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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nagua is 3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nagua is 20.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.41 DOP 536

$4.51 ฿142

86.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$51.8 DOP 3,302

$46.08 ฿1,449

12.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 DOP 465

$8.78 ฿276

-16.97%

Cappuccino

$2.74 DOP 175

$3.09 ฿97.0

-11.33%

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

$1.03 DOP 65.9

$0.70 ฿21.97

47.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 DOP 50.9

$0.40 ฿12.46

100.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 DOP 159

$2.40 ฿75.5

3.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.14 DOP 328

$3.68 ฿116

39.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 DOP 87.4

$2.25 ฿70.6

-39.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.71 DOP 109

$1.87 ฿58.8

-8.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 DOP 98.4

$2.22 ฿69.8

-30.63%

Eggs

$2.20 DOP 140

$2.23 ฿70.1

-1.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.29 DOP 464

$19.68 ฿619

-62.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.50 DOP 414

$3.66 ฿115

77.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.95 DOP 698

$13.09 ฿411

-16.35%

Apples (1kg)

$3.32 DOP 212

$3.38 ฿106

-1.78%

Banana (1kg)

$0.88 DOP 55.9

$1.69 ฿53.3

-47.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.91 DOP 186

$2.33 ฿73.2

24.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.92 DOP 122

$1.98 ฿62.4

-3.03%

Potato (1kg)

$2.48 DOP 158

$1.55 ฿48.77

60.00%

Onion (1kg)

$2.36 DOP 150

$1.51 ฿47.42

56.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 DOP 68.9

$0.98 ฿30.84

10.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 DOP 57.6

$0.48 ฿15.01

87.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.85 DOP 373

$4.35 ฿137

34.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.60 DOP 676

$20.65 ฿649

-48.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 DOP 167

$1.77 ฿55.8

48.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 DOP 206

$2.75 ฿86.6

17.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.39 DOP 216

$3.11 ฿97.8

9.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.22 DOP 142

$1.05 ฿32.96

111.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.80 DOP 370

$13.72 ฿431

-57.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 DOP 81.7

$1.34 ฿42.16

-4.48%

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

$26.9K DOP 1.7M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-2.61%

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

$32.0K DOP 2.0M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-4.78%

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

$77.6 DOP 4,944

$122 ฿3,835

-36.42%

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

$25.04 DOP 1,596

$13.61 ฿428

83.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.01 DOP 2,296

$18.49 ฿581

94.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$6.66 DOP 424

$9.09 ฿286

-26.73%

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

$271 DOP 17.3K

$702 ฿22.1K

-61.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,088 DOP 515.5K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-49.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 DOP 3,775

$58.9 ฿1,851

0.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.4 DOP 3,274

$34.41 ฿1,082

49.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.6 DOP 6,091

$113 ฿3,545

-15.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 DOP 7,443

$84.7 ฿2,662

37.93%

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 Nagua: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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