Roseau vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Roseau	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2413	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$356	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$73	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	12	74
😀 Quality of life	50	88
🏙️ Population	16.6K	459K

The cost of living in Roseau is 59% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5502nd and 978th ($1010 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 841st in Dominica and the United States, respectively. Check Dominica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 6696th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Roseau	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.1	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.59%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.3	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.37	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4468	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769