Montreal vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$969	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	1.8M	14.7K

The cost of living in Montreal is 89% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2306th and 5501st ($1903 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 4th best city to live in Canada vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 46th and 6632nd 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	$16.2	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$86
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	7.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$2.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$4439

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1169
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1135
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1131
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$988
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$988
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1336
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1338
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1463
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1076
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1075
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1111
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2303
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1213
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$638
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$697
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1007
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1592
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1693
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1305
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1554
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1155