Omaha vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	74	12
😀 Quality of life	89	49
🏙️ Population	486K	16.6K

The cost of living in Omaha is 99% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1987th and 5567th ($2017 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 243rd and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Roseau

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	Omaha	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$4478

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995

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