Cost of Living Comparison Between Esperanza and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Esperanza and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Esperanza is 12.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 42% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Esperanza is 11.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.41 DOP 536

$4.51 ฿142

86.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.2 DOP 3,200

$46.08 ฿1,449

8.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.17 DOP 457

$8.78 ฿276

-18.34%

Cappuccino

$2.67 DOP 170

$3.09 ฿97.0

-13.59%

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

$1.00 DOP 63.5

$0.70 ฿21.97

42.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.84 DOP 53.4

$0.40 ฿12.46

110.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.57 DOP 164

$2.40 ฿75.5

7.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.98 DOP 318

$3.68 ฿116

35.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.38 DOP 87.7

$2.25 ฿70.6

-38.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.81 DOP 115

$1.87 ฿58.8

-3.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.56 DOP 99.3

$2.22 ฿69.8

-29.73%

Eggs

$2.20 DOP 140

$2.23 ฿70.1

-1.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.34 DOP 468

$19.68 ฿619

-62.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.51 DOP 415

$3.66 ฿115

77.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.06 DOP 705

$13.09 ฿411

-15.51%

Apples (1kg)

$3.23 DOP 206

$3.38 ฿106

-4.44%

Banana (1kg)

$0.90 DOP 57.4

$1.69 ฿53.3

-46.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.03 DOP 193

$2.33 ฿73.2

30.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 DOP 123

$1.98 ฿62.4

-2.53%

Potato (1kg)

$2.54 DOP 162

$1.55 ฿48.77

63.87%

Onion (1kg)

$2.29 DOP 146

$1.51 ฿47.42

51.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 DOP 68.9

$0.98 ฿30.84

10.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 DOP 61.9

$0.48 ฿15.01

102.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.81 DOP 371

$4.35 ฿137

33.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.92 DOP 696

$20.65 ฿649

-47.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.61 DOP 167

$1.77 ฿55.8

47.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 DOP 198

$2.75 ฿86.6

13.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.44 DOP 219

$3.11 ฿97.8

10.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.21 DOP 141

$1.05 ฿32.96

110.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.97 DOP 381

$13.72 ฿431

-56.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 DOP 84.9

$1.34 ฿42.16

-0.75%

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

$26.4K DOP 1.7M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-4.72%

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

$32.1K DOP 2.0M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-4.44%

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

$75.2 DOP 4,790

$122 ฿3,835

-38.39%

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

$25.28 DOP 1,612

$13.61 ฿428

85.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.48 DOP 2,326

$18.49 ฿581

97.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$6.61 DOP 422

$9.09 ฿286

-27.28%

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

$263 DOP 16.7K

$702 ฿22.1K

-62.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,990 DOP 509.3K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-50.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.1 DOP 3,830

$58.9 ฿1,851

2.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.4 DOP 3,337

$34.41 ฿1,082

52.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.1 DOP 6,190

$113 ฿3,545

-13.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 DOP 7,415

$84.7 ฿2,662

37.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

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 Esperanza: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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