Cost of living comparison

 Quito, Ecuador
compared to
 Roseau, Dominica
Roseau vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 44.5% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 50.2% more in Roseau
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Roseau
Transportation
pay 92.2% more in Roseau
Housing
pay 59.8% more in Roseau
Childcare
pay 57.7% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.8% more in Roseau
Clothing
pay 23.2% more in Roseau

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Roseau are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Roseau.

Roseau vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Roseau instead of Quito, you would:

pay 50.2% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$6.66
EC$18.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
 
$1.71
EC$4.62

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Quito
Roseau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.58
 
$2.47
EC$6.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
 
$1.11
EC$3.00
Milk (1 gallon) $4.23
 
$14.24
EC$38.49

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pay 92.2% more for transportation

 
Quito
Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.69
 
$4.49
EC$12.13
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
 
$32.25
EC$87.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27

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pay 59.8% more for housing

 
Quito
Roseau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.13
 
$56.74
EC$153.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $451.67
 
$283.68
EC$766.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $362.50
 
$203.51
EC$550.00

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pay 57.7% less for childcare

 
Quito
Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.89
 
$111.01
EC$300.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,190.00
 
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$1.85
EC$5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
 
$3.10
EC$8.38
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$7.40
EC$20.00

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pay 23.2% more for clothing

 
Quito
Roseau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.89
 
$70.92
EC$191.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
 
$38.24
EC$103.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.73
 
$148.01
EC$400.00

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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