Ottawa vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	49	12
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	1.02M	16.6K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 110% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1688th and 5502nd ($2122 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Canada and Dominica, respectively. Check Canada vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 141st and 6696th 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	$15.2	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$4468

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

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