Copenhagen vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	12
😀 Quality of life	97	49
🏙️ Population	667K	16.6K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 163% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 650th and 5567th ($2656 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 4th and 6790th 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	$21.8	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$4478

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189