Ottawa vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$898
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$484
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
12
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
1.02M
14.7K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 102% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1701st and 5404th ($2055 vs $1015) 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 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 162nd and 6511th 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
$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$3299

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800

Cities near Roseau

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$1123
84 km or 52 mi Fort-de-France
$1568
86 km or 53 mi Basse-Terre
$1508
102 km or 63 mi Petit-Bourg
$1497
103 km or 64 mi Sainte-Anne
$1505
109 km or 68 mi Les Abymes
$1489
110 km or 68 mi Baie-Mahault
$1501
115 km or 71 mi Le Moule
$1499
149 km or 93 mi Castries
$1161
181 km or 112 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
199 km or 124 mi All Saints
$1037
208 km or 129 mi St. John's
$1039
226 km or 140 mi Georgetown
$1007
238 km or 148 mi Kingstown
$1000
265 km or 165 mi Basseterre
$1373
270 km or 168 mi Cayon
$1377
301 km or 187 mi Holetown
$1418
310 km or 193 mi Bridgetown
$1353
351 km or 218 mi Philipsburg
$1968
355 km or 220 mi Grenville
$1070
364 km or 226 mi St. George's
$1062
449 km or 279 mi Saint Croix
$2551
463 km or 288 mi Scarborough
$1084
490 km or 304 mi Road Town
$2289
509 km or 316 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2177
515 km or 320 mi Port of Spain
$1193
517 km or 321 mi San Juan
$1178
532 km or 331 mi Chaguanas
$1064
546 km or 339 mi La Asuncion
$695
552 km or 343 mi Porlamar
$684
552 km or 343 mi Carupano
$737
558 km or 347 mi San Fernando
$953
565 km or 351 mi Fajardo
$1566
566 km or 352 mi Naguabo
$1704
568 km or 353 mi Yabucoa
$1631
569 km or 354 mi Humacao
$1364
575 km or 357 mi Las Piedras
$1483
584 km or 363 mi Rio Grande
$1670
588 km or 365 mi Guayama
$1532
589 km or 366 mi Gurabo
$1166