Gothenburg vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$808	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	12
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	675K	14.7K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 60% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2959th and 5404th ($1623 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sweden and Dominica, respectively. Check Sweden vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 78th and 6511th 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	$12.3	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$3299

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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