Melbourne vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	100	50
🏙️ Population	5.35M	16.6K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 152% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 829th and 5502nd ($2543 vs $1010) 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 1.8 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 6696th 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	$15.5	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$4468

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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