Cost of Living Comparison Between Nagua and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Nagua and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Nagua is 11.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nagua is 7.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.37 DOP 500

$4.65 ฿149

80.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$51.7 DOP 3,085

$46.11 ฿1,474

12.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.34 DOP 438

$8.74 ฿279

-16.02%

Cappuccino

$2.71 DOP 162

$3.04 ฿97.1

-10.86%

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

$1.02 DOP 61.2

$0.72 ฿23.03

41.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 DOP 45.98

$0.39 ฿12.50

97.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.54 DOP 151

$2.44 ฿78.0

4.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.07 DOP 303

$3.79 ฿121

33.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 DOP 79.7

$2.14 ฿68.6

-37.85%

White Bread (500g)

$1.77 DOP 106

$1.86 ฿59.5

-4.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.51 DOP 90.1

$2.19 ฿69.9

-31.05%

Eggs

$2.19 DOP 131

$2.25 ฿71.8

-2.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.10 DOP 424

$19.73 ฿631

-64.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.37 DOP 381

$3.79 ฿121

68.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.06 DOP 661

$13.55 ฿433

-18.38%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 DOP 196

$3.25 ฿104

0.92%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 DOP 51.0

$1.67 ฿53.4

-49.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.91 DOP 174

$2.39 ฿76.5

21.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.92 DOP 115

$2.09 ฿66.9

-8.13%

Potato (1kg)

$2.47 DOP 147

$1.53 ฿48.88

61.44%

Onion (1kg)

$2.28 DOP 136

$1.51 ฿48.27

50.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.10 DOP 65.6

$0.99 ฿31.62

11.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 DOP 54.7

$0.51 ฿16.46

80.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.75 DOP 343

$4.27 ฿137

34.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.18 DOP 668

$20.31 ฿649

-44.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.73 DOP 163

$1.79 ฿57.3

52.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.24 DOP 193

$2.77 ฿88.5

16.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.44 DOP 205

$3.11 ฿99.4

10.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.18 DOP 130

$0.99 ฿31.80

120.20%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.93 DOP 354

$13.73 ฿439

-56.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 DOP 76.5

$1.32 ฿42.17

-3.03%

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

$26.5K DOP 1.6M

$27.2K ฿870.7K

-2.81%

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

$31.9K DOP 1.9M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-6.43%

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

$75.4 DOP 4,501

$120 ฿3,849

-37.40%

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

$25.31 DOP 1,511

$13.93 ฿445

81.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.27 DOP 2,166

$18.31 ฿585

98.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

Cinema Ticket

$6.97 DOP 416

$8.71 ฿278

-19.98%

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

$264 DOP 15.8K

$698 ฿22.3K

-62.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,210 DOP 490.3K

$15.7K ฿503.0K

-47.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.7 DOP 3,623

$57.6 ฿1,843

5.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.4 DOP 3,070

$34.24 ฿1,095

50.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.7 DOP 5,777

$113 ฿3,618

-14.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 DOP 6,875

$84.8 ฿2,711

35.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

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 Nagua: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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