Montreal vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$2301
🏠 One person rent	$928	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$818
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	95	34
🏙️ Population	1.76M	14.7K

The cost of living in Montreal is 118% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2281st and 6260th ($1821 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 2nd in Canada and Dominica, respectively. Check Canada vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 30th and 7938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Roseau

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	Montreal	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$9.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$4.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$3360

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1575
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1108
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1074
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1076
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$993
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1008
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1212
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1214
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1294
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1069
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1099
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2309
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1217
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$666
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$654
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$710
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$898
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1503
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1651
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1578
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1523
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1172