Roseau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Roseau	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$563	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$482	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	99
😀 Quality of life	50	100
🏙️ Population	14.7K	5.45M

The cost of living in Roseau is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5501st and 649th ($1008 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Dominica and Australia, respectively. Check Dominica vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6632nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Sydney

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	Roseau	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.37	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.54%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.31	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.46	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.34	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4439	$19140

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Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1169
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1135
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1131
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$988
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$988
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1336
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1338
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1463
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1076
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1075
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1111
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2303
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1213
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$638
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$697
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1007
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1592
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1693
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1305
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1554
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1155

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710