Cost of Living in Costa da Caparica, 🇵🇹 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 5 32 $1,403 $1,066 $1,431 $868 $86

Utilities 21 22 — $57 $142 $57 —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 $11 $42 $53 $42 $0

Groceries 5 11 12 14 $175 $380 $918 $437 $9

Transportation 6 20 $64 $45 $90 $34 $13

Dining Out 5 18 $752 $277 $463 $121 $39

Leisure Activities 5 23 26 $122 $80 $2,090 $46 $12

Health Insurance 28 $67 $178 $355 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 29 $10 $10 $41 — —

Total $2,604 $2,135 $5,583 $1,605 $161

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 5 $1,033.00 $999 – $1,065 per month

Coworking Space 8 $196.50 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $1,403.00 per month

Coliving Space $954.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $2.62 per cup

Beer 5 $3.04 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 18 5 $11.22 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $8.87 per meal

Apples 12 5 $2.23 per kg

Bread 14 5 $1.22 per loaf

Milk 11 $1.12 per liter

Rice 13 5 $1.29 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 5 $7.28 per kg

Beef 16 5 $16.83 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 17 5 $5.04 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 5 $57.90 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 5 $0.80 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 20 $2.24 per trip

Taxi per km 20 $0.82 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 6 7 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 30 31 $2.29 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 20 $6.34 per trip

Scooter Rental 33 $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 5 $30.31 per month

Gym Membership 23 5 $37.04 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 26 $12.35 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 5 24 $8.91 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 5 $111.00 per pair

Summer Dress 5 $44.40 per dress

Running Shoes 5 $86.90 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 5 $15.80 per visit

Laundry 27 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 5 25 $87.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 5 $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 Almada, Lisbon, Porto, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2426.34 1403
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1328.71 1033
- Apples 2.25 2.23
- Beef 15.6 16.83
- Beer 2.89 3.04
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- Bread 1.56 1.22
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 7.28
- Cinema Ticket 8.67 8.91
- Coffee 1.68 2.62
- Coliving Space 1097.63 954
- Coworking Space 213.75 196.5
- Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 947.43, expat 462.16, family 751.01, tourist 75.1 local 121.2, nomad 752, expat 276.5, family 463.2, tourist 38.9
- Doctor Visit (GP) 51.99 87.8
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 8.87
- Gasoline 2.17 2.29
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 207.97, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 13.86 local 437, nomad 175, expat 380, family 918, tourist 9.2
- Gym Membership 48.53 37.04
- Haircut 17.33 15.8
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 75.1, family 207.97, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, family 355, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 982.09, nomad 2021.95, expat 1328.71, family 2137.49, tourist 127.09 local 868, nomad 1403, expat 1066, family 1431, tourist 85.51
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 86.66, expat 63.55, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 41.53, nomad 11.22, family 52.75, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 30.31
- Jeans 98.21 111
- Laundry 7.51 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 57.77, nomad 404.39, expat 254.19, family 519.93, tourist 34.66 local 45.95, nomad 121.7, expat 79.56, family 2089.79, tourist 11.95
- Meal (Inexpensive) 14.44 11.22
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.77 57.9
- Milk 1.1 1.12
- Mobile Plan 25.42 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.22 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 6.64
- Rice 1.79 1.29
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 6.34
- Running Shoes 103.99 86.9
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 33.67
- Summer Dress 40.44 44.4
- Taxi Start 3.99 2.24
- Taxi per km 0.64 0.82
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 12.35
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 138.65, expat 115.54, family 254.19, tourist 28.89 local 33.67, nomad 63.9, expat 44.9, family 89.8, tourist 12.68
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 184.86, expat 161.76, family 265.74, tourist 0 local 57.25, nomad 0, family 142.33, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 40.44, expat 46.22, family 92.43 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 10.29, family 41.16
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.81 0.8
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.04
Transportation nomad, expat, family and tourist, Dining Out nomad, expat, family and tourist, Leisure Activities local, nomad, expat, family and tourist, Health Insurance nomad, expat, family and tourist, Visa & Legal Fees expat and family, and Groceries nomad rebuilt from item formulas with cited inputs; Gym Membership to the Almada Fitness Center monthly rate; Water (1.5L bottle), Summer Dress and Pharmacy (basic meds) restated on the Almada index page's own dollar rows (safetywing.com, vistos.mne.gov.pt, almada-fitness-center.pt)

Costa da Caparica cost of living