Philadelphia vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$484
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	12
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	1.6M	14.7K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 156% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 664th and 5404th ($2597 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 2nd in the United States and Dominica, respectively. Check the United States vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 138th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Roseau

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	Philadelphia	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$3299

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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