Lagos vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$598	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	12
😀 Quality of life	40	46
🏙️ Population	15.1M	14.7K

The cost of living in Lagos is 10% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4761st and 5404th ($1113 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Dominica, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6935th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Roseau

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	Lagos	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$3299

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166