Edinburgh vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	12
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	488K	14.7K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 129% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1247th and 5501st ($2310 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Dominica, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 59th and 6632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Roseau

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	Edinburgh	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$86
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	7.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$4439

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1169
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1135
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1131
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$988
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$988
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1336
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1338
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1463
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1076
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1075
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1111
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2303
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1213
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$638
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$697
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1007
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1592
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1693
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1305
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1554
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1155