Roseau vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Roseau	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$834	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2301	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$327	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	12	87
😀 Quality of life	34	92
🏙️ Population	14.7K	1.01M

The cost of living in Roseau is 76% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6260th and 22nd ($834 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7938th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs San Jose, United States

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	Roseau	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.33	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.12%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1311	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$964	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.93	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.98	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.33	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.49	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.7	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3360	$15889

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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	$1571
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1575
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1108
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1074
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1076
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$993
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1008
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1212
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1214
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1294
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1069
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1099
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2309
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1217
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$666
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$654
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$710
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$898
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1503
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1651
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1578
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1523
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1172

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123