Columbus vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$2777
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$889
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	12
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	906K	14.7K

The cost of living in Columbus is 124% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1248th and 5671st ($2252 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 2nd in the United States and Dominica, respectively. Check the United States vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 242nd and 6502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Roseau

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	Columbus	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	7.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$37.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$3.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$147
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$3324

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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