Cost of Living in Ponta Delgada, 🇵🇹 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 21 $842 $842 $981 $656 $79

Utilities 14 1 — $41 $107 $41 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 1 $11 $42 $53 $42 $0

Groceries 2 12 22 23 24 25 $195 $325 $1,041 $390 $13

Transportation 3 6 $62 $38 $98 $38 $17

Dining Out 29 30 18 $705 $273 $653 $98 $54

Leisure Activities 15 2 19 $291 $111 $357 $53 $13

Health Insurance 9 11 $67 $178 $489 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 10 11 — $10 $41 — —

Total $2,173 $1,860 $3,820 $1,318 $178

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $841.85 $656 – $1,096 per month

Coworking Space 8 $112.25 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 21 $841.85 per month

Coliving Space 21 $592.54 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 29 2 $1.07 per cup

Beer 2 $3.65 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 30 2 $8.97 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $8.87 per meal

Apples 22 2 $2.23 per kg

Bread 23 2 $1.62 per loaf

Milk 12 2 $0.95 per liter

Rice 2 13 $1.83 per kg

Chicken Fillets 24 2 $7.40 per kg

Beef 25 2 $15.70 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 27 2 $6.72 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 30 2 $67.35 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 26 $0.75 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 2 $35.64 per month

Gasoline 28 7 $2.16 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 2 $30.31 per month

Gym Membership 15 $33.67 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 19 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 2 $9.75 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $49.10 per pair

Summer Dress $39.29 per dress

Running Shoes 2 $68.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 31 2 $15.71 per visit

Laundry 20 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 2 $72.96 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 17 $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, Horta, Angra do Heroismo, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2253.03 841.85
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 841.85
- Apples 2.25 2.23
- Beef 13.29 15.7
- Beer 2.89 3.65
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- Bread 1.5 1.62
- Chicken Fillets 7.86 7.4
- Cinema Ticket 8.67 9.75
- Coffee 1.39 1.07
- Coliving Space 866.55 592.54
- Coworking Space 190.64 112.25
- Dining Out local 127.09, nomad 901.21, expat 323.51, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 98.06, nomad 704.65, expat 272.92, family 653.08, tourist 53.76
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 72.96
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 8.87
- Gasoline 1.94 2.16
- Groceries local 277.3, nomad 138.65, expat 358.17, family 751.01, tourist 13.86 local 390.48, nomad 195.24, expat 325.4, family 1041.28, tourist 13.02
- Gym Membership 46.22 33.67
- Haircut 20.8 15.71
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, 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 127.09 local 656, nomad 841.85, expat 841.85, family 981, tourist 78.57
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 75.1, expat 69.32, family 103.99, 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 49.1
- Laundry 13.86 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 46.22, nomad 254.19, expat 173.31, family 323.51, tourist 34.66 local 53.17, nomad 291.31, expat 111.12, family 356.95, tourist 13.4
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 8.97
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 67.35
- Milk 1.1 0.95
- Mobile Plan 28.89 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 35.64
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.24 1.67
- Rice 1.68 1.83
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 8.92
- Running Shoes 98.21 68.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.89 33.67
- Summer Dress 40.44 39.29
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.65
- Taxi per km 1.27 1.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 22.45
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 103.99, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 51.99 local 37.76, nomad 62.41, family 98.05, tourist 16.78
- Utilities local 109.76, nomad 0, expat 150.2, family 242.63, tourist 0 local 41.33, nomad 0, family 106.68, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 46.22 local 0, expat 10.29, family 41.16
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.75
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 6.72

Ponta Delgada cost of living