Cost of Living inRoseau, Dominica
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Dominica: $18,739/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 21% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Dominica yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Roseau. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Roseau is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Dominica.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
GoodGood national coverage and solid hospital-bed capacity help, but newborn outcomes are weaker.
Public care
LimitedCountry-level outcomes are weaker weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
75/100
2023
Physicians
1.16/1k
2018
Hospital beds
3.97/1k
2023
Out of pocket
29%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
71.3 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
36/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
31.1/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Dominica yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Roseau, Dominica · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Roseau compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.0x further in Roseau than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Dominica here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Roseau cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Roseau is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 21% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Roseau. We are using the country-level cost index for Dominica here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Roseau compare with New York City?
Rent in Roseau is about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Dominica here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Roseau?
Groceries in Roseau are about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 100% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Dominica here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Roseau
Roseau is the capital of Dominica, with about 17,000 residents on the southwestern coast of the island and serving as the country's political, commercial, and port center. The local economy combines agriculture led by bananas, eco-tourism oriented around the island's rainforest interior, hot springs, and volcanic landscape including Boiling Lake, and a long-established citizenship by investment program that has been a substantial revenue source for the government. English is the official language alongside a French-based Antillean Creole. The climate is tropical, wetter than many Caribbean neighbors because of mountainous terrain, with a hurricane-influenced wet season; Hurricane Maria in 2017 caused catastrophic damage and ongoing reconstruction. Roseau suits relocators wanting English-speaking Caribbean living with an eco-tourism orientation and access to citizenship options.
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