Amsterdam vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	12
😀 Quality of life	96	49
🏙️ Population	921K	16.6K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 217% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 126th and 5567th ($3203 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Dominica, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 13th and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Roseau

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	Amsterdam	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$4478

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189