Cost of living
What a month actually costs, by city
Rent dominates every Portuguese budget and varies more between cities than any other line. Choose a location and household, and see the itemised monthly figure.
Location
Household
How you live
Lisbon · monthly total
€1,805
Range for this household: €1,501 to €2,316 a month
single household · €21,660 per year
| Rent, 1-bedroom apartmentWhole household | €1,150€943–€1,495 |
| Electricity, water and gasWhole household | €110€94–€138 |
| Internet and mobileWhole household | €45€38–€56 |
| Home contents insuranceWhole household | €18€15–€23 |
| Groceries1 adult | €230€196–€288 |
| Public transport passPer adult | €40€34–€50 |
| Private health insurance1 adult | €42€36–€53 |
| Eating out and leisurePer adult | €170€145–€213 |
Rent assumes a long-term unfurnished lease outside the tourist core. One car and the utilities are counted once for the household, groceries and health cover follow each person, and eating out is per adult with a discount for a shared home.
Same household, every city
- Guimarães€1,080
- Coimbra€1,168
- Braga€1,170
- Viseu€1,195
- Ponta Delgada€1,229
- Aveiro€1,233
- Évora€1,247
- Leiria€1,250
- Setúbal€1,319
- Funchal€1,395
- Faro€1,530
- Porto€1,556
- Lagos€1,661
- Lisbon€1,805
- Cascais & Oeiras€2,072
Rent assumes a long-term unfurnished lease outside the tourist core. Short-term and furnished rentals in Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve routinely cost 30–60% more.