New York City vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$484
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	8.8M	14.7K

The cost of living in New York City is 338% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 3rd and 5404th ($4441 vs $1015) 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 1.2 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 22nd and 6511th 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	$29.7	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$3299

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166