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Santo Domingo vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 6.8% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 43.2% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 6.0% less in Santo Domingo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 33.9% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$8.05 DOP504.33	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$7.25 DOP453.89	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$0.97 DOP60.94	+29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$0.63 DOP39.34	+115.0%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$1.50 DOP93.73	+14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$3.66 DOP229.00	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$5.00 DOP313.09	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$2.39 DOP149.86	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$2.47 DOP154.85	-47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$1.43 DOP89.33	+38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.38 DOP24.09	-49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$1.27 DOP79.35	+55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$0.83 DOP51.71	+17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$1.01 DOP63.31	+74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$1.01 DOP63.00	+51.9%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$4.69 DOP294.11	+103.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.00	$35.35 DOP2,214.65	-5.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,004.20	$29,626.22 DOP1,855,923.89	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.00	$20.61 DOP1,291.08	+12.0%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 43.2% less for housing

	Riyadh	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.40	$34.89 DOP2,185.87	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.14	$642.68 DOP40,260.16	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.46	$337.05 DOP21,114.28	-60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.83	$68.45 DOP4,287.81	-16.6%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.15	$225.42 DOP14,121.16	-51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,796.69	$7,865.34 DOP492,721.61	-19.8%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$2.42 DOP151.30	+29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$2.36 DOP147.71	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$5.64 DOP353.03	-23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.68	$33.17 DOP2,077.83	-68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$7.25 DOP453.89	-52.7%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 6.0% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.33	$58.49 DOP3,663.94	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.06	$48.04 DOP3,009.15	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.51	$87.54 DOP5,483.93	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.51	$120.75 DOP7,564.07	+22.9%
Average			-6.0%

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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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