Roseau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Roseau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$834
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2301
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$327
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
100
😀 Quality of life
34
78
🏙️ Population
14.7K
24.9M

The cost of living in Roseau is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6260th and 4461st ($834 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Dominica and China, respectively. Check Dominica vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7938th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Shanghai

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Roseau Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.33
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$964
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.93
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.98
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.49
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3360
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$1168
84 km or 52 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
86 km or 53 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
102 km or 63 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
103 km or 64 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Les Abymes
$1561
110 km or 68 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
115 km or 71 mi Le Moule
$1575
149 km or 93 mi Castries
$1108
181 km or 112 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
199 km or 124 mi All Saints
$1074
208 km or 129 mi St. John's
$1076
226 km or 140 mi Georgetown
$993
238 km or 148 mi Kingstown
$1008
265 km or 165 mi Basseterre
$1212
270 km or 168 mi Cayon
$1214
301 km or 187 mi Holetown
$1294
310 km or 193 mi Bridgetown
$1353
351 km or 218 mi Philipsburg
$1857
355 km or 220 mi Grenville
$1069
364 km or 226 mi St. George's
$1069
449 km or 279 mi Saint Croix
$2446
463 km or 288 mi Scarborough
$1099
490 km or 304 mi Road Town
$2309
509 km or 316 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2185
515 km or 320 mi Port of Spain
$1218
517 km or 321 mi San Juan
$1217
532 km or 331 mi Chaguanas
$1053
546 km or 339 mi La Asuncion
$666
552 km or 343 mi Porlamar
$654
552 km or 343 mi Carupano
$710
558 km or 347 mi San Fernando
$898
565 km or 351 mi Fajardo
$1503
566 km or 352 mi Naguabo
$1651
568 km or 353 mi Yabucoa
$1596
569 km or 354 mi Humacao
$1578
575 km or 357 mi Las Piedras
$1468
584 km or 363 mi Rio Grande
$1611
588 km or 365 mi Guayama
$1523
589 km or 366 mi Gurabo
$1172

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740