Quebec City vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$826	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	12
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	549K	14.7K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 62% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 3402nd and 5501st ($1632 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th 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 Quebec City compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 300th and 6632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Roseau

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	Quebec City	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$86
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	7.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$6.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$4439

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

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