Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 32.6% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 88.2% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
Dominica
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
|
pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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