Cost of Living in Leiria, 🇵🇹 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 18 $1,235 $898 $1,100 $617 $617

Utilities 11 17 18 — $66 $147 $66 $66

Internet & Mobile 6 7 18 $11 $42 $53 $42 $3

Groceries 3 10 $122 $244 $732 $244 $4

Transportation 4 5 $55 $37 $92 $10 $13

Dining Out 9 19 $638 $287 $448 $108 $31

Leisure Activities 3 8 14 20 $187 $117 $1,149 $52 $12

Health Insurance 12 $68 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 13 $10 $5 $10 — —

Total $2,326 $1,696 $3,731 $1,139 $746

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $897.97 $617 – $1,066 per month

Coworking Space 8 $145.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 18 $1,234.71 per month

Coliving Space $786.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 9 $0.67 per cup

Beer 3 $3.64 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 9 $11.22 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $8.87 per meal

Apples 3 $1.88 per kg

Bread 3 $2.44 per loaf

Milk 10 $1.12 per liter

Rice 3 $1.38 per kg

Chicken Fillets 3 $7.17 per kg

Beef 3 $11.50 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 3 $5.65 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $51.70 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 3 $1.07 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.05 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $10.44 per month

Gasoline $2.35 per liter

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

Scooter Rental $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $30.31 per month

Gym Membership 14 $23.84 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 15 $24.69 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 $9.29 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $78.50 per pair

Summer Dress $40.00 per dress

Running Shoes 3 $109.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $11.80 per visit

Laundry 16 $0.52 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $100.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 21 $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, Caldas da Rainha, Porto, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1675.33 1234.71
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 837.67 897.97
- Apples 2.25 1.88
- Beef 14.44 11.5
- Beer 2.89 3.64
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- Bread 1.56 2.44
- Chicken Fillets 8.32 7.17
- Cinema Ticket 9.01 9.29
- Coffee 0.98 0.67
- Coliving Space 635.47 786
- Coworking Space 161.76 145
- Dining Out local 92.43, nomad 982.09, expat 323.51, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 107.5, nomad 637.95, expat 287.02, family 447.74, tourist 31.31
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.22 100
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 8.87
- Gasoline 2.29 2.35
- Groceries local 277.3, nomad 207.97, expat 369.73, family 751.01, tourist 9.24 local 244.02, nomad 122.01, family 732.05, tourist 3.66
- Gym Membership 40.44 23.84
- Haircut 16.18 11.8
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 161.76, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 68.13
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1328.71, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 617.35, nomad 1234.71, expat 897.97, family 1100.01
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 63.55, expat 69.32, family 98.21, tourist 4.62 local 41.53, nomad 11.22, family 52.76, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 30.31
- Jeans 90.12 78.5
- Laundry 10.4 0.52
- Leisure Activities local 46.22, nomad 323.51, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 51.71, nomad 187.42, expat 116.74, family 1149.34, tourist 11.65
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 11.22
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 51.7
- Milk 1.1 1.12
- Mobile Plan 25.42 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 10.44
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 1.67
- Rice 1.68 1.38
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 8.92
- Running Shoes 98.21 109
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 13.86 33.67
- Summer Dress 40.44 40
- Taxi Start 4.33 3.65
- Taxi per km 0.92 1.05
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 24.69
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 69.32, expat 138.65, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 10.44, nomad 55.04, expat 37.2, family 92.24, tourist 13.02
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 local 66.27, nomad 0, family 147.3
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.66, expat 51.99, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 5.14, family 10.29
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 1.07
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.51 5.65
Fix pass corrected units, borrowing disclosures, citations and profile formulas for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Unsupported hotel and insurance figures were omitted; dead and unrelated pages were removed (nos.pt, uc.pt, vistos.mne.gov.pt).

Leiria cost of living