Roseau vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Roseau	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2419	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$355	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$560	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$478	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	12	57
😀 Quality of life	49	62
🏙️ Population	16.6K	2.42M

The cost of living in Roseau is 17% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5567th and 6516th ($1012 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Dominica and Brazil, respectively. Check Dominica vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 6790th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Salvador

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	Roseau	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.16	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.6	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.62%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.32	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.39	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4478	$14902

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Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743