Roseau vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Roseau	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2419	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$355	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$560	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$478	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	92
😀 Quality of life	49	80
🏙️ Population	16.6K	6.26M

The cost of living in Roseau is 15% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5567th and 4795th ($1012 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Dominica and Chile, respectively. Check Dominica vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6790th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Santiago

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	Roseau	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.16	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.6	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.62%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.32	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.39	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4478	$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849