Roseau vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Roseau	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$898	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$484	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	94
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	14.7K	664K

The cost of living in Roseau is 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5404th and 1038th ($1015 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Dominica and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Dominica vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6511th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Rotterdam

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	Roseau	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.33	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.6%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.75	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.23	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.38	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.63	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3299	$10730

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514