Roseau vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Roseau	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2397	$3514
🏠 One person rent	$341	$733
🏘️ Family rent	$543	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$1003
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	9
😀 Quality of life	33	50
🏙️ Population	14.7K	150K

The cost of living in Roseau is 34% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5862nd and 3982nd ($995 vs $1506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Dominica and Curacao, respectively. Check Dominica vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 8237th and 6455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Willemstad

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	Roseau	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.33	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.8	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.65	$8.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$663
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$1217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$885
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.1	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.65%	4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1043	$169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$8.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$8.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.39	$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.96	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.3	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3336	$9572

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Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1144
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1767
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1695
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1683
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1686
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1670
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1693
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1681
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1167
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1147
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1152
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1019
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1041
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1418
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1414
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1450
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1318
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1071
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1125
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2313
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2193
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1238
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1219
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1065
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$685
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$734
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1013
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1568
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1680
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1674
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1383
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1565
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1678
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1538
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1163

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1483
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2004
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$551
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$619
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$742
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$778
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$690
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$727
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$669
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$783
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$737
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$714
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$712
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$750
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$685
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$687
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$735
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$784
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$865
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$778
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$953
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$878
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$972
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$699
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$777
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1130
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$732
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$993
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$730
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$814
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$937
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$941
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$944
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$949
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$923
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$927