Roseau vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Roseau	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2777	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$339	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$889	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.3	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$485	$6770
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	12	81
😀 Quality of life	46	98
🏙️ Population	14.7K	447K

The cost of living in Roseau is 70% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5671st and 41st ($1003 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Dominica and Switzerland, respectively. Check Dominica vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Roseau compared to 2 months in Zurich. Roseau ranked 1st best city to live in Dominica vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6502nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Roseau vs Zurich

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	Roseau	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.46	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.2	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1252	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.2	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.73	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.38	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$147	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3324	$20539

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Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1594
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1159
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1081
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1084
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1004
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$981
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1241
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1242
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1390
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1061
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1065
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1101
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2295
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1164
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$692
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$719
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$964
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1574
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1697
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1677
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1534
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1158

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843