Austin vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	12
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	962K	14.7K

The cost of living in Austin is 140% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1002nd and 5501st ($2416 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 2nd in the United States and Dominica, respectively. Check the United States vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 151st and 6632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Roseau

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	Austin	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$86
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	7.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$2.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$4439

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1169
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1135
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1131
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$988
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$988
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1336
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1338
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1463
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1076
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1075
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1111
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2303
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1213
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$638
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$697
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1007
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1592
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1693
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1305
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1554
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1155