Cost of Living inSaint Croix, 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.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
No schools in Saint Croix are confirmed yet by their own websites. The nearest city with confirmed schools is Charlotte Amalie, 69 km away (1 school).
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Saint Croix. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Saint Croix is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
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
LimitedPrice 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 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 2026-11-01
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 Saint Croix, Virgin Islands (U.S.) · Source: Territory estimate (parent: US) (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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How far does your money go in Saint Croix compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.1x further in Saint Croix than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate.
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