Jarabacoa vs La Romana
Jarabacoa and La Romana, figure by figure. Each value links to the page it was taken from.
Metric
Jarabacoa
La Romana
Population
Difference (La Romana − Jarabacoa): +88,182 persons (+135.5%)
Cost of livingDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
513 USD per month
Livingcost.org modelled estimate, one person excl. rent
Limited data: low-confidence source
La Romana
Numbeo (only 2 contributors, item prices only, rent fields empty; "some data estimated")
Limited data: low-confidence source
Rent, 1-bedroom (city centre)
Jarabacoa
266 USD per month
Limited data: low-confidence source
La Romana
233 USD per month
Limited data: low-confidence source
Difference (La Romana − Jarabacoa): −33 USD per month (−12.4%)
Rent, 3-bedroom (city centre)
Jarabacoa
475 USD per month
Limited data: low-confidence source
La Romana
402 USD per month
Limited data: low-confidence source
Difference (La Romana − Jarabacoa): −73 USD per month (−15.4%)
Land price per m²Different levels: one figure is for the city, the other for the province
Jarabacoa · city
65 USD per m²
Limited data: low-confidence source
La Romana · province
212 USD per m²
Condo price per m²
Jarabacoa
1,450 USD per m²
Limited data: low-confidence source
La Romana
1,694 USD per m²
Limited data: low-confidence source
Difference (La Romana − Jarabacoa): +244 USD per m² (+16.8%)
Airbnb nightly rate (ADR)
Difference (La Romana − Jarabacoa): +476 USD per night (+208.8%)
Airbnb occupancy
Difference (La Romana − Jarabacoa): +6.3 % (+29.9%)
Climate (monthly temperature and rain)Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
Weatherspark, monthly temp + rain (station: Cibao Intl MDST 20 mi, 82%, elevation-corrected; MDSD 18%)
La Romana
Weatherspark, monthly temp + rain (stations: Punta Cana Intl 41 mi 54%; Las Américas Intl 46 mi 46%; MERRA-2)
Nearest international airport and drive time
La Romana
8 minutes by car
LRM (La Romana / Casa de Campo Intl)
Difference (La Romana − Jarabacoa): −28 minutes by car (−77.8%)
Hospitals and clinicsDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
- Hospital Municipal Octavia Gautier de Vidal
N Digital news: Government delivers renovated Hospital Municipal Octavia Gautier de Vidal, Jarabacoa (28 beds, ER, ICU, 2 ORs)
La Romana
- Clínica Doctor Canela
GOV.UK FCDO "List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican Republic" (Clínica Doctor Canela, Av. Libertad 44, La Romana)
GOV.UK FCDO List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican RepublicAs of 27 Jan 2026High confidence
Intentional homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
Jarabacoa
20 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
CADSECI/MIP Boletín Estadístico de Seguridad Ciudadana enero-junio 2026As of Jan–Jun 2026 (published 21 Sep 2026)High confidence
La Romana
10 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
CADSECI/MIP Boletín Estadístico de Seguridad Ciudadana enero-junio 2026As of Jan–Jun 2026 (published 21 Sep 2026)High confidence
Difference (La Romana − Jarabacoa): −10 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026 (−50%)
Food sceneDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
godominicanrepublic.com (MITUR) Jarabacoa destination page ("local cafés and mountain-style cuisine"; Café Monte Alto; Umbrella Street and Hermanas Mirabal Street culinary areas)
La Romana
godominicanrepublic.com (MITUR) "La Romana Dining" (meat-producing center, melon farm, Italian/Spanish-run small restaurants, catch of the day, Onno's)
Music scene and festivalsDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
Diario Libre – "Super Ultra Mega Merengazo" festival in Jarabacoa, 9 Nov 2025, 20 merengue acts headlined by Héctor Acosta
La Romana
Wikipedia "Altos de Chavón" (5,000-seat amphitheater in La Romana hosts musical acts; Concert for the Americas Aug 1982 with Frank Sinatra, Santana, Heart)
Culture, heritage and festivalsDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
Wikipedia "Jarabacoa" (local Carnival in February "one of the most famous in the country"; Festival de las Flores every June; Cistercian Monasterio de Santa María del Evangelio)
La Romana
Wikipedia "Altos de Chavón" (16th-century-style village in La Romana; Regional Museum of Archaeology with pre-Columbian artifacts; amphitheater; School of Design founded 1983)
Foreign-origin population (proxy for expat community)
Jarabacoa
19,268 persons
Limited data: low-confidence source
Difference (La Romana − Jarabacoa): +17,353 persons (+90.1%)
Country-wide figures
These come from national sources with no town-level breakdown, so they are the same for every town.
- Internet speed (fixed broadband)
- Viva: 25.5 Mbps ↓ / 17.3 Mbps ↑
- Claro: 87.8 Mbps ↓ / 46.4 Mbps ↑
- AlticeDo: 83.5 Mbps ↓ / 23.1 Mbps ↑
nPerf fixed-line barometer, national averages by ISP (no city breakdown)
nPerf Barometer of fixed Internet connections in Dominican RepublicAs of Apr 2025–Mar 2026 (published Apr 2026)Medium confidence