Roseau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Roseau	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$338	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$898	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.7	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$484	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	12	96
😀 Quality of life	46	80
🏙️ Population	14.7K	17.7M

The cost of living in Roseau is 11% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5404th and 5950th ($1015 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6511th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Shenzhen

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	Roseau	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.33	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.3	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.6%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.75	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.23	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.38	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.63	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3299	$22267

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Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609