Is Dominican Republic a good place to live for remote workers?

Dominican Republic scores 49/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 128.5 Mbps, safety 34, healthcare 73, air quality 37; English not scored) — rank 125 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Dominican Republic?

Median fixed broadband is around 128.5 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Dominican Republic?

Single-person essentials run about $790/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.8× essentials).

Livability · rank 125/167

Is 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) a good place to live?

Quality score 49/100 against essentials of $790/month.

The five metrics

Internet 51 128.5 Mbps median broadband, 91% online

Safety 34 10.9 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 73 UHC service coverage 73/100 (2023)

Air quality 37 PM2.5 33.5 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate -0.18 · corruption control -0.27 · stability 0.59 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $15.96 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $14.43/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($790)	Verdict
$2,000	2.5×	like royalty
$3,000	3.8×	like royalty
$5,000	6.3×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇨🇿 Czechia — quality 78.5, essentials $1,266/mo
🇪🇹 Ethiopia — quality 40.2, essentials $646/mo
🇧🇷 Brazil — quality 57.6, essentials $925/mo
🇿🇦 South Africa — quality 51.2, essentials $821/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Dominican Republic a good place to live for remote workers?: Dominican Republic scores 49/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 128.5 Mbps, safety 34, healthcare 73, air quality 37; English not scored) — rank 125 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Dominican Republic?: Median fixed broadband is around 128.5 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Dominican Republic?: Single-person essentials run about $790/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.8× essentials).