Cost of Living in Almada, 🇵🇹 Portugal - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 31, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 23 18 2 $1,403 $1,065 $1,431 $868 $86

Utilities 16 26 1 18 — $57 $142 $57 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 1 $11 $42 $53 $42 $0

Groceries 2 12 24 25 27 28 $71 $179 $465 $155 $4

Transportation 3 10 $61 $45 $90 $34 $11

Dining Out 9 2 $752 $276 $463 $121 $39

Leisure Activities 17 2 20 $125 $80 $2,090 $46 $15

Health Insurance 14 $67 $178 $355 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 $10 $10 $41 — —

Total $2,500 $1,932 $5,130 $1,323 $157

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 23 $1,065.00 $868 – $1,235 per month

Coworking Space 5 6 $124.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,403.08 $1,403 – $1,431 per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.62 per cup

Beer 2 $3.46 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 9 $11.22 per meal

Fast Food Combo 13 $9.20 per meal

Apples 24 $2.23 per kg

Bread 27 $1.22 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.12 per liter

Rice 25 $1.29 per kg

Chicken Fillets 28 $7.40 per kg

Beef 2 $15.70 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 2 $5.69 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $57.90 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 2 $0.80 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $0.53 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 4 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 11 $2.29 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $5.34 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $30.31 per month

Gym Membership 17 $37.04 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 20 $12.35 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 2 $8.91 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $111.00 per pair

Summer Dress 22 $44.84 per dress

Running Shoes 2 $86.90 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $15.80 per visit

Laundry 21 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 19 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 2 $6.64 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 31, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Lisbon, Porto, Sintra, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1039.58 1403.08
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 635.3 1065
- Apples 2.08 2.23
- Beef 13.86 15.7
- Beer 2.31 3.46
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- Bread 1.39 1.22
- Chicken Fillets 7.51 7.4
- Cinema Ticket 9.24 8.91
- Coffee 1.27 2.62
- Coliving Space 693.05 not set
- Coworking Space 103.96 124
- Dining Out local 69.31, nomad 519.79, expat 231.02, family 346.53, tourist 34.65 local 121.2, nomad 751.8, expat 276.48, family 463.2, tourist 38.9
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.31 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 8.66 9.2
- Gasoline 1.96 2.29
- Groceries local 288.77, nomad 92.41, expat 462.03, family 808.56, tourist 11.55 local 154.78, nomad 71.49, expat 178.73, family 464.69, tourist 3.94
- Gym Membership 40.43 37.04
- Haircut 20.79 15.8
- Health Insurance local 34.65, nomad 69.31, expat 80.86, family 207.92, tourist 11.55 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, family 355, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 519.79, nomad 981.82, expat 808.56, family 1270.59, tourist 80.86 local 868, nomad 1403.08, expat 1065, family 1431, tourist 85.51
- Internet & Mobile local 40.43, nomad 57.75, expat 51.98, family 69.31, tourist 5.78 local 41.53, nomad 11.22, family 52.75, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.43 30.31
- Jeans 75.08 111
- Laundry 8.09 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 34.65, nomad 138.61, expat 92.41, family 173.26, tourist 28.88 local 45.95, nomad 125.06, expat 79.56, family 2089.79, tourist 14.52
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.4 11.22
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 46.2 57.9
- Milk 0.98 1.12
- Mobile Plan 23.1 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.2 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.24 6.64
- Rice 1.73 1.29
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.09 5.34
- Running Shoes 92.41 86.9
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.88 not set
- Summer Dress 46.2 44.84
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.65
- Taxi per km 1.39 0.53
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.79 12.35
- Transportation local 46.2, nomad 69.31, expat 63.53, family 138.61, tourist 17.33 local 33.67, nomad 60.92, expat 44.9, family 89.8, tourist 10.68
- Utilities local 103.96, nomad 0, expat 127.06, family 184.81, tourist 0 local 57.25, nomad 0, family 142.33, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.1, expat 34.65, family 57.75 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 10.29, family 41.16
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.8
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.69
Fix pass corrected units, borrowed-price labels, supporting pages and category arithmetic for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds); replaced the dead gym page, removed unsupported coliving and scooter prices, and retained the country exchange rate and comparison cities (almada-fitness-center.pt, nos.pt, vistos.mne.gov.pt).

Almada cost of living