Medellin vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Medellin	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$514	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$888	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$478
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	12
😀 Quality of life	63	49
🏙️ Population	2.53M	16.6K

The cost of living in Medellin is 6% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 5161st and 5567th ($1071 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Colombia and Dominica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 5624th and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Roseau

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	Medellin	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.31	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.08%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1334	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7264	$4478

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685

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