New York City vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	16.6K

The cost of living in New York City is 316% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4th and 5502nd ($4202 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 15th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Roseau

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	New York City	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$4468

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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