Rome vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$929	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	12
😀 Quality of life	86	46
🏙️ Population	2.75M	14.7K

The cost of living in Rome is 69% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2624th and 5404th ($1718 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Italy and Dominica, respectively. Check Italy vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 337th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Roseau

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	Rome	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$3299

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166