Roseau vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Roseau	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$353	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$563	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$482	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	12	56
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	14.7K	2.42M

The cost of living in Roseau is 28% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5501st and 6702nd ($1008 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6632nd and 5621st 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	$7.37	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.1	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.54%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.46	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.34	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4439	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699