Nomad Watch

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 20 21 23 $1,347 $954 $1,684 $842 $77
Utilities 8 24 25 1 23 — $69 $153 $69 —
Internet & Mobile 4 5 1 $11 $62 $90 $62 $3
Groceries 2 18 19 $176 $298 $720 $334 $4
Transportation 15 16 $60 $35 $104 $17 $13
Dining Out 17 7 2 $664 $330 $472 $94 $37
Leisure Activities 14 3 12 $220 $111 $271 $37 $12
Health Insurance 9 26 $67 $15 — — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 10 $10 $5 $21 — —
Total $2,555 $1,879 $3,515 $1,455 $148

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 20 $954.09 $673 – $1,235 per month
Coworking Space 3 $84.00 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,346.95 per month
Coliving Space 22 $1,279.60 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $1.73 per cup
Beer 2 $3.26 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 17 $11.79 per meal
Fast Food Combo 7 $8.87 per meal
Apples 2 $1.45 per kg
Bread 2 $1.74 per loaf
Milk 18 $1.00 per liter
Rice 19 $1.29 per kg
Chicken Fillets 2 $7.25 per kg
Beef 2 $15.80 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 2 $5.42 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $49.90 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 2 $0.99 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 16 $2.24 per trip
Taxi per km 16 $0.65 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 15 $33.67 per month
Gasoline 6 $2.29 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 16 $8.64 per trip
Scooter Rental $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.22 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $51.06 per month
Gym Membership 14 $36.92 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 12 $24.69 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 2 $7.51 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $80.70 per pair
Summer Dress $40.00 per dress
Running Shoes $96.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $12.60 per visit
Laundry 27 $1.68 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $56.12 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 11 $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 Caldas da Rainha, Lisbon, Hanoi

  1. Peniche furnished rentals: two-bedroom €1,200 including utilitiesListings
  2. Livingcost.org Peniche rent, grocery and leisure bands (Jun 2026 page)Index
  3. Peniche Office — coworking from €75/month (city centre)Listings
  4. NOS Tarifário Like €10/month (55 GB)Official
  5. Portugal national NOS fibre, TV and voice: 1 Gbps €45.49 per monthOfficial
  6. Portugal national gasoline average €2.04 per litre, 26 October 2026Index
  7. Porto McDonald’s delivery menu: Big Mac meal €7.90; borrowed city priceListings
  8. ERSE 2026 BTN electricity — couple €36.82/mo; family €95.03/moOfficial
  9. SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
  10. National visa application fee €110Official
  11. Wells — paracetamol 20 comprimidos €1.49Shop
  12. CIF Lisboa tennis court hire (non-member outdoor €11/hour per person)Official
  13. Private GP first visit Oeste corridor €50 (Ortholab Caldas listing)Listings
  14. Fitness Factory Peniche — monthly plan €32.89 without commitmentListings
  15. Oeste network including Peniche: free resident pass, €30 visitor passOfficial
  16. Portugal transitional taxi tariff: €2 flag, €0.58 per km plus €0.28 per minuteOfficial
  17. Maharani Peniche: chicken biryani €10.50, chicken tikka €12, rice €2.50Official
  18. Portugal national online Mimosa milk: €0.89 per litre promotionShop
  19. Portugal national online Continente agulha rice: €1.15 per kgShop
  20. Peniche T1 asks: €600 floor, €750 modest flat, €850 annual lease, €1,100 short stayListings
  21. Peniche municipality T3: Ferrel house asking €1,500 monthlyListings
  22. Pipedream Ferrel coliving private bedroom from €1,140 per monthListings
  23. Star Inn Peniche advertised €69 including taxes for 5–6 November 2026Listings
  24. Mafra 2026 water, sewage and waste tariffs: borrowed utility proxyOfficial
  25. Water VAT 6%; municipal sewage and waste outside VATSecondary
  26. Portugal national Médis entry example: €13.12 monthly at age 25Official
  27. Caldas da Rainha laundry wash and dry from €1.50 per kilogram; borrowed priceOfficial
  28. ECB reference reused unchanged from Portugal country prepOfficial

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1848.64 1346.95
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 954.09
    • Apples 2.25 1.45
    • Beef 13.29 15.8
    • Beer 2.89 3.26
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    • Bread 1.5 1.74
    • Chicken Fillets 7.86 7.25
    • Cinema Ticket 8.67 7.51
    • Coffee 1.62 1.73
    • Coliving Space 1097.63 1279.6
    • Coworking Space 190.64 84
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 439.05, family 635.47, tourist 69.32 local 94.32, nomad 663.6, expat 330.12, family 471.6, tourist 37.1
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 56.12
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 8.87
    • Gasoline 2.17 2.29
    • Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 369.73, family 785.67, tourist 9.24 local 333.56, nomad 175.56, expat 298.45, family 719.8, tourist 3.79
    • Gym Membership 40.44 36.92
    • Haircut 17.33 12.6
    • Health Insurance local 23.11, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 161.76, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 14.73, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 635.47, nomad 1328.71, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 841.85, nomad 1346.95, expat 954.09, family 1683.69, tourist 77.45
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 98.21, tourist 4.62 local 62.28, nomad 11.22, family 90.32, tourist 2.62
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 51.06
    • Jeans 86.66 80.7
    • Laundry 6.93 1.68
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 207.97, family 404.39, tourist 34.66 local 36.92, nomad 219.68, expat 110.99, family 271.36, tourist 12.35
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 11.79
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 49.9
    • Milk 1.1 1
    • Mobile Plan 28.89 11.22
    • Monthly Transport Pass 46.22 33.67
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 1.67
    • Rice 1.44 1.29
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 9.24 8.64
    • Running Shoes 98.21 96
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 28.89 33.67
    • Summer Dress 40.44 40
    • Taxi Start 4.04 2.24
    • Taxi per km 0.98 0.65
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 24.69
    • Transportation local 46.22, nomad 127.09, expat 173.31, family 288.85, tourist 28.89 local 17.28, nomad 59.59, expat 34.56, family 103.68, tourist 12.96
    • Utilities local 127.09, nomad 161.76, expat 144.43, family 242.63, tourist 0 local 68.53, nomad 0, family 152.5, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 51.99, family 92.43 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 5.14, family 20.58
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.99
    • Wine (Mid-range) 6.93 5.42

    Fix pass: Coffee, Haircut, Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, 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, Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) corrected for factor units, borrowed prices, source support and reproducible profile formulas; unsupported light-depth prices marked unverified and family insurance removed (maharanipeniche.pt, diariodarepublica.pt, ceerdl.org).

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