Roseau vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Roseau	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$338	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$898	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$484	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	9
😀 Quality of life	46	48
🏙️ Population	14.7K	150K

The cost of living in Roseau is 31% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5404th and 3589th ($1015 vs $1460) 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 6511th and 6340th 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	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.6%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.75	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.23	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.38	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.25	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.63	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3299	$9410

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901