Cost of Living in Sandy Point, 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 4 16 $1,296 $815 $1,407 $700 $74

Utilities 23 24 25 — $87 $130 $87 —

Internet & Mobile 2 8 $96 $83 $111 $83 $2

Groceries 9 10 $111 $253 $649 $216 $15

Transportation 3 1 $111 $74 $222 $52 $30

Dining Out 1 11 $667 $185 $259 $111 $74

Leisure Activities 12 28 $165 $130 $204 $63 $56

Health Insurance 6 $67 $130 $259 $37 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 15 $8 $19 $37 — $1

Total $2,521 $1,776 $3,278 $1,349 $254

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 4 16 $700.00 $500 – $900 per month

Coworking Space 7 $296.30 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 16 $1,296.30 $1,037 – $1,667 per month

Coliving Space 16 $740.74 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 11 $3.70 per cup

Beer 1 11 $2.04 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 11 $18.52 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 11 $13.99 per meal

Apples 9 10 $5.97 per kg

Bread 1 9 $3.36 per loaf

Milk 9 10 $2.84 per liter

Rice 9 10 $0.84 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 9 $9.26 per kg

Beef 9 10 $14.64 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 9 10 $13.00 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 11 $92.59 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $0.69 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 1 3 $20.37 per trip

Taxi per km 18 29 $1.86 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 1 $51.85 per month

Gasoline 5 $1.39 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 18 29 $9.26 per trip

Scooter Rental 3 $12.96 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 2 $46.30 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $50.00 per month

Gym Membership 12 $55.56 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 28 $12.96 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2 $1.85 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 13 $6.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 20 $58.87 per pair

Summer Dress 21 $38.89 per dress

Running Shoes 22 $38.15 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 26 $22.22 per visit

Laundry 30 31 $3.70 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $37.04 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 27 $3.79 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 2.7 XCD on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Lisbon, Roseau, Basseterre

Numbeo Basseterre restaurants, taxi, utilities, cinema (Nov 2025 sample)Index
Digicel St Kitts prepaid bundles (tax incl.)Official
Bus EC$3.50 (≤5 mi, 2025); taxi tipping; XCD pegSecondary
Sandy Point / north 1-bed US$500–900Listings
Max unleaded gasoline EC$14.18–14.71 per gallon (2 Oct 2025)Official
Nomad Insurance Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeks (18–39)Official
St Kitts hot-desk coworking USD 200–400/monthSecondary
Flow residential broadband plans from EC$135/monthOfficial
Horsfords Valu Mart IGA supermarket, BasseterreListings
Supermarket catalog averages St Kitts (updated 25 Oct 2026)Index
Marshall's Restaurant menu (EC$), BasseterreListings
Repts Fitness memberships EC$75–200/monthListings
Caribbean Cinemas St Kitts Megaplex 7, BasseterreListings
Visitor eTA USD 17 service chargeOfficial
St Kitts–Nevis e-border / eTA application (USD 17 fee)Official
Rest of St Kitts furnished 1-bed US$800–1,000 (Oct 2026)Listings
Private clinic visit ~EC$100 (Basseterre, cited 2021)Secondary
SKN max taxi fares 2021 (Sandy Point/Fig Tree airport EC$65)Official
Nativ 1.5 L water case EC$22.50 (12-pack)Listings
Levi's 505 jeans EC$158.95Listings
Criss-cross dress EC$105.30Listings
Sneakers EC$103Listings
WSD domestic metered ratesOfficial
WSD domestic minimum EC$20/monthOfficial
NREL SKELEC residential ~USD 0.234–0.262/kWhOfficial
Men's haircut EC$60Listings
Healgen Rapid Antigen OTC USD 10.25Listings
Four Seasons Nevis court from USD 35/hrSecondary
Sandy Point–SKB airport 12.91 kmSecondary
Elite Laundro Enterprise Basseterre wash & dryListings
Elite Laundro reviews — USD 20 two bags; USD 10 ~4-day load (2 people)Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 925.93 1296.3
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 296.3 700
- Apples 2.22 5.97
- Beef 7.41 14.64
- Beer 2.22 2.04
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- Bread 1.3 3.36
- Chicken Fillets 5.19 9.26
- Cinema Ticket 4.44 6.3
- Coffee 2.59 3.7
- Coliving Space 333.33 740.74
- Coworking Space 66.67 296.3
- Dining Out local 111.11, nomad 555.56, expat 333.33, family 222.22, tourist 74.07 local 111.11, nomad 666.67, expat 185.19, family 259.26, tourist 74.07
- Doctor Visit (GP) 22.22 37.04
- Fast Food Combo 6.67 13.99
- Gasoline 1.3 1.39
- Groceries local 296.3, nomad 185.19, expat 370.37, family 740.74, tourist 14.81 local 216.3, nomad 111.11, expat 253.33, family 648.89, tourist 14.81
- Gym Membership 33.33 55.56
- Haircut 9.26 22.22
- Health Insurance local 74.07, expat 129.63, family 259.26, tourist 0 local 37.04, nomad 67.19, expat 129.63, family 259.26, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 444.44, nomad 1666.67, expat 1037.04, family 1296.3, tourist 129.63 local 700, nomad 1296.3, expat 814.81, family 1407.41, tourist 74.07
- Internet & Mobile local 55.56, nomad 92.59, expat 74.07, family 92.59, tourist 0 local 83.33, nomad 96.3, family 111.11, tourist 1.85
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 48.15 50
- Jeans 44.44 58.87
- Laundry 5.56 3.7
- Leisure Activities local 37.04, nomad 148.15, expat 111.11, family 148.15, tourist 55.56 local 62.96, nomad 164.81, expat 129.63, family 203.7, tourist 55.56
- Meal (Inexpensive) 9.26 18.52
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 37.04 92.59
- Milk 1.67 2.84
- Mobile Plan 16.67 46.3
- Monthly Transport Pass 29.63 51.85
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 5.56 3.79
- Rice 1.3 0.84
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.44 9.26
- Running Shoes 59.26 38.15
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7.41 1.85
- Summer Dress 29.63 38.89
- Taxi Start 1.85 20.37
- Taxi per km 0.93 1.86
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 5.56 12.96
- Transportation local 92.59, nomad 222.22, expat 148.15, family 296.3, tourist 29.63 local 51.85, nomad 111.11, expat 74.07, family 222.22, tourist 29.63
- Utilities local 129.63, nomad 185.19, expat 148.15, family 203.7, tourist 0 local 86.96, nomad 0, family 129.63, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 37.04, expat 55.56, family 92.59 local 0, nomad 8.33, expat 18.52, family 37.04, tourist 0.57
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.93 0.69
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.11 13
Tennis Court (Weekend), Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Utilities, Water (1.5L bottle), Haircut, Laundry, Pharmacy (basic meds), Taxi per km, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Ride-hailing (5km) — non-index shop/operator sources (goldstandardclothingskb.com, ramstogo.com, water.gov.kn, docs.nlr.gov, fresha.com, essentialpluspharmacy.com, spinyourdestination.com, tempo.cdn.tambourine.com, 869togo.orderexperience.net)

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