Oslo vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oslo	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6013	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1622	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2504	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$818	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4320	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	12
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	718K	16.6K

The cost of living in Oslo is 181% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 381st and 5502nd ($2839 vs $1010) 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 27th and 6696th 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	$23.1	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$113	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.5	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.12	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1731	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2725	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.3	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11707	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7107	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.2	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.63	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.41	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.4	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.5	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.4	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15566	$4468

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336

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