Places · Dominican Republic
Living in Barahona
Dominican Republic · tropical
Barahona is a small city of roughly 80,000 people with both the sea and mountains close by in Dominican Republic. The climate is tropical. It sits well off the usual tourist trail with average safety for the region. A typical month of living costs around $1,100. Healthcare is reasonable, and the internet is generally reliable. People come here for swimming, hiking, quiet days.
È uno dei posti dove vivere fuori rete è davvero praticabile, sia per legge sia per spazio. Chi nasce in Dominican Republic è cittadino, quale che sia la nazionalità dei genitori. Il reddito prodotto all’estero in genere non viene tassato qui.
At a glance
Who tends to love Barahona
- Making a budget stretch further
- Peace, quiet and few crowds
- Anyone into swimming
- Anyone into hiking
All parameters
📈 Popularity & prices: Growing
Accommodation prices have moved about +28% in the last 5 years.
Estimates, for orientation only.
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Good to know
- • Natural risks worth checking: hurricane.
⚠️ The honest downsides
- •Dengue circulates in the wet season (mosquito-borne).
- •Tap water isn't reliably drinkable, budget for filtered or bottled.
- •Natural hazards to check locally: hurricanes.
- •Violent-crime rate is high (~15 per 100k), choose neighbourhoods with care.
Health, air (WHO PM2.5), water & crime figures are rough country-level estimates, verify for your case.
On the map
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