Riyadh vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$2508
🏠 One person rent
$944
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.13M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 76% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2911th and 5898th ($1637 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 733rd and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$7607

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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