Living in Samoa

What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 185 properties are on the market as we write this.

What it costs

Half the homes for sale in Samoa are asking more than WS$250,000 — about £68k — and half less. That is 83% below the middle of the 31 islands on this site. Renting, the middle of the market is WS$4,127 a month (£1k).

Costs about the same: Dominica, Belize, Bahrain — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.

Getting off the island

The weather, month by month

12 months of the year are above 20°C in the day. Recorded averages from the nearest long-running weather station, not a forecast.

What is actually here

38 schools · 34 doctors & pharmacies · 53 food shops · 55 restaurants · 25 beaches · 3 golf · 1 sailing & marinas · 2 theatres & cinemas

What is for sale right now

Browse 163 homes for sale 22 to rent

Also in Pacific: Cook Islands, Vanuatu.

What this page does not tell you

Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.

Compiled 2026-08-22 from 5 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side