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Cost of living in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is 45% cheaper than the US, ranking #73 of 203 countries we cover for cost of living.
World Bank data through 2024 · last reviewed 2026-06.
What drives the cost here
Price levels by category, where the world average = 100. Above 100 is pricier than the global norm; below it is cheaper.
In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, food & groceries is the priciest category relative to the world (151), while housing & utilities is the most affordable (62).
Category price levels: World Bank ICP 2021 (world average = 100) · source
What your money is worth here
A $100,000 US lifestyle would cost roughly $55,000 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Quality of life
56/100 · #156 of 198Beyond cost — health, safety, and connectivity. The score is a transparent, equal-weight composite of the verified metrics below (see methodology).
About St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Resistance from native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. France and England disputed the island for most of the 18th century, but it was ceded to England in 1783. The British prized Saint Vincent because of its fertile soil, which allowed for thriving slave-run plantations of sugar, coffee, indigo, tobacco, cotton, and cocoa. In 1834, the British abolished slavery. Immigration of indentured servants eased the ensuing labor shortage, as did subsequent immigrant waves from Portugal and East India.
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Conditions remained harsh for both former slaves and immigrant agricultural workers, however, as depressed world sugar prices kept the economy stagnant until the early 1900s. The economy then went into a period of decline, with many landowners abandoning their estates and leaving the land to be cultivated by liberated slaves. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979. In 2021, the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in the north of Saint Vincent destroyed much of Saint Vincent’s most productive agricultural lands. Unlike most of its tourism-dependent neighbors, the Vincentian economy is primarily agricultural.
Background from the CIA World Factbook (public domain), archived 2026-06-03.
Frequently asked
Is St. Vincent and the Grenadines expensive to live in?
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is 45% cheaper than the US, ranking #73 of the 203 countries we track. Its most expensive category relative to the world is food & groceries; housing & utilities costs the least.
How much money do you need to live in St. Vincent and the Grenadines?
A lifestyle that costs $100,000 in the United States would cost roughly $55,000 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, going by overall price levels. The salary translator turns your own figure into a local equivalent.
Is St. Vincent and the Grenadines cheaper than the United States?
Yes. Its overall price level is 54.9, against 100 for the United States.
What is the quality of life in St. Vincent and the Grenadines?
St. Vincent and the Grenadines scores 56 out of 100 on our quality-of-life index (#156 of 198), a composite of life expectancy, safety, health, and connectivity, with life expectancy around 71 years.
Every number, sourced.
We cite the exact source and year for each figure. Derived values are computed at build time, never hand-entered.
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