Bridgetown vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bridgetown	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3065	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$596	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.8	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	15	12
😀 Quality of life	59	50
🏙️ Population	98.5K	16.6K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 31% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4474th and 5502nd ($1328 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Barbados and Dominica, respectively. Check Barbados vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6035th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Roseau

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	Bridgetown	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3490	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3480	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.81	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.36	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5479	$4468

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1453
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1178
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1083
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1138
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1083
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1010
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1223
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1039
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1718
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$707
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1143
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1114
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$645
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$613
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$772
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$830
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$680
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1327
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$773
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$793
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$873
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$685
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$650
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$752

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