New Orleans vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	85	12
😀 Quality of life	89	49
🏙️ Population	384K	16.6K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 120% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1435th and 5567th ($2226 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 290th and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Roseau

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	New Orleans	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$4478

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962

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