Cost of Living in Lisbon, 🇵🇹 Portugal - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 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 16 $2,200 $1,406 $2,100 $1,033 $145

Utilities 19 34 16 — $150 $181 $118 —

Internet & Mobile 8 18 $52 $48 $70 $45 $0

Groceries 15 16 $200 $480 $1,173 $446 $12

Transportation 3 5 $90 $70 $140 $46 $18

Dining Out 21 27 28 30 31 32 16 $950 $420 $650 $165 $75

Leisure Activities 22 29 13 16 $380 $230 $1,900 $65 $35

Health Insurance 10 $63 $90 $250 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 — $45 $90 — —

Total $3,935 $2,939 $6,554 $1,918 $287

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 16 $1,406.00 $1,033 – $1,852 per month

Coworking Space 9 17 $95.41 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 1 $2,200.00 $1,850 – $2,730 per month

Coliving Space 1 2 $1,010.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 28 16 $3.71 per cup

Beer 15 16 $3.26 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 21 16 $14.70 per meal

Fast Food Combo 27 16 $11.20 per meal

Apples 15 16 $2.81 per kg

Bread 15 16 $1.22 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.00 per liter

Rice 15 $1.40 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $5.04 per kg

Beef 15 $19.06 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 16 $6.15 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 30 32 16 $57.40 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 15 16 $0.87 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 6 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 5 6 $0.53 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 4 $44.90 per month

Gasoline 23 7 $2.37 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $5.33 per trip

Scooter Rental 5 16 $39.29 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 18 16 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 22 16 $43.70 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 13 $12.35 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 29 16 $8.94 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 25 16 $107.00 per pair

Summer Dress 15 16 $47.08 per dress

Running Shoes 26 16 $111.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 33 16 $16.70 per visit

Laundry 14 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 20 16 $92.40 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 16 $7.01 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 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 Porto, Madrid, Berlin, Hanoi, Valencia

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2772.96 2200
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1559.79 1406
- Apples 2.43 2.81
- Beef 14.44 19.06
- Beer 2.89 3.26
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- Bread 1.68 1.22
- Chicken Fillets 7.86 5.04
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 8.94
- Coffee 1.04 3.71
- Coliving Space 1097.63 1010
- Coworking Space 225.3 95.41
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 404.39, family 519.93, tourist 86.66 local 165, nomad 950, expat 420, family 650, tourist 75
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 92.4
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 11.2
- Gasoline 2.14 2.37
- Groceries local 288.85, nomad 207.97, expat 439.05, family 982.09, tourist 9.24 local 446, nomad 200, expat 480, family 1173, tourist 12
- Gym Membership 51.99 43.7
- Haircut 20.8 16.7
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 86.66, expat 69.32, family 207.97 local 0, nomad 63, expat 90, family 250, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 982.09, nomad 2137.49, expat 1444.25, family 2426.34, tourist 132.87 local 1033, nomad 2200, expat 1406, family 2100, tourist 145
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 103.99, tourist 4.62 local 45, nomad 52, expat 48, family 70, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 33.67
- Jeans 98.21 107
- Laundry 11.55 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 369.73, expat 207.97, family 462.16, tourist 28.89 local 64.99, nomad 380, expat 230, family 1900, tourist 35
- Meal (Inexpensive) 14.44 14.7
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.77 57.4
- Milk 1.1 1
- Mobile Plan 28.89 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.22 44.9
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 7.01
- Rice 1.62 1.4
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 5.33
- Running Shoes 103.99 111
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 13.86 39.29
- Summer Dress 40.44 47.08
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.65
- Taxi per km 0.98 0.53
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 12.35
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 103.99, expat 75.1, family 138.65, tourist 17.33 local 46, nomad 90, expat 70, family 140, tourist 18
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 167.53, family 265.74, tourist 0 local 118, nomad 0, expat 150, family 181, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 51.99, family 103.99 local 0, expat 45, family 90
- Wine (Mid-range) 5.78 6.15
Lint fix — non-index sources for Gym Membership, Utilities, Dining Out, Doctor Visit (GP), Coffee, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Gasoline, Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Running Shoes, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Haircut, and Pharmacy (basic meds) (erse.pt, doctoralia.com.pt, capitulo.pt, glovoapp.com)

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