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Jarabacoa vs Santo Domingo

Jarabacoa and Santo Domingo, figure by figure. Each value links to the page it was taken from.

Population
Jarabacoa
65,059 persons
citypopulation.deAs of Census 2022-11-10 (final)High confidence
Santo Domingo
1,029,110 persons
citypopulation.deAs of Census 2022-11-10 (final)High confidence
Difference (Santo Domingo − Jarabacoa): +964,051 persons (+1,481.8%)
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

Livingcost.orgAs of Jun 2026 (updated 21 Jun 2026)Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Santo Domingo
38,862 DOP per month

Numbeo monthly basket, single person excl. rent

NumbeoAs of Sep 2026 (last update 30 Sep 2026)High confidence
Rent, 1-bedroom (city centre)Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
266 USD per month
Livingcost.orgAs of Jun 2026 (updated 21 Jun 2026)Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Santo Domingo
43,390 DOP per month
NumbeoAs of Sep 2026 (last update 30 Sep 2026)High confidence
Rent, 3-bedroom (city centre)Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
475 USD per month
Livingcost.orgAs of Jun 2026 (updated 21 Jun 2026)Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Santo Domingo
86,798 DOP per month
NumbeoAs of Sep 2026 (last update 30 Sep 2026)High confidence
Land price per m²Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
65 USD per m²
CLIC Inmobiliaria land JarabacoaAs of undated (2024–2026 analysis)Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Santo Domingo
875 USD per m²
RE/MAX Metropolitana land price guideAs of 24 Jul 2026Medium confidence
Condo price per m²Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
1,450 USD per m²
CLIC Inmobiliaria apartments JarabacoaAs of undated (2024–2026 analysis)Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Santo Domingo
148,445 DOP per m²
ONE ROEAs of H1 2026 (published 3 Sep 2026)High confidence
Airbnb nightly rate (ADR)Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
228 USD per night
AirROIAs of Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (updated 2026-09-12)Medium confidence
Santo Domingo
70 USD per night
AirbticsAs of Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (updated 2026-03-12)High confidence
Airbnb occupancyDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Jarabacoa
21.1 %
AirROIAs of Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (updated 2026-09-12)Medium confidence
Santo Domingo
52 %
AirbticsAs of Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (updated 2026-03-12)High confidence
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%)
WeathersparkAs of 1980-2016 averagesMedium confidence
Santo Domingo
Weatherspark, monthly temp + rain (station: Las Américas Intl MDSD 22 mi, 87%; Cibao MDST 13%; MERRA-2 reanalysis)
WeathersparkAs of 1980-2016 averagesHigh confidence
Nearest international airport and drive time
Jarabacoa
36 minutes by car

STI (Cibao Intl)

Rome2rioAs of undated (live routing)High confidence
Santo Domingo
22 minutes by car

SDQ (Las Américas Intl)

Rome2rioAs of undated (live routing)High confidence
Difference (Santo Domingo − Jarabacoa): −14 minutes by car (−38.9%)
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)

N Digital newsAs of 23 Feb 2025Medium confidence
Santo Domingo
  • CEDIMAT
  • CECANOT
  • Clínica Abreu
  • Corazones Unidos
  • HGPS
  • Hospiten Santo Domingo
  • Hosp. Darío Contreras
  • CMA Dr Abel González

GOV.UK FCDO "List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican Republic" (CEDIMAT, CECANOT, Clínica Abreu, Corazones Unidos, HGPS, Hospiten Santo Domingo, Hosp. Darío Contreras, CMA Dr Abel González)

GOV.UK FCDO List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican RepublicAs of 27 Jan 2026High confidence
Intentional homicides, Jan–Jun 2026Different levels: one figure is for the city, the other for the province
Jarabacoa · province
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
Santo Domingo · city
52 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
CADSECI/MIP Boletín Estadístico de Seguridad Ciudadana enero-junio 2026As of Jan–Jun 2026 (published 21 Sep 2026)High confidence
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)
godominicanrepublic.comAs of undatedMedium confidence
Santo Domingo
804 restaurants listed

TripAdvisor "Restaurants in Santo Domingo" (804 results; El Mesón de la Cava, Zola, Filigrana, Buche Perico, Maraca)

TripAdvisor Restaurants in Santo DomingoAs of Oct 2026High confidence
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
Diario LibreAs of 19 Oct 2025Medium confidence
Santo Domingo
Wikipedia "Bachata (music)" (bachata took root in Santo Domingo's poor urban neighborhoods after 1961; genre later declared UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage)
Wikipedia BachataAs of 27 Sep 2026 (last edit)Medium confidence
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)
Wikipedia JarabacoaAs of 23 Sep 2026 (last edit)Medium confidence
Santo Domingo
Wikipedia "Santo Domingo" (Colonial Zone declared UNESCO World Heritage Site "Colonial City of Santo Domingo" 1990; Alcázar de Colón, Museo de las Casas Reales, Atarazanas naval museum, Museo Memorial de la Resistencia)
Wikipedia Santo DomingoAs of undatedHigh confidence
Foreign-origin population (proxy for expat community)
Jarabacoa
19,268 persons
ENI-2017 Cuadro 2.6As of 2017 (ENI-2017)Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Santo Domingo
100,085 persons
ENI-2017 Cuadro 2.6As of 2017 (ENI-2017, published Jun 2018)Medium confidence
Difference (Santo Domingo − Jarabacoa): +80,817 persons (+419.4%)

Country-wide figures

These come from national sources with no town-level breakdown, so they are the same for every town.