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243 reviews
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Punta Cana

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trashy

reminded

kinda

paid

walkable

tax

labeled

trash

pillaging

land

Upon existing the airport, I am reminded of the negatives of the Dominican Republic: Everything is kinda crappy. I paid 2x for a "nice" Uber, and it's a trashy car that looks like it's been in an accident. I get to my walkable neighborhood, and there are no trees in sight. All the sidewalks are half-finished, wires hanging down from the polls. I eat at a restaurant for lunch, and I am reminded there are two extra charges on receipts; one is an 18% tax labeled ITBIS and another is a 10% included tip labeled as a tax. The ATM fee increases with the quantity of cash you want ($20 to take out $300). The Airbnb has a cookie-cutter, no love design with flimsy furniture. The A/C doesn't go below 22 degrees C (72F).
I've traveled enough to know if I like a spot before arrival. I should have known better. This is not a place for me. It's a resort town, kinda like Cancun. It's hot and humid. It's only mildly walkable. Low-energy locals selling drugs, women, tours, party, and massages like San Andres. But what really gets me is the little attention paid to the things just outside the eyeball zone. The beach is somewhat clean, but take a tiny little step off it and it's full of trash. It's the epitome of lazy humans pillaging the land for all it's worth; just this time, they're pillaging tourists while the land takes the brunt of the trash. Honestly, it's reflective of the people and the government. The cars are trashy, the streets are trashy, the buildings are trashy, the food in the supermarkets are trashy.

1 year ago

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm all year round

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Roads are very dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Marijuana is illegal

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

2882°
warm

3086°
warm

3188°
hot

3290°
hot

3391°
hot

3290°
hot

3086°
warm

Real (median)

2678°
warm

2780°
warm

2781°
warm

2882°
very warm

2983°
very warm

2882°
very warm

2780°
warm

Humidity

nice
81%

nice
79%

sweaty
79%

sweaty
80%

sweaty
83%

sweaty
82%

sweaty
80%

sweaty
79%

sweaty
78%

sweaty
80%

Most common

Rain

dry
48mm

dry
43mm

rainy
51mm

rainy
64mm

rainy
77mm

rainy
84mm

rainy
103mm

rainy
136mm

rainy
86mm

rainy
135mm

rainy
74mm

rainy
66mm

Cloud

pockets
21%

pockets
13%

pockets
15%

pockets
16%

pockets
29%

pockets
22%

pockets
23%

pockets
20%

pockets
21%

pockets
15%

Sun

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

Remote workers

857 people

1,100 people

1,200 people

1,000 people

1,380 people

1,145 people

1,020 people

1,000 people

900 people

975 people

1,260 people

1,892 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	2.46/5 (Rank #1286) 243 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	1% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Very expensive: $4,229 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 13 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 26°C79°F (feels 28°C82°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 72%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😊 High: 80%
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Okay
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $560 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Good
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Latin America
🚩 Country	Dominican Republic
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	13 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌤 26°C 79°F + 😊 Comfy (72%) = feels 28°C 82°F
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 DOP in USD	USD 1.66
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	DOP 10,000 = USD 166
☕️ Best coffee place	Delices Francais
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	Masa Business Disctrict
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	5% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	2,730,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	52,320 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	44,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$6,722 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 80% 👱‍♀️ 20%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	KLM
🏥 Best hospital	Hospital IMG en Punta Cana

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$4,229 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,905 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,163 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,190 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$6,101 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,551 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$965 / month
🏠 Median home price	$4,397
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$286 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$84 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$147 / month
🍛 Dinner	$7
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$6,189 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$10 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip