Roseau vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Roseau	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$338	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$898	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.7	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$484	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	91
😀 Quality of life	46	77
🏙️ Population	14.7K	6.26M

The cost of living in Roseau is 10% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5404th and 4686th ($1015 vs $1133) 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 6511th and 764th 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	$7.33	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.6%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.75	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.23	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.38	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.63	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3299	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731