Lisbon vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	12
😀 Quality of life	82	46
🏙️ Population	546K	14.7K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 68% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2671st and 5404th ($1705 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and Dominica, respectively. Check Portugal vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 475th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Roseau

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	Lisbon	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$3299

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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