Roseau vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Roseau	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2419	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$355	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$560	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$478	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	12	17
😀 Quality of life	49	44
🏙️ Population	16.6K	7.82M

The cost of living in Roseau is 68% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5567th and 7914th ($1012 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6790th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Shangqiu

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	Roseau	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.16	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.6	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.62%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.32	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.39	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4478	$16802

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518