The All-Inclusive Price Index 2026: What a Week in the Sun Really Costs

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Everyone wants to know the same thing before they book: what does an all-inclusive holiday actually cost in 2026? The honest answer is “it depends entirely on where you go” — but until now nobody had put real numbers to that. So we did.

We analysed the advertised nightly rates of 253 all-inclusive resorts across 25 destinations — every property reviewed on this site, re-run in August 2026 as our reviews were fact-checked — and built a complete price map of the all-inclusive world. The headline number: the median all-inclusive resort costs $268 a night for two people sharing. But that average hides a staggering spread, from a $65-a-night five-star in Tunisia to a $3,622-a-night private island in the Maldives.

Here’s everything the data tells us.

Prices/rates change with season and availability — every figure below is a headline “from” rate for two people sharing, not a quote. Confirm the current rate and exactly what’s included before you book.

The headline findings

• The typical all-inclusive costs $268/night (median across 253 resorts) — about $1,880 for a week for two, before flights. The mean is higher, at $329, dragged up by a handful of ultra-luxury resorts.
• Tunisia is the cheapest destination in the world for all-inclusive at a $90 median — with genuine five-star resorts from just $65/night.
• The Maldives is the most expensive at a $713 median, nearly 8× the price of Tunisia for the equivalent week.
• The Caribbean premium is real. Antigua and Barbados ($600 median) cost two to three times more than Mediterranean equivalents like Turkey ($222) or Spain ($205) — for a broadly comparable resort experience.
• A 5-star costs only ~60% more than a 4-star ($300 vs $186 median) — and in value destinations, a five-star can be cheaper than a Caribbean three-star.
• 47% of all resorts cost $200–400/night. 30% come in under $200, and 23% sit above $400.

The full league table: every destination ranked by price

Median nightly rate for two people sharing, cheapest to most expensive. Click any destination for our full resort guide.

#	Destination	Median / night	Typical range	Resorts
1	Tunisia	$90	$65–$140	5
2	Vietnam	$120	$70–$280	5
3	Sri Lanka	$120	$90–$160	5
4	Morocco	$145	$115–$240	5
5	Egypt	$150	$125–$250	5
6	Portugal (Algarve)	$160	$120–$230	5
7	Dubai	$171	$122–$286	5
8	Thailand	$175	$130–$250	8
9	Cape Verde	$190	$180–$200	5
10	Spain	$205	$100–$550	16
11	Bali	$217	$125–$450	8
12	Turkey	$222	$135–$917	16
13	Cyprus	$230	$200–$260	5
14	Fiji	$260	$220–$480	5
15	Greece	$280	$184–$480	15
16	Dominican Republic	$289	$125–$600	23
17	Mexico	$298	$95–$800	59
18	Jamaica	$302	$177–$600	15
19	Bahamas	$315	$217–$588	4
20	Costa Rica	$364	$202–$400	4
21	St. Lucia	$372	$345–$664	5
22	Aruba	$413	$310–$700	7
23	Barbados	$600	$550–$700	3
24	Antigua	$600	$500–$750	3
25	Maldives	$713	$374–$3,622	12

Destinations with fewer than three reviewed resorts (Hawaii, Turks & Caicos, St. Vincent) are excluded from the ranking. Rates compiled June 2026, re-run August 2026; see methodology below.

The geography of price: three clear tiers

Plot the league table and the all-inclusive world separates into three distinct pricing tiers.

The value tier (under $200/night). North Africa and Southeast Asia dominate the bottom of the table. Tunisia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Egypt and Portugal’s Algarve all come in under $200 a night — and crucially, these aren’t stripped-back budget products. Tunisia’s sub-$100 resorts are five-star Iberostar and Steigenberger properties. This is where your money stretches furthest in 2026.

The Mediterranean middle ($200–300/night). Turkey, Spain, Cyprus and Greece — plus Bali, Dubai and Cape Verde — cluster in the comfortable middle. This is the sweet spot for most travellers: genuine four- and five-star resorts, often with “ultra all-inclusive” premium drinks and à la carte dining included, at roughly half the cost of the Caribbean. Turkey’s $222 median in particular buys a level of resort that would cost $500+ in the Caribbean.

The premium tier ($300+/night). The Caribbean and Indian Ocean own the top of the table. The Dominican Republic, Mexico and Jamaica sit at the affordable end of this tier (around $290–300), while Aruba, Barbados, Antigua and the Maldives are genuinely expensive. The Maldives is in a class of its own — overwater villas and private islands push its median to $713 and its ceiling past $3,600 a night.

The cheapest all-inclusive destinations

If the lowest possible price is your goal, these five destinations lead the world:

1. Tunisia — $90 median. The undisputed value champion. Five-star beachfront resorts on the Mediterranean from $65–110/night.
2. Vietnam — $120 median. Phu Quoc and Nha Trang resorts, including Vinpearl five-stars from $110.
3. Sri Lanka — $120 median. Beachfront resorts on the south and west coasts from $90.
4. Egypt — $150 median. The Red Sea (Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam) — year-round sun, reef diving, from $125.
5. Portugal (Algarve) — $160 median. The cheapest all-inclusive in mainland Western Europe.

The most expensive all-inclusive resorts in the world

At the very top of the market, prices leave the atmosphere entirely. The ten priciest resorts in our database:

Resort	Destination	From / night
Kudadoo Maldives Private Island	Maldives	$3,622
Pullman Maldives All-Inclusive Resort	Maldives	$1,266
Hotel Wailea, Relais & Châteaux (package)	Hawaii	$950
Maxx Royal Kemer Resort	Turkey	$917
Lily Beach Resort & Spa	Maldives	$900
Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St. Vincent	$818
Club Med Kani	Maldives	$816
Grand Velas Los Cabos	Mexico	$800
Hammock Cove Resort & Spa	Antigua	$750
Constance Moofushi	Maldives	$750

The Maldives takes five of the top ten spots. Notably, Turkey’s Maxx Royal Kemer proves that even the value-tier Mediterranean has a genuine ultra-luxury ceiling — it’s one of the most expensive all-inclusive resorts on earth.

The best-value finding: five stars for less

Here’s the data point that should change how you book. The median five-star all-inclusive costs $305/night; the median four-star costs $200. That’s only about 50% more for a full extra star — far less of a jump than most people assume.

And in the value tier, the maths gets remarkable. These are genuine five-star resorts available for well under the four-star median of $186 — 40 of our 5★ resorts come in under $200:

Resort (5★)	Destination	From / night
Iberostar Selection Royal El Mansour	Tunisia	$65
Iberostar Selection Diar El Andalous	Tunisia	$70
Steigenberger Marhaba Thalasso	Tunisia	$90
Mövenpick Resort & Marine Spa Sousse	Tunisia	$110
Vinpearl Resort & Spa Phu Quoc	Vietnam	$110
Vinpearl Resort & Spa Nha Trang Bay	Vietnam	$120
Cinnamon Bey Beruwala	Sri Lanka	$120
Pickalbatros White Beach Taghazout	Morocco	$125
Steigenberger Coraya Beach	Egypt	$125

A five-star all-inclusive in Tunisia costs less than a mid-range three-star in the Caribbean. If you’re flexible on destination, choosing a value-tier country and paying up for five stars is the single best value move in all-inclusive travel.

What this means for your 2026 booking

• If price is everything: book Tunisia, Egypt or Sri Lanka, and book five-star — you’ll pay budget money for a luxury product.
• If you want quality without Caribbean prices: the Mediterranean (Turkey, Greece, Spain, Cyprus) is the sweet spot at $205–280/night, often with premium drinks and à la carte dining included.
• If you’re set on the Caribbean: the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Jamaica (around $290–300) deliver the classic Caribbean all-inclusive at roughly half the cost of Aruba, Barbados or Antigua.
• If it’s a once-in-a-lifetime trip: the Maldives is genuinely 8× the price of a budget all-inclusive — but for an overwater honeymoon, the data shows you can still find “entry-level” Maldives resorts from around $374/night.

Methodology

We compiled the lowest advertised all-inclusive nightly rate (two people sharing, standard room, low-to-shoulder season) for 253 resorts across 25 destinations that we have independently reviewed. For each destination we report the median rate and the full range; median is used rather than the mean so that a small number of ultra-luxury resorts don’t distort the typical price. Destinations with fewer than three reviewed resorts are excluded from the league table.

Rates were gathered in June 2026 and re-run in August 2026 after our resort-by-resort fact-check passes; they reflect headline pricing at the time. Actual prices vary by travel date, occupancy, board level (standard vs “ultra” all-inclusive) and how far in advance you book — and exclude flights, which for long-haul destinations like the Maldives or Caribbean can exceed the resort cost itself. The per-resort data behind this index underpins every destination guide on this site.

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The All-Inclusive Price Index 2026 is free to reference. If you use the data, please credit All-Inclusive Guide with a link to this page (https://all-inclusive-guide.com/guides/all-inclusive-price-index-2026/). Journalists and editors wanting the underlying per-destination breakdown or a custom cut of the data are welcome to get in touch.