Cost of Living in Machico, 🇵🇹 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 $1,347 $1,105 $1,474 $877 $45

Utilities 3 13 — $75 $114 $75 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 $11 $42 $53 $42 $0

Groceries 3 9 $172 $286 $917 $344 $11

Transportation 4 5 $84 $50 $118 $50 $16

Dining Out 3 18 $793 $290 $712 $129 $54

Leisure Activities 21 3 17 20 $257 $113 $360 $54 $11

Health Insurance 14 16 $67 $178 $489 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 — $10 $41 — —

Total $2,731 $2,149 $4,278 $1,571 $139

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $1,105.00 per month

Coworking Space 8 $205.41 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $1,346.95 $1,312 – $1,459 per month

Coliving Space 1 $1,010.21 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $1.86 per cup

Beer 3 $2.63 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $12.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 3 18 $11.10 per meal

Apples 3 11 $1.89 per kg

Bread 3 $1.50 per loaf

Milk 9 $0.95 per liter

Rice 3 10 $1.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets 3 $7.32 per kg

Beef 3 $13.00 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 3 12 $6.22 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $53.20 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 3 $0.84 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 3 $45.46 per month

Gasoline 23 3 $2.29 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 3 $30.31 per month

Gym Membership 21 3 $44.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 17 $22.45 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 20 $8.73 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $76.20 per pair

Summer Dress $42.00 per dress

Running Shoes 3 $86.50 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $10.10 per visit

Laundry 24 $5.05 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 3 22 $61.60 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 19 $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 Funchal, Porto, Lisbon, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 1346.95
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 1105
- Apples 2.25 1.89
- Beef 14.44 13
- Beer 2.89 2.63
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- Chicken Fillets 8.32 7.32
- Cinema Ticket 8.67 8.73
- Coffee 1.39 1.86
- Coliving Space 866.55 1010.21
- Coworking Space 184.86 205.41
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 128.62, nomad 792.95, expat 290.46, family 712.4, tourist 54.32
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 61.6
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 11.1
- Gasoline 2.06 2.29
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 751.01, tourist 9.24 local 343.77, nomad 171.88, expat 286.47, family 916.72, tourist 11.46
- Gym Membership 46.22 44.9
- Haircut 17.33 10.1
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 69.32, family 161.76, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, family 489.4, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1559.79, expat 982.09, family 1386.48, tourist 109.76 local 877, nomad 1346.95, expat 1105, family 1474, tourist 44.9
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 41.53, nomad 11.22, family 52.76, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 30.31
- Jeans 86.66 76.2
- Laundry 11.55 5.05
- Leisure Activities local 46.22, nomad 207.97, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 53.63, nomad 257.14, expat 112.79, family 360.28, tourist 11.36
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 12
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.77 53.2
- Milk 1.21 0.95
- Mobile Plan 28.89 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.22 45.46
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.4 1.67
- Rice 1.68 1.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.24 8.92
- Running Shoes 98.21 86.5
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 34.66 33.67
- Summer Dress 40.44 42
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.65
- Taxi per km 1.27 1.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 22.45
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 92.43, expat 138.65, family 254.19, tourist 28.89 local 49.95, nomad 84.02, family 117.69, tourist 16.28
- Utilities local 109.76, nomad 127.09, expat 150.2, family 219.53, tourist 0 local 74.71, nomad 0, family 114, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 51.99, family 69.32 local 0, expat 10.29, family 41.16
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.84
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 6.22
Leisure Activities local, Leisure Activities nomad and Visa & Legal Fees family adjusted after totals rebuild (livingcost.org, vistos.mne.gov.pt)

Machico cost of living