Budget
What will the diving cost?
A rough, honest band built from each destination's typical two-tank boat-dive price range, diving costs only, not flights or beds. Real quotes come from real operators; this gets you to the right order of magnitude.
What diving costs around the world
Every destination with a documented two-tank price band, cheapest first: the same numbers the estimator uses.
| Destination | Two-tank boat dive | Country cost band |
|---|---|---|
| Koh Tao | $40–$60 | $ |
| Dahab | $45–$75 | $ |
| Moalboal | $45–$80 | $$ |
| Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island | $50–$90 | $$ |
| Hurghada & El Gouna | $55–$90 | $ |
| Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed | $55–$90 | $ |
| Anilao | $60–$100 | $$ |
| Bali & Nusa Penida | $60–$110 | $$ |
| Bunaken & Manado | $60–$100 | $$ |
| Coron | $60–$100 | $$ |
| Malapascua | $60–$90 | $$ |
| Sodwana Bay | $60–$100 | $$ |
| Utila | $60–$100 | $ |
| Malta & Gozo | $65–$100 | $$ |
| Marsa Alam & the Deep South | $65–$100 | $ |
| Aliwal Shoal & Umkomaas | $70–$110 | $$ |
| Alor | $70–$120 | $$ |
| Aqaba | $70–$110 | $$ |
| Canary Islands | $70–$110 | $$ |
| Lembeh Strait | $70–$120 | $$ |
| Nosy Be | $70–$110 | $$ |
| Tofo Beach | $70–$110 | $$ |
| Madeira | $75–$115 | $$ |
| Cozumel | $80–$130 | $$ |
| Green Island | $80–$120 | $$ |
| Mauritius | $80–$130 | $$ |
| Medes Islands | $80–$120 | $$ |
| Raja Ampat | $80–$140 | $$ |
| Roatán | $80–$120 | $ |
| Zanzibar & Mnemba | $80–$120 | $$ |
| Larnaca & the Zenobia | $85–$125 | $$ |
| Curaçao | $90–$120 | $$ |
| Espiritu Santo | $90–$160 | $$ |
| Isla Mujeres & Cancún | $90–$140 | $$ |
| Izu Peninsula | $90–$140 | $$$ |
| Komodo | $90–$140 | $$ |
| Mafia Island | $90–$140 | $$ |
| Musandam Peninsula | $90–$140 | $$$ |
| Okinawa & the Kerama Islands | $90–$130 | $$$ |
| The Azores | $90–$140 | $$ |
| Vavaʻu | $90–$160 | $$$ |
| Yonaguni | $90–$130 | $$$ |
| Bonaire | $95–$125 | $$ |
| Costa Rica Pacific Coast | $95–$150 | $$$ |
| Daymaniyat Islands | $95–$140 | $$$ |
| Florida Keys | $95–$145 | $$$ |
| Belize Barrier Reef | $100–$160 | $$$ |
| Dominica | $100–$140 | $$ |
| Grenada | $100–$140 | $$ |
| Saint Lucia | $100–$150 | $$$ |
| Ari Atoll | $110–$180 | $$$ |
| Baa Atoll & Hanifaru Bay | $110–$190 | $$$ |
| Coiba | $110–$170 | $$ |
| North & South Malé Atolls | $110–$180 | $$$ |
| Solomon Islands | $110–$190 | $$$ |
| Taveuni & Rainbow Reef | $110–$180 | $$$ |
| Tiger Beach & Grand Bahama | $110–$160 | $$$ |
| British Columbia | $120–$180 | $$ |
| Fernando de Noronha | $120–$190 | $$$ |
| Grand Cayman | $120–$180 | $$$ |
| Little Cayman | $120–$190 | $$$ |
| Milne Bay | $120–$200 | $$$$ |
| Nassau & New Providence | $120–$170 | $$$ |
| Beqa Lagoon & Pacific Harbour | $130–$200 | $$$ |
| British Virgin Islands | $130–$180 | $$$ |
| Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon | $130–$200 | $$$ |
| Kimbe Bay | $130–$220 | $$$$ |
| Oʻahu | $130–$200 | $$$ |
| Scapa Flow | $130–$190 | $$$ |
| Sea of Cortez & Cabo Pulmo | $130–$180 | $$ |
| Seychelles | $130–$190 | $$$$ |
| Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock | $130–$190 | $ |
| Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs | $140–$190 | $$$ |
| California Channel Islands | $140–$200 | $$$ |
| Kona, Hawaiʻi | $140–$210 | $$$ |
| Maui & Molokini | $140–$210 | $$$ |
| Ningaloo Reef | $140–$190 | $$$ |
| Riviera Maya & the Cenotes | $140–$220 | $$ |
| Yap | $140–$220 | $$$ |
| Bermuda | $150–$200 | $$$ |
| North Carolina Outer Banks | $150–$220 | $$$ |
| Palau | $150–$250 | $$$$ |
| Poor Knights Islands | $150–$200 | $$$ |
| Turks and Caicos | $150–$210 | $$$$ |
| Galápagos Islands | $160–$260 | $$$$ |
| Fakarava | $180–$260 | $$$$ |
| Rangiroa | $180–$260 | $$$$ |
| Townsville & the Yongala | $190–$260 | $$$ |
| Silfra & Iceland | $330–$450 | $$$ |
Bands are editorial planning ranges compiled per destination. Liveaboard-only destinations are absent because per-dive pricing would misrepresent their package economics.
What the estimate includes
The destination's documented two-tank price band × your days and boat cadence, plus flat editorial bands for rental (US$25–45/day) and nitrox (US$5–12/tank) where selected. Marine-park fees, tips, gear servicing and courses are extra and vary too much to fake.
Squeeze the budget
Shore-diving destinations (Bonaire, Dahab) collapse the boat line entirely. Shoulder season cuts prices without always cutting quality, so check each destination's month table before assuming.