Austin vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	12
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	962K	16.6K

The cost of living in Austin is 145% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 932nd and 5502nd ($2475 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 46th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 192nd and 6696th 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	$19.4	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$4468

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275