Portland vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Portland	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2785	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6544	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2793	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4971	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	12
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	653K	16.6K

The cost of living in Portland is 176% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 456th and 5502nd ($2785 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 195th and 6696th 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	$21.1	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.63	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1760	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2916	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3956	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.17	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.83	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.45	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.8	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1706	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24040	$4468

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783

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