New York City vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2777
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$889
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$485
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	8.8M	14.7K

The cost of living in New York City is 304% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 5th and 5671st ($4051 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 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 13th and 6502nd 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	$24.7	$7.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	7.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$37.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$3.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$4.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$147
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$3324

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1594
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1159
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1081
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1084
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1004
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$981
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1241
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1242
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1390
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1061
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1065
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1101
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2295
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1164
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$692
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$719
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$964
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1574
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1697
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1677
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1534
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1158