Dive Travel Costs

Real, traveler-derived daily budgets by country, paired with the best-ranked dive site in each destination — one quick-reference table.

$38Cheapest daily · Egypt
$363Most expensive daily · Cayman Islands
42Countries with real data
CountryDaily costFood / dayHotel / daySitesBest dive site
Egypt$38$17$267Ras Mohammed National Park 4.6
India$40$15$301Havelock Island 4.0
Sri Lanka$55$24$441Trincomalee 3.8
Honduras$60$19$262Roatan 4.2
Indonesia$64$23$5812Bunaken Marine Park 4.5
Vietnam$65$21$522Con Dao Islands 3.7
Colombia$65$24$362Nuquí 3.9
Philippines$71$24$468Puerto Galera 4.3
Ecuador$75——1Darwin & Wolf Islands 3.7
Thailand$96$29$744Koh Bida Nok 4.2
Brazil$97$32$831Fernando de Noronha 4.2
China$100$40$732Wuzhizhou Island 3.2
Malaysia$104$34$975Tioman Island 4.0
Tanzania$109$38$952Mafia Island 3.7
South Africa$115$38$1062Aliwal Shoal 4.0
Turkey$120$45$901Kas 4.2
Taiwan$123$27$1412Xiaoliuqiu 4.0
Chile$123$40$1221Easter Island (Rapa Nui) 4.2
Belize$124$47$932Hol Chan Marine Reserve 4.0
Japan$137$48$1134Miyako Islands 4.4
Norway$137$52$1181Saltstraumen Maelstrom 3.2
Mexico$145$48$996Cozumel Marine Park 4.6
Costa Rica$151$47$1352Bat Islands (Islas Murciélago) 3.9
Cyprus$151$79$1101MV Zenobia Wreck 4.0
Malta$160$62$1501Gozo Blue Hole 4.0
Croatia$171$74$1471Vis Island 3.5
Australia$185$61$1516Agincourt Reef 4.2
Portugal$191$77$1432Princess Alice Bank 4.0
Fiji$205$66$2183Namena Marine Reserve 3.8
Papua New Guinea$208$32$1642Kimbe Bay 3.6
Spain$214$80$1602La Restinga Marine Reserve 3.7
Dominica$235$78$2701Champagne Reef 3.3
United Kingdom$241$84$2081Scapa Flow 3.1
Greece$250$94$1991Santorini 3.8
Iceland$259$65$2141Silfra Fissure 3.8
Bahamas$286$92$2462Tiger Beach 3.5
Oman$302$139$1301Daymaniyat Islands 3.9
Micronesia$311$74$2512Yap Islands 3.5
USA$325$96$2627Molokini Crater 4.4
Grenada$336$102$4221Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park 3.3
Maldives$350$129$2344North Male Atoll 4.1
Cayman Islands$363$100$4552Bloody Bay Wall 4.3
Palau———3Blue Corner 4.3
Vanuatu———2SS President Coolidge 3.7
Sudan———1SS Umbria 3.8
Mozambique———1Tofo Beach 3.7
Mauritius———1Blue Bay Marine Park 3.8
Turks and Caicos———1Grace Bay 4.3
Bonaire———1Bonaire Marine Park 4.1

Daily cost = average per-person spend (food + hotel + local transport) from real traveler expenses onBudgetYourTrip. Countries without a parseable BudgetYourTrip page show "—" (the cost block simply isn't shown on those pages). Dive-site scores are our own data-driven ratings.

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