Ottawa vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	49	12
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	1.02M	16.6K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 111% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1668th and 5567th ($2133 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Dominica, respectively. Check Canada vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 123rd and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Roseau

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	Ottawa	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$4478

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

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