Roseau vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Roseau	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$353	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$563	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$482	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	12	86
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	14.7K	1.39M

The cost of living in Roseau is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5501st and 43rd ($1008 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Dominica and the United States, respectively. Check Dominica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6632nd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Roseau	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.37	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.54%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.31	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.46	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.34	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4439	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782