Roseau vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Roseau	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$338	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$898	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.7	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$484	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	12	42
😀 Quality of life	46	50
🏙️ Population	14.7K	316K

The cost of living in Roseau is 16% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5404th and 4469th ($1015 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Dominica and El Salvador, respectively. Check Dominica vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6511th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs San Salvador

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	Roseau	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.33	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.6%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.75	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.23	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.38	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.63	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3299	$5642

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Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701