Livability · rank 123/167
Is 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis (Basseterre) a good place to live?
Quality score 49/100 against essentials of $1,628/month.
The five metrics
Beside the score, not inside it
Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.
- Rule of law
- strong
- World Bank WGI estimate 0.59 · corruption control 0.35 · stability 0.91 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
- What connectivity costs
- $58.5 /mo broadband
- Mobile 10GB $37.04/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.
What your budget buys
| Monthly budget | vs essentials ($1,628) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| $2,000 | 1.2× | comfortable |
| $3,000 | 1.8× | very comfortable |
| $5,000 | 3.1× | like royalty |
Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.
Similar value-for-money
- 🇮🇱 Israel — quality 82.1, essentials $2,677/mo
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland — quality 85.1, essentials $2,753/mo
- 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands — quality 55.7, essentials $1,786/mo
- 🇫🇲 Micronesia — quality 71.3, essentials $2,482/mo
See also: everyday prices · retiring in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Frequently asked questions
- Is Saint Kitts and Nevis a good place to live for remote workers?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis scores 49/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 55.9 Mbps, safety 0, healthcare 80, air quality 94; English not scored) — rank 123 of 167.
- How fast is the internet in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Median fixed broadband is around 55.9 Mbps.
- What does $3,000/month get you in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Single-person essentials run about $1,628/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.8× essentials).