Columbus vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	12
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	906K	14.7K

The cost of living in Columbus is 111% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1476th and 5404th ($2145 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 249th and 6511th 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	$18.9	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$3299

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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