Columbus vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	12
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	906K	14.7K

The cost of living in Columbus is 116% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1512th and 5501st ($2181 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 217th and 6632nd 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	$19.3	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$86
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	7.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$4439

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1169
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1135
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1131
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$988
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$988
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1336
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1338
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1463
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1076
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1075
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1111
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2303
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1213
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$638
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$697
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1007
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1592
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1693
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1305
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1554
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1155