Cologne vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$947	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	12
😀 Quality of life	96	46
🏙️ Population	1.09M	14.7K

The cost of living in Cologne is 72% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2551st and 5404th ($1744 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Germany and Dominica, respectively. Check Germany vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 12th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Roseau

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	Cologne	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$3299

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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