What is the average cost of living in the US Virgin Islands?


What is the average cost of living in the US Virgin Islands? The cost of living in the U.S. Virgin Islands is higher than on the U.S. mainland. On average, apartments cost $2,000 per month. A two-bedroom house costs at least $285,000. Not everyone can afford health care on the U.S. Virgin Islands.


Can you just move to the US Virgin Islands?

While you don't lose your US citizenship when you move to the USVI, you need to have proper documentation, including a VI driver's license. You can sort that out at the Virgin Islands Bureau of Motor Vehicles.


Can I just move to the Virgin Islands?

If you are an American citizen, you need NO EXTRA paperwork to visit, live in or work in the US Virgin Islands!


Why are groceries so expensive in the Virgin Islands?

Any place such as Bermuda, Hawaii, or the USVI has high grocery prices due to the cost of importing much of the island's food. We've encountered this before, having been to Bermuda twice and Hawaii four times. It just worsens over time, as prices in the mainland United States have increased.


What is the poorest Caribbean islands?

Haiti remains the poorest country in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region and among the poorest countries in the world.