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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cabarete is 17.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cabarete is 20.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.40 DOP 408

$4.51 ฿142

41.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.54 DOP 2,265

$46.08 ฿1,449

-22.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.29 DOP 401

$8.78 ฿276

-28.36%

Cappuccino

$2.22 DOP 141

$3.09 ฿97.0

-28.16%

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

$1.03 DOP 65.8

$0.70 ฿21.97

47.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.84 DOP 53.7

$0.40 ฿12.46

110.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 DOP 159

$2.40 ฿75.5

3.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.69 DOP 235

$3.68 ฿116

0.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 DOP 63.1

$2.25 ฿70.6

-56.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 DOP 86.1

$1.87 ฿58.8

-27.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 DOP 97.2

$2.22 ฿69.8

-31.53%

Eggs

$1.59 DOP 101

$2.23 ฿70.1

-28.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.17 DOP 457

$19.68 ฿619

-63.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.65 DOP 296

$3.66 ฿115

27.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.72 DOP 365

$13.09 ฿411

-56.30%

Apples (1kg)

$0.97 DOP 61.9

$3.38 ฿106

-71.30%

Banana (1kg)

$0.88 DOP 55.9

$1.69 ฿53.3

-47.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.92 DOP 122

$2.33 ฿73.2

-17.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.33 DOP 84.7

$1.98 ฿62.4

-32.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.07 DOP 68.1

$1.55 ฿48.77

-30.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 DOP 116

$1.51 ฿47.42

20.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 DOP 67.4

$0.98 ฿30.84

8.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 DOP 60.6

$0.48 ฿15.01

97.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.43 DOP 218

$4.35 ฿137

-21.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.74 DOP 685

$20.65 ฿649

-47.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.26 DOP 144

$1.77 ฿55.8

27.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 DOP 174

$2.75 ฿86.6

-0.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 DOP 45.27

$1.37 ฿43.19

-48.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.46 DOP 220

$3.11 ฿97.8

11.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.11 DOP 134

$1.05 ฿32.96

100.95%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.05 DOP 386

$13.72 ฿431

-55.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 DOP 83.2

$1.34 ฿42.16

-2.99%

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

$26.7K DOP 1.7M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-3.50%

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

$32.0K DOP 2.0M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-4.74%

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

$50.9 DOP 3,245

$122 ฿3,835

-58.27%

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

$25.63 DOP 1,634

$13.61 ฿428

88.32%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.24 DOP 1,099

$18.49 ฿581

-6.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.08 DOP 2,682

$61.7 ฿1,939

-31.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$6.76 DOP 431

$9.09 ฿286

-25.63%

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

$268 DOP 17.1K

$702 ฿22.1K

-61.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,094 DOP 515.9K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-49.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.9 DOP 3,820

$58.9 ฿1,851

1.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.5 DOP 3,285

$34.41 ฿1,082

49.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.8 DOP 6,168

$113 ฿3,545

-14.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 DOP 7,304

$84.7 ฿2,662

35.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$868 DOP 55.3K

$606 ฿19.1K

43.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$250 DOP 15.9K

$435 ฿13.7K

-42.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$601 DOP 38.3K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-70.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$372 DOP 23.7K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-74.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$283 DOP 18.1K

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-90.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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