Roseau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Roseau	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2419	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$355	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$560	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$478	$879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	99
😀 Quality of life	49	75
🏙️ Population	16.6K	24.9M

The cost of living in Roseau is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5567th and 4971st ($1012 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6790th and 1655th 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	$7.43	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.16	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.6	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.62%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.32	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.39	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4478	$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765