Dubai vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$484
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	12
😀 Quality of life	87	46
🏙️ Population	3.33M	14.7K

The cost of living in Dubai is 134% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 989th and 5404th ($2379 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Dominica, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 288th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Roseau

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	Dubai	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$3299

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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