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You can buy these islands from 22,000 euros
Updated on April 15th, 2025 – 9:09 a.m.Reading time: 3 min.
An island all by itself? This dream is not as unrealistic as some may think.
A villa on a Caribbean island, a previously uninhabited island in front of the Atlantic coast of Ireland or a tiny, private idyll in Brazil: Islands and real estate on the world are on islands – sometimes even at affordable prices. But can you actually just buy such an island? And what costs are associated with this?
A small private island for sufficient calm and relaxation on summer vacation is no longer the only reason to buy an island. Rather, Eilande is now also used as an investment. Since the 1970s, prices for islands have increased by 300 to 400 percent. So you could make clear profits when buying and later sales.
Basically, you should first consider what type of island you are looking for: a Canadian sea island, a rugged rock island or would you prefer the classic sandy beach island in the Caribbean?
If you then know where your dream island is to be, you can look at the landlords of some states for selling islands. And there are also numerous instinctes in all price segments and many regions of the world on the island brokers website. These include the Mediterranean, Scandinavia, Canada, the USA, Central America as well as the Caribbean and also South America, Africa, the Pacific and the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.
The cheapest offers are island plots in Belize. On the real estate page PrivatiSands.com on the 240 hectare island of Long Caye (part of the Lighthouse Reef Atolls) near Belize City, a 700-square-meter (or small) beach property for the equivalent of 22,000 euros is offered. The area is said to be a paradise for divers due to its proximity to the “Great Blue Hole”.
According to Vladi-Private-islands.de, the Cat Cay island, which belong to the Bahamas, is due to 2.7 million euros. It is easy to reach because the next largest island of Chub Cay has a small runway. The island is recommended. It has sandy beaches and untouched nature.
The twelve hectare island of Shore Island (in the Atlantic in front of Ireland) is offered for 900,000 euros. It is uninhabited. “It should not be a difficulty to receive a building permit for a house, since there is one stand here in the past,” says the provider.
The island brokers Vladi Private Islands based in Hamburg Among other things, make sure to ensure that you receive a “full, unencumbered property right for the entire island”.
Only then does the island belong to them – in contrast, for example, the lease, for example, is where you do not own the island and can only use it for a certain time. In addition, you cannot insure yourself against expropriation.
Another important factor when buying island is access: you first have to open up the island, for example set up a port, anchor or landing site, build a house, and set up electricity, fresh and wastewater, telephone and internet and, depending on the location of heating or air conditioning, additional costs will apply. Not to mention the journey, which, on remote islands, is not only a cost but also a time factor.
