diff --git a/dvc/config.py b/dvc/config.py
index 671179438..0a8288da3 100644
--- a/dvc/config.py
+++ b/dvc/config.py
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ class Config(dict):
         ConfigError: thrown if config has an invalid format.
     """
 
-    APPNAME = "dvc"
-    APPAUTHOR = "iterative"
-
     SYSTEM_LEVELS = ("system", "global")
     REPO_LEVELS = ("repo", "local")
     # In the order they shadow each other
@@ -121,14 +118,14 @@ class Config(dict):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_dir(cls, level):
-        from platformdirs import site_config_dir, user_config_dir
+        from dvc.dirs import global_config_dir, system_config_dir
 
         assert level in ("global", "system")
 
         if level == "global":
-            return user_config_dir(cls.APPNAME, cls.APPAUTHOR)
+            return global_config_dir()
         if level == "system":
-            return site_config_dir(cls.APPNAME, cls.APPAUTHOR)
+            return system_config_dir()
 
     @cached_property
     def files(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
diff --git a/dvc/dirs.py b/dvc/dirs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcb52b9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dvc/dirs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import os
+
+import platformdirs
+
+from . import env
+
+APPNAME = "dvc"
+APPAUTHOR = "iterative"
+
+
+def system_config_dir():
+    return os.getenv(env.DVC_SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR) or platformdirs.site_config_dir(
+        APPNAME, APPAUTHOR
+    )
+
+
+def global_config_dir():
+    return os.getenv(env.DVC_SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR) or platformdirs.user_config_dir(
+        APPNAME, APPAUTHOR
+    )
+
+
+def site_cache_dir():
+    return os.getenv(env.DVC_SITE_CACHE_DIR) or platformdirs.site_cache_dir(
+        APPNAME, APPAUTHOR, opinion=True
+    )
diff --git a/dvc/env.py b/dvc/env.py
index 85b09a064..9646278d3 100644
--- a/dvc/env.py
+++ b/dvc/env.py
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
+DVCLIVE_RESUME = "DVCLIVE_RESUME"
 DVC_CHECKPOINT = "DVC_CHECKPOINT"
 DVC_DAEMON = "DVC_DAEMON"
+DVC_EXP_AUTO_PUSH = "DVC_EXP_AUTO_PUSH"
+DVC_EXP_BASELINE_REV = "DVC_EXP_BASELINE_REV"
+DVC_EXP_GIT_REMOTE = "DVC_EXP_GIT_REMOTE"
+DVC_EXP_NAME = "DVC_EXP_NAME"
+DVC_GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR = "DVC_GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR"
+DVC_IGNORE_ISATTY = "DVC_IGNORE_ISATTY"
+DVC_NO_ANALYTICS = "DVC_NO_ANALYTICS"
 DVC_PAGER = "DVC_PAGER"
 DVC_ROOT = "DVC_ROOT"
-DVCLIVE_RESUME = "DVCLIVE_RESUME"
-DVC_IGNORE_ISATTY = "DVC_IGNORE_ISATTY"
-DVC_EXP_BASELINE_REV = "DVC_EXP_BASELINE_REV"
-DVC_EXP_NAME = "DVC_EXP_NAME"
-DVC_EXP_GIT_REMOTE = "DVC_EXP_GIT_REMOTE"
-DVC_EXP_AUTO_PUSH = "DVC_EXP_AUTO_PUSH"
-DVC_NO_ANALYTICS = "DVC_NO_ANALYTICS"
 DVC_SHOW_TRACEBACK = "DVC_SHOW_TRACEBACK"
+DVC_SITE_CACHE_DIR = "DVC_SITE_CACHE_DIR"
 DVC_STUDIO_TOKEN = "DVC_STUDIO_TOKEN"  # noqa: S105 # nosec B105
 DVC_STUDIO_URL = "DVC_STUDIO_URL"
+DVC_SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR = "DVC_SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR"
diff --git a/dvc/repo/__init__.py b/dvc/repo/__init__.py
index 850e9118f..df4785a22 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/__init__.py
@@ -554,12 +554,10 @@ class Repo:
         import getpass
         import hashlib
 
-        import platformdirs
-
+        from dvc.dirs import site_cache_dir
         from dvc.fs import GitFileSystem
 
-        default = platformdirs.site_cache_dir("dvc", "iterative", opinion=True)
-        cache_dir = self.config["core"].get("site_cache_dir") or default
+        cache_dir = self.config["core"].get("site_cache_dir") or site_cache_dir()
 
         if isinstance(self.fs, GitFileSystem):
             relparts = ()
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 56033439c..42ca1005c 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from contextlib import suppress
 
 import pytest
 
+from dvc import env
 from dvc.testing.fixtures import *  # noqa, pylint: disable=wildcard-import
 
 from .dir_helpers import *  # noqa, pylint: disable=wildcard-import
@@ -206,7 +207,13 @@ defaultBranch=master
     import pygit2
 
     pygit2.settings.search_path[pygit2.GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL] = str(home_dir)
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv(env.DVC_SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR, os.fspath(path / "system"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv(env.DVC_GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR, os.fspath(path / "global"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv(env.DVC_SITE_CACHE_DIR, os.fspath(path / "site_cache_dir"))
+
     yield
+
     monkeypatch.undo()