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Saudi Arabia vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 30.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 13.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 48.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Saudi Arabia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$6.32 SAR23.70	-3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$7.73 SAR29.00	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$0.74 SAR2.79	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$0.27 SAR1.02	-54.7%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$0.92 SAR3.43	-36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$3.62 SAR13.56	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$6.74 SAR25.26	+49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$2.52 SAR9.47	+45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$3.28 SAR12.28	+49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$0.97 SAR3.63	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.78 SAR2.91	+108.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.80 SAR3.00	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$0.74 SAR2.77	+5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$0.66 SAR2.49	-1.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.65 SAR2.43	-32.5%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 13.9% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$2.32 SAR8.72	-49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$33.84 SAR126.92	+8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$19.00 SAR71.26	-7.3%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 54.6% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$74.04 SAR277.70	+132.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	+2.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$97.42 SAR365.42	+95.6%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 48.3% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	+23.9%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$1.89 SAR7.09	-21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$3.48 SAR13.06	+80.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$7.47 SAR28.00	+64.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$106.43 SAR399.18	+276.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$17.24 SAR64.67	+176.5%
Average			+115.4%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$48.71 SAR182.69	+9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$57.50 SAR215.68	+31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$88.56 SAR332.16	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$79.17 SAR296.96	-15.8%
Average			+10.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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