Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 19.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
|
pay 97.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
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