Dubai vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$483
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	12
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	3.94M	16.6K

The cost of living in Dubai is 145% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 947th and 5502nd ($2470 vs $1010) 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 184th and 6696th 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	$11.9	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$4468

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

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