Cost of Living in Lagos, 🇵🇹 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 $1,570 $1,180 $1,994 $1,023 $126

Utilities 16 3 — $107 $134 $85 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 $52 $52 $63 $44 $0

Groceries 12 3 32 $202 $415 $1,131 $432 $9

Transportation 4 5 11 $71 $62 $152 $45 $22

Dining Out 3 17 33 34 $1,151 $389 $644 $196 $80

Leisure Activities 23 3 18 21 $275 $148 $2,588 $58 $34

Health Insurance 14 $63 $73 $213 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 — $45 $90 — —

Total $3,384 $2,471 $7,009 $1,883 $273

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $1,082.00 $1,023 – $1,873 per month

Coworking Space 7 $146.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $1,570.00 $1,346 – $2,245 per month

Coliving Space 1 2 $1,010.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 22 $2.74 per cup

Beer 34 3 $3.46 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 33 34 3 $17.70 per meal

Fast Food Combo 3 17 $8.35 per meal

Apples 27 3 $2.23 per kg

Bread 28 3 $1.69 per loaf

Milk 12 3 $1.09 per liter

Rice 26 3 $1.62 per kg

Chicken Fillets 29 3 $8.04 per kg

Beef 30 3 $15.70 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 31 3 $6.15 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 33 34 35 3 $57.30 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 32 $0.75 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 6 $2.25 per trip

Taxi per km 5 6 $0.65 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $44.90 per month

Gasoline 11 10 $2.29 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 6 $8.64 per trip

Scooter Rental 24 3 $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 3 $32.55 per month

Gym Membership 23 3 $37.30 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 21 $12.35 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 3 $9.82 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $72.20 per pair

Summer Dress 3 $46.93 per dress

Running Shoes 3 20 $62.70 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 36 3 $13.47 per visit

Laundry 25 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 3 13 $72.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 19 3 $5.16 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 Faro, Albufeira, Lisbon, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1313.63 1570
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 910.67 1082
- Apples 2.74 2.23
- Beef 13.67 15.7
- Beer 4.27 3.46
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- Bread 1.77 1.69
- Chicken Fillets 8.84 8.04
- Cinema Ticket 9.97 9.82
- Coffee 2.4 2.74
- Coliving Space 883.25 1010
- Coworking Space 170.46 146
- Dining Out local 68.36, nomad 1133.58, expat 255.97, family 341.77, tourist 62.59 local 196, nomad 1151, expat 389, family 644, tourist 80
- Doctor Visit (GP) 68.36 72.8
- Fast Food Combo 9.97 8.35
- Gasoline 1.97 2.29
- Groceries local 255.97, nomad 91.14, expat 398.73, family 797.45, tourist 2.82 local 432, nomad 202, expat 415, family 1131, tourist 9.4
- Gym Membership 45.57 37.3
- Haircut 22.79 13.47
- Health Insurance local 16.88, nomad 73.98, expat 96.76, family 255.97, tourist 2.82 local 0, nomad 63, expat 73, family 213, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 598.45, nomad 1769.31, expat 1140.63, family 1653.98, tourist 113.92 local 1023, nomad 1570, expat 1180, family 1994, tourist 126
- Internet & Mobile local 34.25, nomad 56.97, expat 48.46, family 68.36, tourist 2.82 local 43.8, nomad 52, expat 52.2, family 63.4, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 39.88 32.55
- Jeans 74.12 72.2
- Laundry 9.12 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 28.55, nomad 227.14, expat 102.67, family 182.84, tourist 28.48 local 58, nomad 275, expat 148, family 2588, tourist 34
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.67 17.7
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 62.59 57.3
- Milk 1.26 1.09
- Mobile Plan 18.17 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 39.88 44.9
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.27 5.16
- Rice 1.89 1.62
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.69 8.64
- Running Shoes 94.02 62.7
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.09 11.22
- Scooter Rental 34.18 33.67
- Summer Dress 45.64 46.93
- Taxi Start 3.99 2.25
- Taxi per km 1.37 0.65
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 19.9 12.35
- Transportation local 39.81, nomad 45.57, expat 68.22, family 244.44, tourist 19.9 local 44.9, nomad 70.8, expat 62.2, family 151.5, tourist 22.45
- Utilities local 85.51, nomad 0, expat 114.21, family 159.78, tourist 0 local 84.5, nomad 0, expat 107, family 134, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 73.84, family 125.18 local 0, expat 45, family 90
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.2 0.75
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.95 6.15
Gym Membership moved to Algarve Health Club Lagoa Basic monthly tariff (algarvehealthclub.pt).

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