New Orleans vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	85	12
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	384K	16.6K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 122% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1402nd and 5502nd ($2240 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st 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 New Orleans compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 290th and 6696th 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	$23.6	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$4468

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940

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