Roseau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Roseau	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$898	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.7	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$484	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	46	100
🏙️ Population	14.7K	4.84M

The cost of living in Roseau is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5404th and 745th ($1015 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6511th and 2nd 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	$7.33	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.6%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.23	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.38	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.63	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3299	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683