Melbourne vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	100	49
🏙️ Population	5.35M	16.6K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 147% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 893rd and 5567th ($2496 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Dominica, respectively. Check Australia vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 1st and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Roseau

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	Melbourne	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$4478

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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