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Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional province. Only metrics with a verifiable source are listed; anything we could not source is left out rather than guessed.

Population: 1,029,110 persons
citypopulation.deAs of Census 2022-11-10 (final)High confidence
Cost of living: 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): 43,390 DOP per month
NumbeoAs of Sep 2026 (last update 30 Sep 2026)High confidence
Rent, 3-bedroom (city centre): 86,798 DOP per month
NumbeoAs of Sep 2026 (last update 30 Sep 2026)High confidence
Land price per m²: 875 USD per m²
RE/MAX Metropolitana land price guideAs of 24 Jul 2026Medium confidence
Condo price per m²: 148,445 DOP per m²
ONE ROEAs of H1 2026 (published 3 Sep 2026)High confidence
Airbnb nightly rate (ADR): 70 USD per night
AirbticsAs of Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (updated 2026-03-12)High confidence
Airbnb occupancy: 52 %
AirbticsAs of Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (updated 2026-03-12)High confidence
Climate (monthly temperature and rain): 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: 22 minutes by car
SDQ (Las Américas Intl)
Rome2rioAs of undated (live routing)High confidence
Hospitals and clinics: 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
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: 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 scene: 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 festivals: 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 festivals: 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)Province-level figure (Distrito Nacional): 100,085 persons
ENI-2017 Cuadro 2.6As of 2017 (ENI-2017, published Jun 2018)Medium confidence
Beaches: Playa de Guibia
TripAdvisor "Playa de Guibia" attraction page ("public urban beach on Santo Domingo's Malecón, along Avenida George Washington"; 33 reviews)
TripAdvisor Playa de Guibia attraction pageAs of Feb 2026 (latest review)Low confidence
Limited data: low-confidence source

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