Long Beach vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	12
😀 Quality of life	78	49
🏙️ Population	467K	16.6K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 170% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 524th and 5567th ($2732 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 2nd in the United States and Dominica, respectively. Check the United States vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 992nd and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Roseau

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	Long Beach	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$4478

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189