Nomad Watch

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 $1,122 $1,122 $1,122 $1,122 $191
Utilities 1 — — — — —
Internet & Mobile 5 6 $42 $42 $53 $42 $3
Groceries 3 8 $164 $328 $656 $246 $4
Transportation 15 7 $109 $77 $185 $45 $16
Dining Out 17 $842 $269 $539 $135 $34
Leisure Activities 16 3 13 $174 $108 $249 $51 $33
Health Insurance 9 $67 $178 — — —
Visa & Legal Fees 10 $10 $10 $21 — —
Total $2,530 $2,134 $2,825 $1,641 $281

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,122.46 per month
Coworking Space 4 $145.00 per month
Airbnb (1 month) $2,470.00 $1,627 – $3,367 per month
Coliving Space $1,235.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.47 per cup
Beer $3.14 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 17 $11.22 per meal
Fast Food Combo $8.87 per meal
Apples 3 $2.43 per kg
Bread 3 $1.61 per loaf
Milk 8 $1.12 per liter
Rice 3 $1.72 per kg
Chicken Fillets 3 $7.83 per kg
Beef 3 $14.80 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) $6.74 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $45.90 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 3 $0.68 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $3.65 per trip
Taxi per km 7 $1.19 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 15 $44.90 per month
Gasoline $2.37 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $7.95 per trip
Scooter Rental $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $11.22 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $30.31 per month
Gym Membership 16 $42.80 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 13 $24.69 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 $8.04 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $69.40 per pair
Summer Dress $50.00 per dress
Running Shoes 3 $73.20 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $14.00 per visit
Laundry 14 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 11 $61.74 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 12 $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 Lisbon, Porto, Cascais, Hanoi

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  8. Pingo Doce national Mimosa UHT semi-skimmed milk EUR 1.00/litreShop
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Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1881.83 2470
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 1166.64 1122.46
    • Apples 2.85 2.43
    • Beef 16.52 14.8
    • Beer 5.13 3.14
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    • Bread 1.71 1.61
    • Chicken Fillets 8.83 7.83
    • Cinema Ticket 10.55 8.04
    • Coffee 2.45 2.47
    • Coliving Space 1082.97 1235
    • Coworking Space 255.97 145
    • Dining Out local 114.63, nomad 964.81, expat 313.64, family 331.92, tourist 65.54 local 134.64, nomad 841.5, expat 269.28, family 538.56, tourist 33.66
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 73.98 61.74
    • Fast Food Combo 10.26 8.87
    • Gasoline 2.05 2.37
    • Groceries local 239.1, nomad 79.61, expat 359.35, family 739.79, tourist 2.82 local 245.9, nomad 163.93, expat 327.86, family 655.72, tourist 4.23
    • Gym Membership 51.27 42.8
    • Haircut 25.6 14
    • Health Insurance local 42.9, nomad 76.93, expat 113.92, family 284.81, tourist 1.69 nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, tourist 0
    • Housing local 767.92, nomad 1877.6, expat 1253.14, family 1766.5, tourist 136.71 local 1122.46, tourist 190.82
    • Internet & Mobile local 39.88, nomad 77.07, expat 68.36, family 79.75, tourist 4.01 local 41.53, family 52.76, tourist 2.62
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 42.76 30.31
    • Jeans 88.26 69.4
    • Laundry 10.79 3.93
    • Leisure Activities local 34.32, nomad 182.84, expat 102.67, family 154.01, tourist 21.8 local 50.84, nomad 173.72, expat 108.26, family 248.68, tourist 32.73
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 18.25 11.22
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 71.24 45.9
    • Milk 1.25 1.12
    • Mobile Plan 22.79 11.22
    • Monthly Transport Pass 48.46 44.9
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 13.67 1.67
    • Rice 2.06 1.72
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 11.39 7.95
    • Running Shoes 99.65 73.2
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.09 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 38.65 33.67
    • Summer Dress 59.85 50
    • Taxi Start 4.27 3.65
    • Taxi per km 1.6 1.19
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 24.45 24.69
    • Transportation local 31.37, nomad 113.64, expat 108.3, family 255.97, tourist 18.78 local 44.9, nomad 108.5, expat 76.7, family 185.2, tourist 15.9
    • Utilities local 97.05, nomad 16.88, expat 119.97, family 171.31, tourist 2.82 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 17.3, expat 65.26, family 85.09 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 10.29, family 20.58
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 1.54 0.68
    • Wine (Mid-range) 13.67 6.74

    Fix pass replaced conflicting taxi simulator rates with the official convention for Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Ride-hailing (5km) and Transportation; Laundry now states its per-kilogram unit without implying a one-kilogram machine load (dgeconomia.gov.pt).

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