Raleigh vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	82	12
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	468K	14.7K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 131% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1213th and 5501st ($2327 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 Raleigh compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 212th and 6632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Roseau

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	Raleigh	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$86
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	7.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$6.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$4439

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

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