Oslo vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oslo	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2847	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6052	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1639	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2560	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$819	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4285	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	12
😀 Quality of life	95	49
🏙️ Population	718K	16.6K

The cost of living in Oslo is 181% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 342nd and 5567th ($2847 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Norway and Dominica, respectively. Check Norway vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 37th and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Roseau

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	Oslo	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.8	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.1	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1653	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2696	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2094	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.5	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11326	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7606	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.57	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$34.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.5	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.6	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.7	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.1	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.3	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$275	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15673	$4478

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409

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