Roseau vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Roseau	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2413	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$356	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$73	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	92
😀 Quality of life	50	81
🏙️ Population	16.6K	6.26M

The cost of living in Roseau is 15% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5502nd and 4785th ($1010 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 6696th and 637th 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	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.3	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.59%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.3	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.37	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4468	$12174

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Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895