Milwaukee vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	12
😀 Quality of life	89	50
🏙️ Population	577K	16.6K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 107% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1786th and 5502nd ($2088 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 224th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Roseau

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	Milwaukee	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$4468

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

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