Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 7.6% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Roseau
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Roseau
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Douglas
|
Roseau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
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pay 85.3% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Roseau
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
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pay 46.9% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Roseau
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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