Santiago province · Inland
Santiago
Santiago, Santiago province. Only metrics with a verifiable source are listed; anything we could not source is left out rather than guessed.
Every sourced figure for Santiago
- Population
- 771,748 persons
- Cost of living
- Numbeo (16 contributors, item-price basket; "some data estimated")
- Rent, 1-bedroom (city centre)
- 40,507 DOP per month
- Rent, 3-bedroom (city centre)
- 89,751 DOP per month
- Land price per m²
- 15,000 DOP per m²
- Condo price per m²
- 57,500 DOP per m²
Limited data: low-confidence source
- Airbnb nightly rate (ADR)
- 62 USD per night
- Airbnb occupancy
- 45 %
- Climate (monthly temperature and rain)
- Weatherspark, monthly temp + rain (station: Cibao Intl MDST 7 mi, 88%; La Unión MDPP 12%)
- Nearest international airport and drive time
- 15 minutes by car
STI (Cibao Intl)
- Hospitals and clinics
- Hospital José María Cabral y Báez
- Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago/HOMS
GOV.UK FCDO "List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican Republic" (Hospital José María Cabral y Báez, Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago/HOMS)
GOV.UK FCDO List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican RepublicAs of 27 Jan 2026High confidence- Internet speed (fixed broadband)Country-wide figure
- 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- Intentional homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
- 20 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026CADSECI/MIP Boletín Estadístico de Seguridad Ciudadana enero-junio 2026As of Jan–Jun 2026 (published 21 Sep 2026)High confidence
- Food scene
- godominicanrepublic.com (MITUR) "Santiago Dining" (lechoneras Milito, Chito, Embrujo; Los Jardines Metropolitanos gourmet area; La Comai, Punto Criollo, El Tablón Latino)
- Music scene and festivals
- Wikipedia "Merengue típico" (originated in the Cibao valley around Santiago, Navarrete cited as exact origin; "perico ripiao" said to be a Santiago bordello where it was played)
- Culture, heritage and festivals
- Wikipedia "Santiago de los Caballeros" (Centro León museum inaugurated 3 Oct 2003 with 40 collections; Museo Folklórico Yoryi Morel exhibits Santiago Carnival culture and lechón garments)
- Foreign-origin population (proxy for expat community)Province-level figure (Santiago)
- 76,384 persons