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Scuba Diving Cost Per Dive

Scuba Diving Cost Per Dive

If you are checking into the scuba diving hobby, you may be wondering how much the ongoing cost are for diving, which is why it’s important to know the scuba diving cost per dive.

The cost for scuba diving is $30-$35 per dive if you book a two tank boat dive trip at a total of cost $60-$70 depending on where you dive and how far off shore the dive boat ventures. Single tank dives cost on average $40, or just $5 for a tank fill if you have your own dive tanks for shore diving.

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The scuba diving cost per dive in this article are based on you having your own diving equipment. If you need to hire your scuba diving equipment, this will add at least $50-$100 per dive on top.

Having give an idea of the cost per dive for a two tank dive, what are the costs in various countries?

Scuba diving cost per dive in the UK

The cost for scuba diving in the UK is £30-£65 per dive if you book a two tank boat dive trip at a total of cost £60-£130 depending on where you dive and how far off shore the dive boat ventures, which reduces to £40 for a single boat dive. A single air fill costs £5 if you use your own dive tanks.

Scuba diving cost per dive in the Red Sea

The cost for scuba diving in the Red Sea is $27.5-$35 per dive if you book a two tank boat dive trip at a total of cost $55-$70 depending on where you dive and how far off shore the dive boat ventures. This cost per dive can reduce to $20 per dive if you book a 20 dive package over 10 days.

Scuba diving cost per dive in the United States

The cost for scuba diving in the United States is $30-$60 per dive if you book a two tank boat dive trip at a total of cost $60-$120 depending on where you dive and how far off shore the dive boat ventures, which reduces to $40 for a single boat dive. A single air fill costs $5 if you use your own dive tanks.

Popular diving spots in the United States

  • California: The cost is between $30-$40 per dive for a total cost for a two-tank dive $60-$80.
  • Florida: The cost is between $37.5-$42.5 per dive for a total cost for a two-tank dive $75-$85.
  • South Carolina: The cost is between $40-$60 per dive for a total cost for a two-tank dive $80-$120.
  • Hawaii: The cost is between $65-$70 per dive for a total cost for a two-tank dive $130 – $140.

Scuba diving cost per dive on a liveaboard

Popular Dive LocationCheapest Cost Per DiveMost expensive Cost Per DiveEnquire further
The Red Sea$21$77Enquire
Thailand$37$165Enquire
Indonesia$40$240Enquire
The Maldives$56$142Enquire
Australia$63$115Enquire
The Galapagos Islands$88$290Enquire
For the purpose of this scuba diving cost per dive from a liveaboard, it is assumed that you dive on average 2.5 dives per day. But remember these prices include all inclusive cost of food, soft drinks, tea and coffee, and sometimes other diving benefits like free Nitrox.

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There will also be many more articles about scuba and scuba diving safety tips (and on snorkeling too) for you to read and learn about this fabulous sport.

Have fun and be safe!

Scuba Diving Cost Per Dive

Article written by Russell Bowyer who has been a scuba diver since diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in 1989. After his first dive he trained as a BSAC diver in the UK. He attained his Diver Leader certification with BSAC. He then went on to become a scuba diving instructor, teaching others how to dive and was voted as Diving Officer and Treasurer for the Saffron Walden BSAC club too. Russell has dived all over the world, including the UK, on liveaboards in the Red Sea, the Caribbean, South Africa and the USA. Russell is experienced in all dive types, including drift diving, deep dives that involved decompression stops and recreational dives too.

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