DOP 5,975

$113 ฿3,631

-16.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 DOP 7,312

$84.9 ฿2,716

36.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$854 DOP 53.8K

$621 ฿19.9K

37.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$251 DOP 15.8K

$441 ฿14.1K

-43.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$599 DOP 37.7K

$2,063 ฿66K

-70.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$376 DOP 23.7K

$1,469 ฿47K

-74.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$283 DOP 17.8K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-90.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.9

5.33

142.03%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cabarete: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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