Portland vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Portland	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2738	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6436	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4867	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	12
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	653K	16.6K

The cost of living in Portland is 171% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 512th and 5567th ($2738 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 208th and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Roseau

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	Portland	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3059	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4035	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3320	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.8	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.42	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.07	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1842	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21868	$4478

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807

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