Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 4.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
|
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