Belem vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$405	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	12
😀 Quality of life	41	46
🏙️ Population	1.3M	14.7K

The cost of living in Belem is 26% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6655th and 5404th ($755 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil and Dominica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6876th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Roseau

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	Belem	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$3299

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166