Jeddah vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$512	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	44
😀 Quality of life	76	58
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.13M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 24% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4650th and 5898th ($1146 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 860th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Santo Domingo

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	Jeddah	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$7607

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521