Island property markets compared

Median asking prices converted to sterling at 2026-08-17's rates. Gross yield is median rent over median asking price — a rough guide, not advice.

Dearest Cheapest Highest rents Best yield Most choice Closest to London

Island	Median asking	Median rent	Yield	For sale	To rent	From London	Under £500k
Marshall Islands Pacific	£258,131,151,264,843	£290 pcm	—	1	12	17h39 33 direct	0
Monaco Mediterranean	£3,172,025	£5,044 pcm	2.7%	2,069	882	1h44 40 direct	195
Cascais Portugal	£1,154,241	£2,137 pcm	—	5,577	1,054	2h24 18 direct	790
Liechtenstein Alps	£956,197	£1,685 pcm	—	273	312	1h25 17 direct	23
Bermuda North Atlantic	£940,335	£5,900 pcm	7.5%	323	162	7h29 16 direct	74
Guernsey Channel Islands	£765,000	£2,400 pcm	3.6%	2,599	397	0h45 16 direct	495
Andorra Pyrenees	£743,844	£2,137 pcm	—	2,421	462	1h52 25 direct	565
Jersey Channel Islands	£720,000	£2,200 pcm	3.3%	2,428	482	0h46 22 direct	822
British Virgin Islands Caribbean	£682,204	£2,213 pcm	4.3%	939	312	8h54 5 direct	372
Cayman Islands Caribbean	£592,079	£3,098 pcm	6.3%	1,344	384	10h18 25 direct	585
Gibraltar Mediterranean	£585,000	£1,750 pcm	3.7%	2,103	818	2h38 5 direct	879
Cook Islands Pacific	£414,558	£209 pcm	—	42	15	21h10 11 direct	23
Isle of Man British Isles	£395,000	£2,500 pcm	4.2%	1,404	269	0h55 12 direct	928
Malta Mediterranean	£380,472	£1,411 pcm	4.9%	9,412	6,507	3h06 40 direct	5,936
Cyprus Mediterranean	£334,302	£1,710 pcm	6.1%	9,521	3,642	4h34 10 direct	6,692
Bahamas Caribbean	£290,582	£2,637 pcm	—	2,408	317	9h21 40 direct	1,562
Antigua & Barbuda Caribbean	£211,695	£601 pcm	3.6%	699	473	8h48 27 direct	288
Bahrain Gulf	£205,956	£981 pcm	6.3%	1,320	1,679	6h56 40 direct	1,144
Barbados Caribbean	£182,536	£1,659 pcm	—	8,160	1,943	9h03 30 direct	5,176
St Lucia Caribbean	£140,561	£184 pcm	—	1,132	153	9h06 10 direct	656
St Kitts & Nevis Caribbean	£122,920	£409 pcm	3.6%	451	89	8h52 14 direct	265
Grenada Caribbean	£102,433	£423 pcm	5.1%	297	120	9h22 13 direct	198
Belize Central America	£92,190	£645 pcm	—	5,783	140	11h06 27 direct	4,075
Dominica Caribbean	£65,946	£305 pcm	6.5%	338	103	8h56 14 direct	248
Mauritius Indian Ocean	—	—	—	1,840	296	12h57 21 direct	97
Seychelles Indian Ocean	—	—	—	684	60	10h53 16 direct	179
Samoa Pacific	—	—	—	184	26	20h36 7 direct	0
Vanuatu Pacific	—	—	—	861	59	21h05 6 direct	163
Nauru Pacific	—	£59 pcm	—	0	8	18h39 3 direct	0

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