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 18 19 28 5 $1,390 $954 $1,122 $730 $84
Utilities 9 27 19 28 — $60 $145 $52 —
Internet & Mobile 4 24 19 $11 $42 $53 $42 $3
Groceries 1 10 11 25 26 $131 $261 $783 $261 $2
Transportation 2 3 $71 $23 $46 $13 $13
Dining Out 1 14 17 $792 $327 $808 $123 $38
Leisure Activities 22 23 21 16 1 $167 $118 $683 $74 $14
Health Insurance 6 $67 $178 $489 — —
Visa & Legal Fees 7 $10 $10 $41 — —
Total $2,639 $1,973 $4,170 $1,295 $154

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 18 $954.09 $730 – $954 per month
Coworking Space 5 $65.58 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 19 $1,324.50 per month
Coliving Space 20 $561.23 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.03 per cup
Beer 1 $1.31 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $13.30 per meal
Fast Food Combo 14 $8.87 per meal
Apples 25 $1.98 per kg
Bread 1 $1.50 per loaf
Milk 1 10 $1.20 per liter
Rice 26 $1.90 per kg
Chicken Fillets 11 $7.28 per kg
Beef 1 $27.80 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 1 $5.76 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 17 $50.51 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $1.25 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $2.24 per trip
Taxi per km 3 $0.65 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 2 $13.35 per month
Gasoline 8 $2.29 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $9.54 per trip
Scooter Rental $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.22 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 24 $30.31 per month
Gym Membership 22 23 $29.45 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 16 $24.69 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $9.82 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $119.00 per pair
Summer Dress $35.00 per dress
Running Shoes 1 $175.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $14.40 per visit
Laundry 15 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 $56.12 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 13 $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 Coimbra, Porto, Hanoi

  1. Livingcost.org Évora basket (Jun 2026 page)Index
  2. TREVO 2026 fares: combined monthly pass €11.90; ten trips €6.10Official
  3. AMT October 2026 national taxi reference: €2 flag fall, transitional €0.58/km and €0.28/minOfficial
  4. NOS Tarifário Like €10/month (55 GB)Official
  5. ANJE Évora cowork — €47.50/month non-member desk (+ IVA)Official
  6. SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 28 days; Complete $177.50/month, age-specificOfficial
  7. MFA national visa fee €110Official
  8. Portugal national gasoline average €2.04/litre, 26 October 2026Index
  9. ERSE 2026 BTN electricity — couple €36.82/mo; family €95.03/moOfficial
  10. Pingo Doce national milk shelf: Mimosa skimmed €1/litre; lactose-free €1.04/litreShop
  11. Continente national chicken breast shelf: €6.49/kgShop
  12. Private GP first visit Évora — €50 (Clínica Do Coração do Alentejo)Listings
  13. Wells paracetamol 20 comprimidos €1.49Shop
  14. Porto Glovo McDonald's: Big Mac meal €7.90, borrowed comparatorListings
  15. Arte d'Engomar Lisbon wash and dry service €3.50/kgOfficial
  16. CIF Lisboa outdoor tennis €11/hour per person (national comparator)Official
  17. Recanto Évora — mains €20–€25 (Alentejo restaurant menu)Listings
  18. Évora T1 listings €650–€850/month; related Évora T3 house €1,000/monthListings
  19. Évora two-bedroom furnished apartment: €1,180 per 30 days with utilities and internetListings
  20. R. Fria Évora student private room €500/month, academic-year bookingListings
  21. Évora Plaza cinema: normal ticket €8.75Official
  22. Be-Fit Free €24.99/month plus €15 annual insurance and €20 joining feeOfficial
  23. Be-Fit Évora club location and facilitiesOfficial
  24. NOS national fibre-only 500 Mbps tariff €27/month, direct debit and electronic billingOfficial
  25. Portugal retail apple average €1.76/kg, 7 September–4 October 2026Official
  26. Continente national shelf: Bom Sucesso agulha rice €1.69/kgShop
  27. Évora published 2025 water, wastewater and waste tariff; newer schedule not foundOfficial
  28. Évora hotel listing: Holiday Inn Express from €75/night, date-dependentListings

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1675.33 1324.5
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 831.89 954.09
    • Apples 2.25 1.98
    • Beef 14.44 27.8
    • Beer 2.31 1.31
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    • Bread 1.44 1.5
    • Chicken Fillets 7.86 7.28
    • Cinema Ticket 8.67 9.82
    • Coffee 0.98 2.03
    • Coliving Space 635.47 561.23
    • Coworking Space 167.53 65.58
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 404.39, family 577.7, tourist 63.55 local 122.64, nomad 792.45, expat 327.12, family 808.16, tourist 37.5
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 51.99 56.12
    • Fast Food Combo 9.82 8.87
    • Gasoline 2.17 2.29
    • Groceries local 277.3, nomad 207.97, expat 369.73, family 751.01, tourist 9.24 local 261, nomad 130.5, family 783, tourist 2.24
    • Gym Membership 40.44 29.45
    • Haircut 16.18 14.4
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 161.76 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, family 489.4
    • Housing local 635.47, nomad 1559.79, expat 982.09, family 1386.48, tourist 109.76 local 729.6, nomad 1390.08, expat 954.09, family 1122.46, tourist 84.18
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 98.21, tourist 4.62 local 41.53, nomad 11.22, family 52.75, tourist 2.62
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 30.31
    • Jeans 86.66 119
    • Laundry 6.93 3.93
    • Leisure Activities local 46.22, nomad 254.19, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 73.78, nomad 167.49, expat 118.11, family 683.38, tourist 13.94
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.29 13.3
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 50.51
    • Milk 1.1 1.2
    • Mobile Plan 25.42 11.22
    • Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 13.35
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 1.67
    • Rice 1.56 1.9
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 7.51 9.54
    • Running Shoes 98.21 175
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 13.86 33.67
    • Summer Dress 36.97 35
    • Taxi Start 4.04 2.24
    • Taxi per km 0.92 0.65
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 24.69
    • Transportation local 34.66, nomad 69.32, expat 57.77, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 13.35, nomad 70.59, expat 22.89, family 45.78, tourist 13.02
    • Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 242.63, tourist 0 local 51.68, nomad 0, expat 59.97, family 144.65, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 40.44, family 80.88 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 10.29, family 41.16
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.75 1.25
    • Wine (Mid-range) 6.93 5.76

    Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Ride-hailing (5km) and Transportation replaced the outdated taxi-calculator proxy with the official October national reference and explicit distance, time and booking inputs; local meter adoption remains unverified (diariodarepublica.pt).

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