Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 11.0% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 52.9% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
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