Copenhagen vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	12
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	667K	16.6K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 153% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 805th and 5502nd ($2555 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Dominica, respectively. Check Denmark vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 5th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Roseau

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	Copenhagen	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$4468

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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