Brisbane vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	12
😀 Quality of life	98	49
🏙️ Population	2.71M	16.6K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 124% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1349th and 5567th ($2269 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Dominica, respectively. Check Australia vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 3rd and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Roseau

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	Brisbane	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$4478

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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