Hamilton vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$484
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	12
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	569K	14.7K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 99% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1784th and 5404th ($2017 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Canada and Dominica, respectively. Check Canada vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 239th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Roseau

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	Hamilton	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$3299

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

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