Cost of Living in Portugal - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Portugal
Address: PT

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $765 (excluding rent), and $1,762 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,934 (excluding rent), and $3,328 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.52 €9.90

$9.22 €7.92

$18.44 €15.84

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$52.1 €44.72

$34.71 €29.82

$81.0 €69.6

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.27 €7.96

$8.20 €7.04

$11.58 €9.95

Cappuccino

$2.12 €1.82

$0.91 €0.78

$3.97 €3.41

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

$1.96 €1.68

$1.36 €1.17

$2.83 €2.43

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.41 €1.21

$1.17 €1.00

$2.34 €2.01

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.86 €2.46

$1.43 €1.23

$4.58 €3.93

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 €3.06

$2.37 €2.04

$5.94 €5.10

Milk (1 liter)

$1.11 €0.95

$0.96 €0.82

$1.34 €1.15

White Bread (500g)

$1.58 €1.36

$0.85 €0.73

$2.87 €2.47

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$1.18 €1.02

$2.36 €2.02

Eggs

$3.03 €2.60

$2.22 €1.91

$4.06 €3.49

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.88 €10.21

$6.93 €5.95

$23.12 €19.86

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.68 €6.60

$3.44 €2.96

$9.88 €8.49

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.58 €12.52

$9.32 €8.01

$22.13 €19.01

Apples (1kg)

$2.22 €1.91

$1.15 €0.99

$3.21 €2.76

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 €1.27

$1.17 €1.01

$2.92 €2.51

Oranges (1kg)

$1.88 €1.61

$1.17 €1.01

$3.53 €3.03

Tomato (1kg)

$2.46 €2.12

$1.34 €1.15

$3.38 €2.90

Potato (1kg)

$1.74 €1.49

$0.95 €0.82

$2.95 €2.54

Onion (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$1.13 €0.97

$2.81 €2.41

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.57 €1.35

$0.92 €0.79

$2.85 €2.45

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 €0.69

$0.33 €0.28

$1.79 €1.54

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.51 €5.59

$5.92 €5.08

$7.09 €6.09

Wine (Bottle)

$5.85 €5.02

$3.52 €3.02

$8.43 €7.24

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.24 €1.07

$0.85 €0.73

$2.13 €1.83

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 €2.16

$1.17 €1.00

$4.36 €3.75

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.36 €2.03

$1.78 €1.53

$3.08 €2.64

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.56 €39.99

$34.92 €30.00

$46.56 €39.99

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.12 €3.54

$3.53 €3.03

$5.89 €5.06

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 €0.89

$0.59 €0.50

$2.10 €1.81

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.44 €14.98

$17.21 €14.78

$23.25 €19.98

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)

$35.3K €30.4K

$33.7K €29.0K

$38.9K €33.4K

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

$40.0K €34.4K

$39.5K €33.9K

$40.0K €34.4K

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

$135 €116

$93.9 €80.7

$211 €181

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

$21.25 €18.25

$11.39 €9.78

$34.17 €29.35

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.65 €37.50

$35.33 €30.35

$69.5 €59.7

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.64 €38.34

$29.32 €25.19

$63.4 €54.4

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.38 €14.07

$10.28 €8.83

$22.83 €19.61

Cinema Ticket

$8.83 €7.58

$8.24 €7.07

$11.76 €10.11

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

$495 €425

$345 €296

$690 €593

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.1K €10.4K

$6,299 €5,410

$22.2K €19.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.2 €77.5

$34.34 €29.49

$137 €118

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.96 €33.46

$23.01 €19.77

$57.5 €49.42

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.3 €78.4

$58.9 €50.6

$141 €122

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$102 €87.9

$57.1 €49.02

$171 €147

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,074 €923

$696 €598

$1,740 €1,495

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$859 €738

$584 €502

$1,403 €1,205

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,823 €1,566

$1,152 €989

$3,340 €2,869

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,344 €1,154

$925 €794

$2,312 €1,986

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,026 €3,459

$2,315 €1,988

$7,679 €6,596

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,840 €2,440

$1,666 €1,431

$4,584 €3,938

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,308 €1,124

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: March 2, 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	$910	$1,556	$1,945	$3,786	213.24	251.29
2	Albufeira	44168	116	$924	$2,304	$1,895	$4,112	260.91	230.03
3	Alcabideche	44177	81	$768	$1,628	$2,040	$3,172	61.87	316.48
4	Alcochete	19145	78	$809	$1,561	$2,024	$3,051	170.73	335.85
5	Algarve	-	97	$905	$1,907	$1,862	$3,166	275.65	251.58
6	Alges	-	104	$843	$2,040	$2,051	$3,762	76.06	347.31
7	Almada	177268	99	$846	$1,945	$2,192	$3,785	172.21	371.56
8	Almancil	11293	102	$763	$2,024	$2,208	$4,425	220.27	224.54
9	Alverca do Ribatejo	-	76	$856	$1,490	$2,090	$3,252	150.2	360.94
10	Amadora	171500	87	$754	$1,757	$1,707	$3,287	244.64	377.1
11	Amarante	52119	72	$661	$1,418	$1,366	$2,568	33.42	323.51
12	Amora	49352	84	$869	$1,694	$2,033	$3,236	122.21	338.86
13	Angra do Heroismo	33779	76	$768	$1,520	$1,725	$2,987	122.7	243.5
14	Arcos de Valdevez	20720	77	$649	$1,554	$1,571	$2,943	54.2	304.04
15	Aveiro	80978	82	$808	$1,642	$2,024	$3,291	101.19	303.45
16	Azores	236657	81	$730	$1,599	$1,821	$3,057	54.66	240.24
17	Barcelos	116766	61	$819	$1,231	$1,735	$2,685	25.24	296.77
18	Barreiro	78359	86	$672	$1,740	$1,872	$3,100	198.17	363.2
19	Braga	193349	79	$728	$1,542	$1,819	$3,089	109.03	428.94
20	Braganca	34589	53	$680	$1,050	$1,639	$2,059	76.83	285.86
21	Caldas da Rainha	50917	74	$730	$1,451	$2,211	$3,063	83.58	226.17
22	Carvoiero	-	81	$819	$1,594	$2,059	$3,191	-	-
23	Cascais	214158	111	$885	$2,254	$1,971	$4,796	25.09	333.14
24	Castelo Branco	52291	56	$649	$1,130	$1,467	$2,251	52.3	263.17
25	Chaves	37592	78	$775	$1,581	$1,754	$2,831	112.03	299.94
26	Coimbra	140838	77	$771	$1,515	$1,841	$3,072	227.58	289.47
27	Comporta	1094	81	$729	$1,593	$1,807	$3,130	32.48	172.79
28	Corroios	50812	79	$742	$1,554	$1,534	$3,106	170.62	341.12
29	Costa da Caparica	13972	81	$752	$1,597	$1,825	$3,094	115.49	319.7
30	Covilha	46457	76	$680	$1,503	$1,696	$2,521	53.44	267.02
31	Ericeira	12359	90	$614	$1,808	$1,459	$3,637	186.21	340.81
32	Ermesinde	39095	82	$758	$1,632	$1,790	$3,208	184.54	340.13
33	Esposende	35138	76	$738	$1,506	$1,593	$2,875	277.64	338.08
34	Evora	53591	83	$952	$1,665	$2,214	$3,493	337.62	203.04
35	Faro	67650	88	$795	$1,740	$1,940	$3,673	186.78	255.25
36	Figueira da Foz	58962	63	$635	$1,268	$1,641	$2,424	222.33	343.36
37	Funchal	105795	96	$741	$1,924	$1,815	$3,711	66.35	236.75
38	Guarda	40126	79	$738	$1,610	$1,922	$3,029	89.11	276.24
39	Guimaraes	156849	83	$836	$1,628	$1,841	$3,083	150.17	264.8
40	Horta	14334	64	$661	$1,271	$1,893	$3,080	246.29	247.57
41	Lagos	33500	102	$823	$2,065	$2,101	$4,144	153.54	237.1
42	Leiria	128616	74	$709	$1,474	$1,558	$2,873	193.56	345.01
43	Lisbon	545923	113	$846	$2,291	$2,169	$4,345	255.42	222.23
44	Loures	201632	80	$728	$1,613	$1,949	$3,130	79.51	314.17
45	Lousã	17007	78	$653	$1,546	$1,805	$2,996	29.46	204.69
46	Madeira	154	81	$755	$1,633	$1,784	$3,074	42.41	301.56
47	Maia	134988	120	$664	$2,394	$1,803	$3,209	149.42	314.02
48	Marinha Grande	39032	80	$786	$1,610	$1,546	$3,112	126.43	305.9
49	Matosinhos	172586	91	$778	$1,821	$1,793	$3,612	19.59	341.27
50	Montijo	55689	93	$764	$1,858	$1,910	$3,404	40.1	335.73

Portugal Median Internet Speeds (Updated January 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

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.