Montreal vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$992	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	96	49
🏙️ Population	1.8M	16.6K

The cost of living in Montreal is 91% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2284th and 5567th ($1928 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 2nd in Canada and Dominica, respectively. Check Canada vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 11th and 6790th 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	$16.8	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$4478

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

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