Riyadh vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$946
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
44
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.2M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 51% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3529th and 5110th ($1632 vs $1083) 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 879th and 5729th 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
$8.06
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$6928

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$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550