Cost of Living in Caldas da Rainha, 🇵🇹 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 4 2 5 $1,122 $898 $1,684 $842 $118

Utilities 14 24 25 3 4 5 — $69 $153 $69 —

Internet & Mobile 9 8 4 $11 $62 $74 $62 $3

Groceries 18 19 22 $175 $298 $718 $333 $4

Transportation 7 10 $51 $35 $104 $17 $11

Dining Out 28 $673 $337 $449 $112 $34

Leisure Activities 11 12 22 20 27 $272 $159 $283 $37 $16

Health Insurance 15 26 $67 $15 — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 16 $10 $10 $21 — —

Total $2,381 $1,883 $3,486 $1,472 $188

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $842.00 $786 – $1,122 per month

Coworking Space 6 $166.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 $841.85 per month

Coliving Space 4 $1,122.46 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 27 $3.03 per cup

Beer 22 $3.28 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 28 $11.22 per meal

Fast Food Combo 29 $8.87 per meal

Apples 22 $1.98 per kg

Bread 22 $1.45 per loaf

Milk 18 $1.00 per liter

Rice 19 $1.73 per kg

Chicken Fillets 22 $7.57 per kg

Beef 22 $13.12 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 22 $4.16 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 22 $52.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 $0.86 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $2.24 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $0.65 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 23 $2.29 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $8.64 per trip

Scooter Rental $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $51.06 per month

Gym Membership 11 12 $42.80 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 20 $24.69 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $9.25 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 22 $98.00 per pair

Summer Dress $40.00 per dress

Running Shoes $96.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 22 $12.65 per visit

Laundry 21 $1.68 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $56.10 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 17 $1.67 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 Porto, Lisbon, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 841.85
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 866.55 842
- Apples 2.25 1.98
- Beef 14.44 13.12
- Beer 2.31 3.28
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- Bread 1.5 1.45
- Chicken Fillets 8.32 7.57
- Cinema Ticket 8.67 9.25
- Coffee 0.98 3.03
- Coliving Space 751.01 1122.46
- Coworking Space 161.76 166
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 808.78, expat 404.39, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 112.2, nomad 673.2, expat 336.6, family 448.8, tourist 33.66
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.22 56.1
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 8.87
- Gasoline 2.17 2.29
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 462.16, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 332.75, nomad 175.13, expat 297.72, family 718.03, tourist 3.58
- Gym Membership 40.44 42.8
- Haircut 16.18 12.65
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 161.76 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 14.73, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1328.71, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 842, nomad 1122.46, expat 897.97, family 1683.69, tourist 117.86
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 86.66, expat 75.1, family 103.99, tourist 5.78 local 62.28, nomad 11.22, family 73.5, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 51.06
- Jeans 86.66 98
- Laundry 11.55 1.68
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 37.47, nomad 271.96, expat 159.48, family 282.6, tourist 15.56
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 11.22
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 52
- Milk 1.1 1
- Mobile Plan 28.89 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 1.67
- Rice 1.68 1.73
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 8.64
- Running Shoes 98.21 96
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 33.67
- Summer Dress 36.97 40
- Taxi Start 4.04 2.24
- Taxi per km 1.1 0.65
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 24.69
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 92.43, expat 138.65, family 254.19, tourist 17.33 local 17.28, nomad 50.95, expat 34.56, family 103.68, tourist 11.45
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 161.76, expat 184.86, family 277.3, tourist 0 local 68.53, nomad 0, family 152.5, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 46.22, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 10.29, family 20.58
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.75 0.86
- Wine (Mid-range) 6.93 4.16
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, 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), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) corrected for factor units, borrowed prices, reproducible profile budgets and source evidence; unsupported clothing and scooter prices marked unverified and family insurance removed (rodoviariadooeste.pt, diariodarepublica.pt, ceerdl.org)

Caldas da Rainha cost of living