Madrid vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	12
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	3.51M	16.6K

The cost of living in Madrid is 109% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1723rd and 5502nd ($2109 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Dominica, respectively. Check Spain vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 160th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Roseau

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	Madrid	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$4468

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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