Brisbane vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2777
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$889
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	12
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	2.36M	14.7K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 148% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 781st and 5671st ($2491 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Dominica, respectively. Check Australia vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 15th and 6502nd 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	$14	$7.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	7.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$37.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$3.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$147
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$3324

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1594
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1159
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1081
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1084
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1004
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$981
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1241
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1242
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1390
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1061
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1065
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1101
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2295
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1164
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$692
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$719
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$964
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1574
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1697
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1677
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1534
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1158