Edinburgh vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	12
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	488K	16.6K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 127% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1307th and 5502nd ($2295 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 83rd and 6696th 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	$22.3	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$4468

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

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