Edinburgh vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$2777
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$889
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	12
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	488K	14.7K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 124% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1263rd and 5671st ($2246 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 40th and 6502nd 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	$18.6	$7.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	7.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$37.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$3.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$147
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$3324

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1594
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1159
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1081
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1084
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1004
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$981
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1241
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1242
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1390
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1061
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1065
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1101
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2295
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1164
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$692
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$719
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$964
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1574
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1697
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1677
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1534
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1158