Cost of Living in Horta, 🇵🇹 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 $1,212 $617 $1,212 $617 $617

Utilities 2 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 2 5 19 $11 $42 $22 $42 $3

Groceries 4 8 20 21 22 $92 $231 $554 $185 $2

Transportation 3 6 $66 $48 $114 $39 $18

Dining Out 4 23 $716 $257 $478 $118 $36

Leisure Activities 4 16 17 $251 $122 $334 $58 $32

Health Insurance 9 25 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 10 11 $10 $5 $21 — —

Total $2,425 $1,322 $2,735 $1,059 $710

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $617.35 per month

Coworking Space 13 $110.45 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,212.26 per month

Coliving Space $898.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 4 $1.84 per cup

Beer 4 $2.78 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 23 $10.10 per meal

Fast Food Combo 4 $11.00 per meal

Apples 21 $1.86 per kg

Bread 4 $1.68 per loaf

Milk 8 $0.95 per liter

Rice 20 $1.29 per kg

Chicken Fillets 22 $7.06 per kg

Beef 4 $17.20 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 24 $5.04 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 4 $46.30 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 4 $1.08 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $21.32 per month

Gasoline 7 $2.29 per liter

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

Scooter Rental $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 19 $30.31 per month

Gym Membership 17 $38.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 16 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 4 $9.75 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 4 $49.10 per pair

Summer Dress $39.29 per dress

Running Shoes 4 $68.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 4 $11.20 per visit

Laundry 15 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $89.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 14 $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 Angra do Heroismo, Porto, Lisbon, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1675.33 1212.26
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.01 617.35
- Apples 2.25 1.86
- Beef 13.29 17.2
- Beer 2.31 2.78
40 more changes
- Bread 1.44 1.68
- Chicken Fillets 7.86 7.06
- Cinema Ticket 7.51 9.75
- Coffee 1.27 1.84
- Coliving Space 924.32 898
- Coworking Space 161.76 110.45
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 117.6, nomad 716.4, expat 257.2, family 477.6, tourist 35.82
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.22 89.8
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 11
- Gasoline 1.94 2.29
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 184.78, nomad 92.39, expat 230.98, family 554.34, tourist 2.4
- Gym Membership 40.44 38.05
- Haircut 17.33 11.2
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 69.32, family 161.76, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 577.7, nomad 1559.79, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 617.35, nomad 1212.26, family 1212.26
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 41.53, nomad 11.22, family 22.44, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 41.59 30.31
- Jeans 80.88 49.1
- Laundry 9.24 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 277.3, expat 173.31, family 323.51, tourist 34.66 local 57.55, nomad 250.75, expat 121.95, family 333.7, tourist 32.2
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.29 10.1
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 46.3
- Milk 1.1 0.95
- Mobile Plan 25.42 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 21.32
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 1.67
- Rice 1.56 1.29
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.82 8.92
- Running Shoes 98.21 68.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.89 33.67
- Summer Dress 40.44 39.29
- Taxi Start 3.76 3.65
- Taxi per km 1.04 1.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 22.45
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 138.65, expat 207.97, family 288.85, tourist 28.89 local 39.16, nomad 65.92, expat 48.08, family 114, tourist 17.84
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 161.76, expat 155.98, family 254.19, tourist 0 nomad 0, family 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 40.44, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 5.14, family 20.58
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.75 1.08
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.04
Wine (Mid-range) now uses the actual mainland shop bottle price, and Health Insurance cites public-care guidance alongside the travel quote (pingodoce.pt, gov.uk).

Horta cost of living