Riyadh vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$996
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$489
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
44
😀 Quality of life
74
58
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.13M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 56% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2922nd and 4974th ($1642 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 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 1210th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Santo Domingo

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Riyadh Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504