Gothenburg vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$949	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	12
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	675K	16.6K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 86% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2470th and 5502nd ($1879 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Sweden and Dominica, respectively. Check Sweden vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 91st and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Roseau

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	Gothenburg	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$4468

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

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