Roseau vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Roseau	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2413	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$356	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$73	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$1256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	9
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	16.6K	137K

The cost of living in Roseau is 39% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5502nd and 3357th ($1010 vs $1659) 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 0.8 months in Willemstad. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6696th and 6458th 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	$7.43	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.1	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.3	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.59%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1451	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.3	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.37	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4468	$12169

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$566
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$734
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$704
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$855
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$787
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$774
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$764
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$723
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$729
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$729
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$756
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$758
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$863
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$763
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$847
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1058
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$839
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1253
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$765
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$1025
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$771
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$801
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$748
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$947
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$954
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620