Riyadh vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$936
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
44
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.2M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 48% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3485th and 5021st ($1628 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 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 899th and 5488th 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
$7.94
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539