Roseau vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Roseau	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2419	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$560	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$478	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	80
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	16.6K	737K

The cost of living in Roseau is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5567th and 142nd ($1012 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6790th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Seattle

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	Roseau	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.16	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.62%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.32	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.39	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4478	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173