Lisbon vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	12
😀 Quality of life	83	49
🏙️ Population	546K	16.6K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 93% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2184th and 5567th ($1953 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Portugal and Dominica, respectively. Check Portugal vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 574th and 6790th 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	$12.9	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$4478

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189