Roseau vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Roseau	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$563	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$482	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	94
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	14.7K	664K

The cost of living in Roseau is 61% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5501st and 689th ($1008 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 6632nd and 67th 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	$7.37	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.1	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.54%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.31	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.46	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.34	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4439	$13809

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671