Cost of Living in Portugal - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Portugal
Address: PT

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $776 (excluding rent), and $1,725 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,883 (excluding rent), and $3,378 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.35 €9.78

$9.08 €7.83

$18.16 €15.66

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$52.5 €45.23

$34.98 €30.15

$81.6 €70.4

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.37 €8.08

$8.29 €7.14

$11.70 €10.09

Cappuccino

$2.11 €1.82

$0.91 €0.78

$3.96 €3.41

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 €1.76

$1.42 €1.23

$2.96 €2.55

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.36 €1.17

$1.13 €0.97

$2.26 €1.95

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.91 €2.51

$1.46 €1.26

$4.66 €4.02

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.38 €2.91

$2.25 €1.94

$5.64 €4.86

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 €0.91

$0.91 €0.79

$1.28 €1.10

White Bread (500g)

$1.59 €1.37

$0.86 €0.74

$2.90 €2.50

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.65 €1.43

$1.17 €1.01

$2.33 €2.01

Eggs

$3.10 €2.67

$2.27 €1.96

$4.15 €3.58

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.98 €10.33

$6.99 €6.02

$23.31 €20.09

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.93 €6.83

$3.55 €3.06

$10.19 €8.78

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.72 €12.69

$9.42 €8.12

$22.35 €19.26

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$1.17 €1.01

$3.27 €2.82

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 €1.23

$1.13 €0.97

$2.81 €2.42

Oranges (1kg)

$1.86 €1.60

$1.16 €1.00

$3.49 €3.01

Tomato (1kg)

$2.48 €2.14

$1.35 €1.17

$3.40 €2.93

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$0.92 €0.79

$2.84 €2.45

Onion (1kg)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.18 €1.02

$2.95 €2.54

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.62 €1.39

$0.95 €0.82

$2.93 €2.53

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 €0.69

$0.33 €0.28

$1.79 €1.54

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.53 €5.63

$5.93 €5.12

$7.11 €6.13

Wine (Bottle)

$5.92 €5.10

$3.55 €3.06

$9.48 €8.18

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 €1.11

$0.88 €0.76

$2.21 €1.90

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 €2.18

$1.17 €1.01

$4.39 €3.79

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.76 €1.52

$3.05 €2.63

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$45.55 €39.26

$34.16 €29.45

$45.55 €39.26

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.11 €3.55

$3.53 €3.04

$5.88 €5.07

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.06 €0.91

$0.59 €0.51

$2.13 €1.84

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.35 €14.95

$17.12 €14.75

$23.13 €19.94

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.94 €1.67

$2.20 €1.89

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.8K €30.0K

$33.2K €28.6K

$38.2K €33.0K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$39.7K €34.2K

$39.2K €33.8K

$39.7K €34.2K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$136 €117

$94.4 €81.4

$212 €183

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.47 €18.51

$11.51 €9.92

$34.53 €29.76

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.59 €37.58

$35.28 €30.41

$69.4 €59.8

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.16 €37.20

$28.35 €24.44

$61.3 €52.8

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.42 €14.15

$10.30 €8.88

$22.89 €19.73

Cinema Ticket

$8.70 €7.50

$8.12 €7.00

$11.60 €10.00

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$489 €422

$341 €294

$682 €588

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.5K €10.8K

$6,487 €5,591

$22.9K €19.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.8 €78.3

$34.56 €29.79

$138 €119

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.92 €34.42

$23.58 €20.33

$59.0 €50.8

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.8 €77.4

$58.0 €49.96

$139 €120

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$105 €90.8

$58.7 €50.6

$176 €152

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,058 €912

$685 €591

$1,714 €1,477

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$845 €728

$575 €496

$1,380 €1,189

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,807 €1,557

$1,142 €984

$3,311 €2,854

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,359 €1,171

$935 €806

$2,337 €2,015

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,139 €3,567

$2,349 €2,025

$7,829 €6,749

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,934 €2,529

$1,743 €1,503

$4,648 €4,007

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,313 €1,132

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.83

2.75

5.43

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: January 10, 2026

By City in Portugal

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Abrantes	34336	78	$949	$1,545	$1,925	$3,759	213.24	251.29
2	Albufeira	44168	116	$860	$2,282	$2,148	$4,163	260.91	230.03
3	Alcabideche	44177	81	$773	$1,583	$2,160	$3,173	61.87	316.48
4	Alcochete	19145	78	$666	$1,519	$1,637	$3,115	170.73	335.85
5	Algarve	-	97	$699	$1,894	$1,758	$3,119	275.65	251.58
6	Alges	-	104	$774	$2,034	$1,971	$3,808	76.06	347.31
7	Almada	177268	99	$800	$1,970	$1,771	$3,756	172.21	371.56
8	Almancil	11293	102	$928	$2,084	$1,814	$4,489	220.27	224.54
9	Alverca do Ribatejo	-	76	$812	$1,535	$1,891	$3,140	150.2	360.94
10	Amadora	171500	87	$788	$1,753	$1,874	$3,301	244.64	377.1
11	Amarante	52119	72	$536	$1,431	$1,225	$2,576	33.42	323.51
12	Amora	49352	84	$875	$1,701	$2,104	$3,262	122.21	338.86
13	Angra do Heroismo	33779	76	$787	$1,548	$1,528	$3,041	122.7	243.5
14	Arcos de Valdevez	20720	77	$681	$1,505	$1,911	$2,930	54.2	304.04
15	Aveiro	80978	82	$807	$1,662	$2,025	$3,279	101.19	303.45
16	Azores	236657	81	$745	$1,629	$1,767	$3,060	54.66	240.24
17	Barcelos	116766	61	$654	$1,222	$2,025	$2,651	25.24	296.77
18	Barreiro	78359	86	$808	$1,730	$1,702	$3,121	198.17	363.2
19	Braga	193349	79	$726	$1,579	$1,816	$3,037	109.03	428.94
20	Braganca	34589	53	$557	$1,072	$1,706	$2,074	76.83	285.86
21	Caldas da Rainha	50917	74	$859	$1,490	$1,680	$3,045	83.58	226.17
22	Carvoiero	-	81	$815	$1,643	$1,870	$3,205	-	-
23	Cascais	214158	112	$757	$2,244	$1,819	$4,677	25.09	333.14
24	Castelo Branco	52291	56	$655	$1,097	$1,742	$2,258	52.3	263.17
25	Chaves	37592	78	$591	$1,569	$1,527	$2,819	112.03	299.94
26	Coimbra	140838	77	$776	$1,548	$1,886	$3,130	227.58	289.47
27	Comporta	1094	81	$741	$1,613	$1,811	$3,062	32.48	172.79
28	Corroios	50812	79	$764	$1,574	$1,859	$2,996	170.62	341.12
29	Costa da Caparica	13972	81	$751	$1,599	$1,766	$3,145	115.49	319.7
30	Covilha	46457	76	$629	$1,499	$1,792	$2,491	53.44	267.02
31	Ericeira	12359	90	$736	$1,785	$1,484	$3,678	186.21	340.81
32	Ermesinde	39095	82	$686	$1,653	$2,022	$3,193	184.54	340.13
33	Esposende	35138	76	$719	$1,494	$1,743	$2,875	277.64	338.08
34	Evora	53591	83	$939	$1,653	$2,225	$3,466	337.62	203.04
35	Faro	67650	88	$777	$1,792	$1,954	$3,669	186.78	255.25
36	Figueira da Foz	58962	63	$705	$1,272	$1,422	$2,418	222.33	343.36
37	Funchal	105795	96	$736	$1,920	$1,790	$3,711	66.35	236.75
38	Guarda	40126	79	$814	$1,573	$1,846	$3,070	89.11	276.24
39	Guimaraes	156849	83	$771	$1,662	$1,887	$3,080	150.17	264.8
40	Horta	14334	64	$800	$1,262	$1,590	$3,083	246.29	247.57
41	Lagos	33500	102	$858	$2,021	$2,012	$4,144	153.54	237.1
42	Leiria	128616	74	$782	$1,487	$1,665	$2,798	193.56	345.01
43	Lisbon	545923	113	$868	$2,269	$2,168	$4,399	255.42	222.23
44	Loures	201632	80	$836	$1,619	$2,129	$3,123	79.51	314.17
45	Lousã	17007	78	$658	$1,576	$1,804	$2,972	29.46	204.69
46	Madeira	154	81	$731	$1,598	$1,827	$3,108	42.41	301.56
47	Maia	134988	120	$687	$2,409	$1,982	$3,246	149.42	314.02
48	Marinha Grande	39032	80	$798	$1,575	$2,002	$3,038	126.43	305.9
49	Matosinhos	172586	91	$698	$1,840	$1,647	$3,503	19.59	341.27
50	Montijo	55689	93	$773	$1,885	$2,041	$3,319	40.1	335.73

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Cost of Living in Portugal - Frequently Asked Questions

Portugal offers a favorable blend of value and lifestyle that suits varied budgets. In major hubs like Lisbon and Porto, you’ll find higher housing and dining costs, especially for short-term stays, but still more affordable than many Western European capitals. Elsewhere, you can stretch a budget with a slower pace, smaller towns, or inland regions. The Cost of Living in Portugal tends to be comfortable for mid-range budgets if you plan ahead, choose longer-term rentals, and lean on local markets for groceries. Seasonal demand can shift prices in tourist seasons, so flexibility matters. Tip: Compare neighborhoods and consider longer leases to stabilize monthly costs.

Daily life varies by city, but you can expect a practical rhythm: central neighborhoods offer easy access to transit, shops, and cafés, while smaller towns invite markets and slower tempos. Start your housing search with longer-term rentals to secure better terms and gauge the area in person. For groceries, mix weekly markets with nearby supermarkets and seasonal produce. Travel is efficient thanks to metro, trains, and buses; bikes and walking are viable in many districts. Portugal living cost factors into everyday choices, so tailor meals and errands to your real routine. Tip: map a few transit routes and pick a couple of nearby co-working spots near home.

Quality of life in Portugal shines when you build a budgeting framework that covers housing, food, and transport, plus occasional leisure. Start with a flexible three-tier plan: essentials, comfortable upgrades, and discretionary spending you can adjust by season. Expect summer tourist crowds in coastal towns to push short-term rents and service prices higher, while inland areas stay milder. To find a neighborhood that fits, visit at different times of day and seasons, check proximity to transit, parks, and services, and ask locals about noise and safety. Tip: use a simple envelope system or budgeting app to track habitual spending and catch drift before it grows.