Roseau vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Roseau	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2413	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$356	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$73	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	12	92
😀 Quality of life	50	96
🏙️ Population	16.6K	548K

The cost of living in Roseau is 59% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5502nd and 901st ($1010 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Dominica and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Dominica vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6696th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs The Hague

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	Roseau	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.3	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.59%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.3	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.37	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4468	$12462

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Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688