Columbus vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	12
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	906K	16.6K

The cost of living in Columbus is 112% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1634th and 5502nd ($2140 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 266th and 6696th 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	$20.9	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$4468

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275