Ottawa vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2301
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$327
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$434
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
12
😀 Quality of life
90
34
🏙️ Population
1.02M
14.7K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 160% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1355th and 6260th ($2170 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Dominica, respectively. Check Canada vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 117th and 7938th 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
$18.7
$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$9.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$4.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$3360

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Roseau

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$1168
84 km or 52 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
86 km or 53 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
102 km or 63 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
103 km or 64 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Les Abymes
$1561
110 km or 68 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
115 km or 71 mi Le Moule
$1575
149 km or 93 mi Castries
$1108
181 km or 112 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
199 km or 124 mi All Saints
$1074
208 km or 129 mi St. John's
$1076
226 km or 140 mi Georgetown
$993
238 km or 148 mi Kingstown
$1008
265 km or 165 mi Basseterre
$1212
270 km or 168 mi Cayon
$1214
301 km or 187 mi Holetown
$1294
310 km or 193 mi Bridgetown
$1353
351 km or 218 mi Philipsburg
$1857
355 km or 220 mi Grenville
$1069
364 km or 226 mi St. George's
$1069
449 km or 279 mi Saint Croix
$2446
463 km or 288 mi Scarborough
$1099
490 km or 304 mi Road Town
$2309
509 km or 316 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2185
515 km or 320 mi Port of Spain
$1218
517 km or 321 mi San Juan
$1217
532 km or 331 mi Chaguanas
$1053
546 km or 339 mi La Asuncion
$666
552 km or 343 mi Porlamar
$654
552 km or 343 mi Carupano
$710
558 km or 347 mi San Fernando
$898
565 km or 351 mi Fajardo
$1503
566 km or 352 mi Naguabo
$1651
568 km or 353 mi Yabucoa
$1596
569 km or 354 mi Humacao
$1578
575 km or 357 mi Las Piedras
$1468
584 km or 363 mi Rio Grande
$1611
588 km or 365 mi Guayama
$1523
589 km or 366 mi Gurabo
$1172