Cost of Living in Cascais, 🇵🇹 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 12 13 $1,628 $1,170 $1,796 $1,010 $118

Utilities 19 12 — $123 $145 $94 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 $52 $44 $61 $44 $0

Groceries 21 12 $200 $400 $920 $320 $9

Transportation 4 6 $70 $34 $145 $34 $15

Dining Out 24 22 12 $750 $280 $450 $120 $50

Leisure Activities 12 16 17 $320 $115 $2,480 $54 $12

Health Insurance 14 $63 $67 $200 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 $10 $45 $90 — —

Total $3,093 $2,278 $6,287 $1,676 $206

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 12 1 $1,170.00 $761 – $1,897 per month

Coworking Space 2 3 $166.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 13 1 $1,628.00 $1,412 – $2,143 per month

Coliving Space 1 $1,010.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 12 23 $2.22 per cup

Beer 12 $2.14 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 12 24 $11.20 per meal

Fast Food Combo 22 12 $8.87 per meal

Apples 12 $1.88 per kg

Bread 12 $1.35 per loaf

Milk 21 12 $1.12 per liter

Rice 12 $1.27 per kg

Chicken Fillets 12 $6.97 per kg

Beef 12 $16.00 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 12 $7.61 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 12 24 $44.20 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 12 $1.05 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 7 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 6 7 $0.53 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 5 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 10 11 $2.29 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $5.34 per trip

Scooter Rental 30 $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 12 $32.90 per month

Gym Membership 26 27 12 $43.80 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 17 $12.35 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 29 12 $9.82 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 25 12 $81.80 per pair

Summer Dress 12 $40.00 per dress

Running Shoes 12 $87.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 12 $9.62 per visit

Laundry 18 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 20 $73.70 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 28 12 $4.32 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, Sintra, Madrid, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 3697.28 1628
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1906.41 1170
- Apples 2.48 1.88
- Beef 15.6 16
- Beer 4.04 2.14
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- Bread 1.68 1.35
- Chicken Fillets 8.55 6.97
- Cinema Ticket 9.01 9.82
- Coffee 1.91 2.22
- Coliving Space 1270.94 1010
- Coworking Space 242.63 166
- Dining Out local 207.97, nomad 1097.63, expat 554.59, family 751.01, tourist 86.66 local 120, nomad 750, expat 280, family 450, tourist 50
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 73.7
- Fast Food Combo 12.13 8.87
- Gasoline 2.17 2.29
- Groceries local 346.62, nomad 288.85, expat 519.93, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 local 320, nomad 200, expat 400, family 920, tourist 8.5
- Gym Membership 51.99 43.8
- Haircut 25.42 9.62
- Health Insurance local 17.33, nomad 80.88, expat 69.32, family 207.97, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 63, expat 67, family 200, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 1097.63, nomad 2426.34, expat 1675.33, family 2657.42, tourist 161.76 local 1010, nomad 1628, expat 1170, family 1796, tourist 118
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 86.66, expat 75.1, family 103.99, tourist 4.62 local 44.1, nomad 52, family 61, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 32.9
- Jeans 98.21 81.8
- Laundry 13.86 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 404.39, expat 254.19, family 462.16, tourist 23.11 local 53.6, nomad 320, expat 115, family 2480, tourist 12
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.18 11.2
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 44.2
- Milk 1.1 1.12
- Mobile Plan 28.89 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.22 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 4.32
- Rice 1.79 1.27
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.82 5.34
- Running Shoes 106.3 87.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 33.67
- Summer Dress 43.91 40
- Taxi Start 4.16 3.65
- Taxi per km 0.98 0.53
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 12.35
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 138.65, expat 103.99, family 242.63, tourist 28.89 local 34, nomad 70, family 145, tourist 15
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 local 94, nomad 0, expat 123, family 145, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 40.44, expat 57.77, family 92.43 local 0, nomad 10, expat 45, family 90
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 1.05
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 7.61
Transportation, Dining Out, Groceries, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance and Visa & Legal Fees totals rebuilt with per-profile formulas recorded in the notes; the Orange fibre page that timed out was dropped in favour of DIGI Portugal and the Livingcost fibre row (digi.pt, livingcost.org).

Cascais cost of living