Cost of Living in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
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Cities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Income Category
GDP per Capita
Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules are not sourced for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) yet. Country-level enrollment, instruction-language, and homeschool notes will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Sint Maarten (Dutch part). We publish this section only when we can tie it to verified local samples or a clearly marked country fallback.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedLow out-of-pocket burden help, but coverage looks thinner and doctor staffing is lighter.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing and a visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin, the private footprint is not very visible yet, and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
0/100
2025
Physicians
0.00/1k
2025
Hospital beds
0.00/1k
2025
Out of pocket
0%
2025
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
76.5 yrs
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThe private footprint is still thin and price transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) · Source: Territory estimate (parent: NL)
About Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is a high-income Caribbean territory centered on Philipsburg, with a small population of about 43,350 and a living-cost profile closer to tourism hubs than to lower-cost Latin America and Caribbean destinations. Dutch is official, but English is widely spoken, which makes day-to-day setup easier for many relocators than the paperwork might suggest. The practical advantages are real: reliable 50-100+ Mbps broadband, expanding fiber, excellent private healthcare, Dutch-standard facilities, and developed expat/tourist infrastructure. The tradeoffs are also hard to ignore. Costs run high, residency depends on investment or work permits after short tourist stays, and hurricane season from June to November is a planning issue, not a footnote. Developed areas are generally safe, though petty crime still matters by zone.
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Common questions about Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sourced from SortaRich's public-data ranking engine — every figure links to its institutional source.
What are the best cities to live in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
The best cities to live in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) are Philipsburg — those are the most-searched options among the 1 cities profiled in the SortaRich database. Each city page includes a personalized PPP comparison versus your home city plus subnational price data where available.
Source: SortaRich City Index