Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 36.1% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 43.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.2% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 67.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$6.13 SAR23.00	-26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$8.53 SAR32.00	+21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$0.99 SAR3.71	+41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.25 SAR0.95	-35.5%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Santiago	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.29 SAR4.85	-14.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$3.21 SAR12.04	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$6.49 SAR24.37	+44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$2.46 SAR9.23	+66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$3.71 SAR13.92	+128.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$0.94 SAR3.52	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.78 SAR2.92	+112.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.71 SAR2.67	-42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.75 SAR2.81	-9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.52 SAR1.95	-43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.58 SAR2.17	-42.3%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Santiago	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$2.35 SAR8.82	-56.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$54.69 SAR205.26	+80.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+221.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$17.05 SAR64.00	-16.4%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 43.4% more for housing

	Santiago	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$67.53 SAR253.45	+86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	+95.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$68.97 SAR258.83	-2.7%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+409.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+200.5%
Average			+291.3%

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pay 98.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.40 SAR9.00	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$3.79 SAR14.23	+111.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$6.66 SAR25.00	+38.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$79.20 SAR297.24	+218.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$11.99 SAR45.00	+141.1%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 67.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$73.80 SAR276.94	+178.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$57.02 SAR214.00	+25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$99.59 SAR373.73	+60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$93.64 SAR351.41	+41.2%
Average			+67.5%

Santiago vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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