Antigua long term rentals, what a month costs and what you get

Antigua long term rentals ask about US$850 to US$1,200 a month for a one bedroom apartment on a twelve month lease, and the electricity, water and internet come on top. Studios start near US$700. Most two bedrooms sit between US$1,200 and US$2,400, and a three bedroom house is usually US$2,500 to US$3,500. These are asking rents from the long term pages of three local agents and one listing site, checked November 2026.

We are LambLion, eleven family run self catering apartments on Freemans Main Road in the green middle of Antigua, and we do not offer year long leases. We offer the other option, a furnished apartment for two weeks to six months, set out on our medium term apartments in Antigua page. This guide puts both choices side by side, with real asking rents, APUA rates and our own published prices.

How much is rent in Antigua? A one bedroom long term rental usually asks US$850 to US$1,200 a month

Rent in Antigua moves with the view far more than with the floor plan. A two bedroom flat on All Saints Road, on the edge of St John’s, was listed at US$1,000 a month. A one bedroom cottage at Hodges Bay on the north coast asked US$1,600.

The biggest public list belongs to Chestertons Antigua, which had 89 long term listings when we looked, a few of them commercial. We checked it with the smaller lists at Absolute Properties and Stanley’s Real Estate.

Size	Most listings ask (US$ a month)	Cheaper examples	Pricier examples
Studio	About 700	US$700 at Serendipity Studio, St John’s	Few studios are listed
One bedroom	850 to 1,200	US$850 at Bougainvillea Apartments in St John’s and in Coolidge	US$1,800 at Pillar Rock, Ffryes Beach and Hodges Bay
Two bedroom	1,200 to 2,400	US$1,000 at Eden’s Place on All Saints Road	US$2,800 at Casa Bella in Judges Estate, already let
Three bedroom	2,500 to 3,500	US$1,200 for a cottage in John Hughes, already let	US$8,000 at Browns Bay Estate

Agents mostly quote US dollars and some landlords quote Eastern Caribbean dollars. The EC dollar has been fixed at EC$2.70 to US$1 since 1976, according to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, so US$1,000 a month is EC$2,700.

As a second opinion, Numbeo, the crowd sourced cost of living site, put a one bedroom outside a city centre in Antigua and Barbuda at EC$3,451 a month in October 2026, about US$1,280. That rests on 80 entries from seven people, so we would trust the agents’ lists first.

Long term rentals in Jolly Harbour cost more and let quickly, and English Harbour has almost none listed

Jolly Harbour two bedroom villas on the Chestertons list asked US$1,260 to US$2,400 a month, and one listing added a community charge on top of rent and utilities. On the first page of the Absolute Properties list, ten of the twelve homes were already marked rented. If you want the marina, start early.

English Harbour is harder. We found no English Harbour long let with a public monthly price on the pages we checked, so ask the agents directly.

Inland, the same money goes further. Lemongrass Cottage in Buckleys was listed at US$950 for a one bedroom, and a three bedroom cottage in John Hughes let for US$1,200, while three bedroom houses at Hodges Bay ask around US$3,000. Our guide to where to stay in Antigua walks through each area, and if town matters most, read our note on apartments near St John’s.

Are there Antigua long term rentals under $1,000 a month? Yes, a handful of studios and one bedrooms

There are, but you have to be quick and you have to be happy with small. These were the long lets under US$1,000 a month that we found in November 2026.

• Serendipity Studio, St John’s, US$700. Fully furnished, with a generator, security and a shared laundry.
• Eden’s Place studio, All Saints Road, US$700. Wi Fi, bed linen and towels are included, and the owners will talk about short or long terms.
• Bougainvillea Apartments, St John’s and Coolidge, US$850. One bedroom apartments. Coolidge is where the American University of Antigua campus sits.
• Lemongrass Cottage, Buckleys, US$950. A one bedroom cottage in the countryside.

Apartments for rent in Antigua under $500 come up in searches too. We did not find a single one on the four sites we checked.

A US$700 studio is still not a US$700 month. Add the bills we work through below and you are nearer US$920, so budget for transport as well. Students should also read our guide to American University of Antigua student housing.

Long term apartment rentals in Antigua usually mean a twelve month lease and a deposit

Twelve months is standard. On LongTermLettings, all 39 Antigua homes on the first page of results were offered on a 12 month term when we checked.

Plan on paying the first month’s rent and a security deposit before you get the keys. LongTermLettings says deposits in Antigua usually equal one month’s rent and that tenancy agreements are often informal. We found no Antigua law that fixes the deposit, so get these points on paper before any money moves.

• The deposit amount, what it covers and the date it is returned to you.
• Which bills are yours, and whether any are capped or included in the rent.
• The notice each side must give, and whether you can leave before twelve months.
• Pets. Several listings say no pets, and one asks for a separate pet deposit.
• Who pays any community or estate charge, which comes up in Jolly Harbour.

Shorter terms cost more, and at least one landlord prints the difference. Fan Palm Cottage, a furnished two bedroom in Crosbies, was listed at US$2,250 a month on a twelve month lease and US$3,850 a month for one to four months. That is about 71% more for the freedom to leave.

A lease also leaves your immigration stamp exactly as it was. A year’s tenancy is not a year’s permission to stay. Our guide to one month in Antigua covers entry stamps and extensions.

What rent in Antigua and Barbuda leaves out is electricity, water and internet

Unless a listing says otherwise, the bills are yours. The Antigua Public Utilities Authority, APUA, supplies both electricity and water, and its published domestic rates were these when we checked in November 2026. All are in EC dollars.

Electricity costs EC$0.40 per kWh for the first 300 kWh a month and EC$0.38 per kWh after that, with a minimum charge of EC$25. On top comes the fuel variation charge, which follows the price of fuel. It was set at 80 cents per kWh for June 2026, up from 55 cents in March and April, as ABS reported, and APUA’s rates page still showed 80 cents in November. The fuel charge is now twice the base rate.

Water costs EC$21 per 1,000 gallons for the first 4,000 gallons a month, then EC$50 per 1,000 gallons, plus EC$1 meter rental.

Internet is its own contract. Digicel’s home internet plans start at EC$172 a month with tax included, and you pay a deposit when you sign up. APUA’s inet and Flow sell home broadband too.

Bill	Use in this example	EC$	About US$
Electricity from APUA	300 kWh at the base rate plus the 80 cent fuel charge	360	133
Water from APUA	3,000 gallons plus meter rental	64	24
Home internet	Digicel’s starting plan	172	64
Total	One month	596	221

Air conditioning moves that number more than anything else. At 500 kWh a month, electricity alone comes to EC$596, the same as our whole example month. Numbeo’s contributors put basic utilities for an 85 square metre flat at EC$808 a month on average, so our example is a careful month. Budget above it.

Landlords’ own caps tell you what they expect. One St John’s apartment on LongTermLettings includes electricity up to EC$300 and water up to EC$100 a month in the rent. Another caps electricity at US$100. Several listings also advertise a water cistern and a generator, and they advertise them for a reason. Ask how often they are needed.

Food is the other big monthly bill, and it has its own guide on the cost of food in Antigua and how self catering brings it down.

At LambLion, grid tied solar panels make up to half of our daily power, solar heaters give all our hot water, and rainwater harvesting meets most of our water needs. You can see how the rest of it works on our sustainability page.

Furnished long term rentals in Antigua are the norm, so ask what furnished includes

Furnished is the default here. Of the 39 Antigua homes on the first page of LongTermLettings when we checked, 38 were marked furnished, and the single unfurnished one was a house in Marble Hill. If you were planning to ship your own sofa, your choice is small.

Fully furnished apartments for rent can mean a bed, a sofa and a fridge, or a home with linen, cookware and a washing machine. Two of the cheaper St John’s lets on the Chestertons list share a central laundry, with no washer in the flat. Before you agree, ask about these.

• Air conditioning, and in which rooms.
• A washing machine in the flat, or a shared laundry.
• Linen, towels, pots and a kettle, or an empty kitchen.
• Internet already connected, or a contract you set up yourself.

Every LambLion apartment comes with air conditioned bedrooms, fresh linen and towels, free Wi Fi with a workspace and free self service laundry. The one bedroom, twin and two bedroom apartments have full kitchens with a stove and oven, and the studios have a kitchenette.

Private long term rentals in Antigua come through local agents, listing sites and owners

Start with the agents’ websites, because they publish prices. When we checked in November 2026, Chestertons Antigua had the longest list. Absolute Properties shows mostly Jolly Harbour villas. Stanley’s Real Estate had about 40 long rentals, most of the first page between US$1,200 and US$2,000 a month.

LongTermLettings gathers owner and agent listings in one place, priced in euros. Airbnb has a monthly stays page for Antigua and Barbuda too, so set its 30 night totals beside the lease numbers above.

Some owners let privately, which is why a one bedroom apartment for rent in Antigua by owner can be hard to find online. Ask around once you land, and see the place in person before you sign. Turn on the taps, run the air conditioning, check the phone signal indoors and drive the road after dark.

Antigua monthly rentals or a one year lease? The lease wins on price once you stay past about five months

Month for month, a year’s lease is far cheaper. A US$1,000 one bedroom plus about US$220 of bills comes to roughly US$1,220 a month. A one bedroom with us costs US$3,060 for 30 nights at the direct rate.

The sums change when your stay is short. A lease that ties you in for twelve months commits you to about US$14,640 for the year, whether you stay or not. At our one bedroom rate, that same money covers just under five months. So here is the rough rule. Under five months, a furnished stay costs less in total. Past five months, if you are sure of the year, sign the lease. For a studio the crossover comes sooner, at around four months, and a lease you can leave early without a penalty changes the sums again.

What you deal with	A one year lease	A furnished stay at LambLion
How long you commit	Usually twelve months	Your dates, and extending a stay is usually easy
Paid up front	The first month and a deposit of about one month	The deposit shown in your quote
Bills	APUA electricity and water and an internet contract, in your name or passed on	No APUA account or internet contract to set up, and Wi Fi is free
Furniture and linen	Usually furnished, contents vary	Furnished, with fresh linen and towels
Laundry	A washer, a shared laundry or none	Free self service laundry
Parking	Depends on the property	Free parking on site
Who you call	Your landlord or agent	The owners, Lionel and Lorilyn Walker, directly

A lease also means viewings, new accounts and buying what the furnished flat lacks. A furnished stay means you unpack and cook dinner the same evening.

You can also do both. Book a few weeks with us, view flats in daylight, and sign a lease once you have seen the water pressure for yourself.

What 30 nights at our apartments cost at the direct rate

We do not publish a monthly rate card, and our medium term page says why. “We do not believe in complicated rate cards.” What we can show you is the published nightly rate. Book two nights or more directly and 15% comes off, which gives these totals for a 30 night stay.

Apartment	Sleeps	Direct rate a night	30 nights
Studio	2	US$93.50	US$2,805
One bedroom	2	US$102	US$3,060
Twin bedroom	2	US$110.50	US$3,315
Two bedroom	Up to 4	US$153	US$4,590

For anything longer than a month, send your dates through our medium term stays page and we will send a clear quote with everything that is included. Every room is pictured on the apartments page.

Our guests for weeks or months are mostly medical students, remote workers, families visiting home and professionals on contract. The American University of Antigua campus in Coolidge is about 11.5 km away by road. If your calls need a particular internet speed, ask us before you book. If your office is a laptop, start with our guide to working remotely from Antigua. For families visiting relatives, the two bedroom sleeps up to four.

We are between Sea View Farm and Freemans Village, about 20 minutes from St John’s, around 15 minutes from the nearest beaches and 9 km from V. C. Bird International Airport. You will want a hire car, and guests can WhatsApp us for local taxi and car hire contacts. One guest put the location plainly in a Google review.

The location is central, so you can get to almost any beach in around half an hour with a car.

Stefan Arba, guest review on Google

If you are staying a year, sign the lease, get the deposit terms on paper and look inside the cistern before you pay. If you are here for a semester or a long visit to family, a lease is a lot of paperwork for a few months. Send us your dates instead.

For a holiday of a week or two, our guide to holiday rentals in Antigua and Barbuda covers every apartment and what is included.