Portland vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Portland	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6281	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$1609	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2681	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5052	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	12
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	653K	14.7K

The cost of living in Portland is 166% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 587th and 5501st ($2684 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 139th and 6632nd 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	$17.7	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2950	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$86
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	7.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.87	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.87	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$2.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.06	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.1	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1740	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19200	$4439

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1169
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1135
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1131
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$988
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$988
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1336
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1338
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1463
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1076
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1075
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1111
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2303
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1213
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$638
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$697
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1007
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1592
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1693
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1305
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1554
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1155