Cost of Living in Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Virgin Islands (U.S.): $46,479/capita.
Cities in Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Income Category
GDP per Capita
Population
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 26% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Child Education
Public-schooling rules are not sourced for Virgin Islands (U.S.) 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 Virgin Islands (U.S.). 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 Virgin Islands (U.S.).
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
MixedSolid hospital-bed capacity and low out-of-pocket burden help, but coverage looks thinner.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
0/100
2025
Physicians
1.65/1k
1995
Hospital beds
18.7/1k
1996
Out of pocket
0%
2025
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
80.8 yrs
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedMultiple facilities have websites help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Virgin Islands (U.S.) 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
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
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 | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2022 annual wages in Virgin Islands (U.S.) · Source: Territory estimate (parent: US)
About Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Virgin Islands (U.S.) is a high-income Caribbean territory where relocation feels administratively easier for Americans than most cross-border moves: U.S. citizens do not need a passport, English is the official language, and healthcare access runs through the U.S. system. Charlotte Amalie is the main urban reference point, but anyone comparing it with mainland Latin America or much of the Caribbean should price it as expensive, because most goods are imported. Reliable internet makes remote work plausible, and Act 60 tax incentives can matter for new residents, but the job market is limited enough that arriving with income already sorted is the safer assumption. The tropical climate is part of the appeal, yet hurricane season from June to November is a real planning constraint, not background noise.
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Common questions about Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Sourced from SortaRich's public-data ranking engine — every figure links to its institutional source.
How much does it cost to live in Virgin Islands (U.S.)?
The cost of living in Virgin Islands (U.S.) is about 26% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City), with an overall cost-of-living index of 126. SortaRich personalizes these numbers to your home city's purchasing power so the comparison is real, not nominal.
Sources: SortaRich Cost of Living, World Bank ICP 2021
How far does $1 go in Virgin Islands (U.S.)?
$1 buys less in Virgin Islands (U.S.) than in the baseline market — Virgin Islands (U.S.) is more expensive on a purchasing-power basis (current PPP ratio: 0.90). The figure adjusts every year as exchange rates and local prices shift. SortaRich uses World Bank ICP 2021 as the anchor and Penn World Tables 11.0 for cross-validation.
Sources: World Bank ICP 2021, Penn World Tables 11.0
What are the best cities to live in Virgin Islands (U.S.)?
The best cities to live in Virgin Islands (U.S.) are Charlotte Amalie — 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