Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Punta Cana Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Punta Cana

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 6.9% more expensive than Punta Cana without rent, and 9.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 3.1% cheaper than Punta Cana without rent, and 29.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$8.66 DOP 517

-46.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$51.1 DOP 3,052

-9.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$7.44 DOP 444

17.47%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$2.58 DOP 154

17.83%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$1.04 DOP 62.0

-30.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$0.78 DOP 46.63

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$2.59 DOP 155

-5.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$5.11 DOP 305

-25.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$1.40 DOP 83.5

52.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.40 DOP 83.6

32.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$1.48 DOP 88.7

47.97%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$2.31 DOP 138

-2.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$7.06 DOP 422

179.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$6.33 DOP 378

-40.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$10.40 DOP 621

30.29%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$3.14 DOP 187

3.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$0.92 DOP 54.7

81.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$2.20 DOP 131

8.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$1.94 DOP 116

7.73%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$1.06 DOP 63.2

44.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$1.51 DOP 90.2

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$0.78 DOP 46.47

26.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$0.91 DOP 54.2

-43.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$5.92 DOP 354

-27.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$11.51 DOP 687

76.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$2.72 DOP 163

-34.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$3.27 DOP 195

-15.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$0.88 DOP 52.4

59.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$3.42 DOP 204

-9.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$2.13 DOP 127

-53.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$5.96 DOP 356

130.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.32 DOP 78.8

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$26.9K DOP 1.6M

1.15%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$31.4K DOP 1.9M

8.66%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$77.8 DOP 4,644

54.82%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$19.27 DOP 1,151

-27.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$36.43 DOP 2,176

-49.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$64.2 DOP 3,834

-5.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$5.05 DOP 302

72.48%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$264 DOP 15.8K

164.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$7,357 DOP 439.4K

113.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$15.76 DOP 941

265.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$52.3 DOP 3,125

-34.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$67.3 DOP 4,021

68.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$117 DOP 6,989

-27.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$849 DOP 50.7K

-28.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$647 DOP 38.7K

-32.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$1,281 DOP 76.5K

60.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$882 DOP 52.7K

69.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$2,986 DOP 178.3K

42.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$1,297 DOP 77.5K

130.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

12.9

-58.68%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Punta Cana: March 2, 2026

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