Cost of Living in Castelo Branco, 🇵🇹 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 2 3 $1,010 $435 $768 $435 $84

Utilities 11 1 — $58 $107 $66 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 $45 $45 $50 $45 $0

Groceries 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 $140 $290 $926 $349 $6

Transportation 5 6 9 $65 $34 $77 $17 $10

Dining Out 23 25 1 $580 $227 $313 $67 $30

Leisure Activities 14 26 1 $125 $89 $2,210 $62 $16

Health Insurance 12 31 $63 $58 $173 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 13 $10 $45 $90 — —

Total $2,038 $1,281 $4,714 $1,041 $148

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $435.00 $336 – $617 per month

Coworking Space 4 $0.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 1 $1,010.00 $811 – $1,486 per month

Coliving Space 2 3 $449.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 25 1 $2.58 per cup

Beer 25 1 $2.47 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 23 1 $8.42 per meal

Fast Food Combo 24 1 $8.87 per meal

Apples 16 1 $2.13 per kg

Bread 17 1 $1.56 per loaf

Milk 15 1 $1.00 per liter

Rice 18 1 $1.29 per kg

Chicken Fillets 19 1 $7.28 per kg

Beef 20 1 $19.06 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 21 1 $3.92 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $40.80 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 1 $0.48 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 1 $11.72 per month

Gasoline 9 10 $2.36 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 1 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 1 $34.79 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 1 $33.66 per month

Gym Membership 14 1 $42.79 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $15.71 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 26 1 $9.82 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $72.10 per pair

Summer Dress $33.67 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $84.60 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $11.70 per visit

Laundry 28 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 30 1 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 29 1 $8.10 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, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1039.58 1010
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 577.54 435
- Apples 2.08 2.13
- Beef 10.4 19.06
- Beer 2.31 2.47
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- Bread 1.39 1.56
- Chicken Fillets 6.93 7.28
- Cinema Ticket 8.09 9.82
- Coffee 1.73 2.58
- Coliving Space 462.03 449
- Coworking Space 138.61 0
- Dining Out local 69.31, nomad 519.79, expat 231.02, family 173.26, tourist 40.43 local 67, nomad 580, expat 227, family 313, tourist 30
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.75 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 7.51 8.87
- Gasoline 1.91 2.36
- Groceries local 231.02, nomad 92.41, expat 346.53, family 577.54, tourist 0 local 349, nomad 140, expat 290, family 926, tourist 6
- Gym Membership 34.65 42.79
- Haircut 13.86 11.7
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.31, expat 57.75, family 138.61 local 0, nomad 63, expat 58, family 173, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 404.28, nomad 1386.1, expat 808.56, family 1039.58, tourist 86.63 local 435, nomad 1010, family 768, tourist 84
- Internet & Mobile local 40.43, nomad 57.75, expat 51.98, family 63.53, tourist 5.78 local 45, family 50, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.65 33.66
- Jeans 57.75 72.1
- Laundry 5.78 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 23.1, nomad 115.51, expat 69.31, family 92.41, tourist 17.33 local 62, nomad 125, expat 89, family 2210, tourist 16
- Meal (Inexpensive) 9.24 8.42
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 40.43 40.8
- Milk 1.04 1
- Mobile Plan 17.33 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.65 11.72
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.24 8.1
- Rice 1.27 1.29
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.93 8.92
- Running Shoes 80.86 84.6
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.55 11.22
- Scooter Rental 23.1 34.79
- Summer Dress 34.65 33.67
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.65
- Taxi per km 1.16 1.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 15.71
- Transportation local 34.65, nomad 46.2, expat 57.75, family 138.61, tourist 11.55 local 17, nomad 65, expat 34, family 77, tourist 10
- Utilities local 92.41, nomad 0, expat 115.51, family 150.16, tourist 0 local 66, nomad 0, expat 58, family 107, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.65, expat 46.2, family 57.75 local 0, nomad 10, expat 45, family 90
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.48
- Wine (Mid-range) 5.78 3.92
Gym Membership local moved to the Fitness UP weekly sheet price for the all-hours plan (€8.80 × 52 ÷ 12) and Visa & Legal Fees nomad moved to the MNE national visa fee of €110 amortised over twelve months (fitnessup.pt, vistos.mne.gov.pt).

Castelo Branco cost of living