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Best Places to Live in Dominican Republic (2026)

11 best-measured cities in Dominican Republic, ranked on 29 livability metrics — cost, safety, healthcare, transport, and more. Institutional data, not crowdsourced.

As of the 2026-10-24 snapshot, Santo Domingo is the highest-scoring well-measured city in Dominican Republic at 69/100. Updated 2026-10-24.

Highest overall livability

  1. Santo Domingo NacionalB69
  2. Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago ProvinceC63
  3. San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de MacorísC62
  4. La Romana La RomanaC62
  5. Bella Vista NacionalC62
  6. San Cristóbal San CristóbalC61
  7. Puerto Plata Puerto PlataC61
  8. Salvaleón de Higüey La Altagracia ProvinceC61
  9. Punta Cana La Altagracia ProvinceC61
  10. San Francisco de Macorís Duarte ProvinceC60
  11. La Vega La VegaC60

Most affordable

  1. Santo Domingo NacionalB95
  2. Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago ProvinceC84
  3. La Romana La RomanaC84
  4. San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de MacorísC84
  5. Puerto Plata Puerto PlataC84
  6. San Cristóbal San CristóbalC84
  7. Bella Vista NacionalC84
  8. San Francisco de Macorís Duarte ProvinceC84

Safest

  1. Santo Domingo NacionalB75
  2. Punta Cana La Altagracia ProvinceC68
  3. La Vega La VegaC68
  4. Puerto Plata Puerto PlataC67
  5. San Cristóbal San CristóbalC67
  6. San Francisco de Macorís Duarte ProvinceC67
  7. Salvaleón de Higüey La Altagracia ProvinceC67
  8. La Romana La RomanaC66