Living in Kingstown, St. Vincent & Grenadines
Kingstown is a smaller coastal city in Saint George Parish, St. Vincent & Grenadines (under 250,000 people in the city proper). It has a warm climate, averaging 27°C over the year with about 2,203 mm of rain. We estimate a couple needs about €2,644 a month to live centrally, and St. Vincent & Grenadines sits in our low to medium tax tier. For foreigners, long-term residency in St. Vincent & Grenadines is possible, with conditions.
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- Est. cost
- €2,644
- a month for a couple
- Tax tier
- Low to medium
- personal income tax
- Climate
- 27°C
- 2,203 mm rain a year
- Size
- Smaller
- under 250,000 people
- Safety
- 62/100
- country-level
- Internet
- ~60 Mbps
- median fixed broadband
- Residency
- Possible, with conditions
- for most foreigners
What stands out about Kingstown
- Warmer than 89% of the cities we track
- Wet: about 2,203 mm of rain a year
- On or near the sea
Climate
Kingstown averages 27°C across the year with about 2,203 mm of rain, which makes it warm and very wet. It is warmer than 89% of the 1225 cities we track, and it sits on the coast.
Source: Temperature from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive, daily means for 2019 to 2023; rainfall from TerraClimate (University of Idaho) 1991 to 2020 normals. Annual averages; monthly breakdowns are not in our dataset yet.
Internet and remote work
Median fixed broadband in St. Vincent & Grenadines runs at about 60 Mbps, faster than 15% of the cities we compare.
Source: Ookla Speedtest Global Index, median fixed broadband download speed, country-level.
Healthcare
St. Vincent & Grenadines scores 60 out of 100 for healthcare, stronger than 27% of the cities we compare.
Source: Our own country-level healthcare estimate (0 to 100), shared by every city in St. Vincent & Grenadines.
Residency and visas
Possible, with conditions. Residency is obtained through a discretionary residency permit from the Office of the Prime Minister (Residency Department) that requires proof of current financial resources or a local sponsor plus modest fixed fees, with no published income or investment threshold; a citizenship-by-investment program is planned for mid-2026 but is not yet live (EC dollar pegged at US$1 = EC$2.70).
For short visits, 186 of 198 passports can enter visa-free and 12 need a visa in advance.
Source: OurNextCity residency dataset, hand-reviewed approximations researched against published immigration rules. Not legal advice: check the official source before you apply. Short-stay entry from the passport-index dataset (ilyankou, MIT).
Language and culture
Main languages: English. English proficiency: good. Social openness scores 65 out of 100.
Source: EF English Proficiency Index (country-level); social openness is our secularism and tolerance composite.
Cost of living
We estimate a couple needs about €2,644 a month to live centrally in Kingstown, 3% below the €2,729 median across the 900 cities we compare. That makes it more affordable than 61% of them.
Source: OurNextCity model: a country-level cost index (New York = 100) scaled up for larger cities. An estimate for comparing cities, not a budget.
Taxes
St. Vincent & Grenadines sits in our low to medium tax tier: moderate personal income tax. We use three tiers (zero or very low, low to medium, high) and apply them to every city in the country.
Taxes are a dealbreaker filter in OurNextCity: a couple who caps tax at zero or very low will not see Kingstown in their results.
Source: OurNextCity tax tiers, assigned by hand from each country's top marginal personal income tax rate and overall tax reputation, with no fixed rate cut-offs. Country-level and coarse by design; not tax advice.
Safety and stability
St. Vincent & Grenadines scores 62 out of 100 on safety, safer than 55% of the cities we compare. Its EIU Democracy Index score is 7.5 out of 10.
Source: Our own country-level safety estimate (0 to 100, higher is safer), shared by every city in St. Vincent & Grenadines. Stability: EIU Democracy Index.
Questions couples ask about Kingstown
Is Kingstown a good place to live for couples?
It depends on what the two of you weigh most. Compared with the other cities we track, Kingstown scores well on English. It is weaker on healthcare and internet speed. Expect a warm, very wet climate (27°C average). OurNextCity has each partner answer 12 questions privately, then ranks Kingstown and 914 other cities for both of you at once.
How much does it cost a couple to live in Kingstown?
We estimate about €2,644 a month for a couple living centrally, 3% below the €2,729 median across the cities we compare. It is a model estimate from a country-level cost index adjusted for city size, so use it to compare cities rather than to set a budget.
What are taxes like in Kingstown?
St. Vincent & Grenadines is in our low to medium tax tier (moderate personal income tax). Tiers are country-level and deliberately coarse: zero or very low, low to medium, and high. Couples who make zero or very low tax a must-have will not see Kingstown in their results.
Can foreigners live in St. Vincent & Grenadines long term?
Our assessment: possible, with conditions. Residency is obtained through a discretionary residency permit from the Office of the Prime Minister (Residency Department) that requires proof of current financial resources or a local sponsor plus modest fixed fees, with no published income or investment threshold; a citizenship-by-investment program is planned for mid-2026 but is not yet live (EC dollar pegged at US$1 = EC$2.70).
What is the weather like in Kingstown?
Kingstown averages 27°C across the year with about 2,203 mm of rain, which makes it warm and very wet. It is warmer than 89% of the cities we track.
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