George Town vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	20	12
😀 Quality of life	78	46
🏙️ Population	41K	14.7K

The cost of living in George Town is 270% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 11th and 5404th ($3754 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Cayman Islands and Dominica, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 685th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$3299

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

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