Cost of Living in Porto, 🇵🇹 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 11 12 $1,459 $1,102 $1,465 $819 $112

Utilities 18 33 1 — $145 $145 $93 —

Internet & Mobile 1 8 9 $52 $52 $68 $44 $0

Groceries 1 15 17 $180 $315 $826 $360 $10

Transportation 3 4 5 $75 $55 $130 $50 $15

Dining Out 24 20 26 1 $680 $380 $580 $140 $58

Leisure Activities 16 23 1 $290 $210 $1,756 $65 $28

Health Insurance 13 $63 $80 $230 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 — $45 $90 — —

Total $2,799 $2,384 $5,290 $1,571 $225

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $819.00 $750 – $1,102 per month

Coworking Space 10 $110.45 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 11 12 2 $1,459.20 $1,066 – $1,571 per month

Coliving Space 2 $898.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 26 24 1 $2.82 per cup

Beer 24 1 $3.11 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 24 1 $13.30 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 1 $9.43 per meal

Apples 17 1 $2.21 per kg

Bread 17 1 $1.50 per loaf

Milk 15 1 $1.12 per liter

Rice 17 1 $1.36 per kg

Chicken Fillets 17 1 $7.23 per kg

Beef 17 1 $16.90 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 17 1 $5.63 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 24 1 $49.70 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 17 15 1 $0.75 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 4 $44.90 per month

Gasoline 21 7 $2.36 per liter

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

Scooter Rental 32 1 $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 1 $32.55 per month

Gym Membership 1 16 $43.28 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 29 1 $15.58 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 23 1 $8.81 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 30 1 $103.00 per pair

Summer Dress 31 1 $33.35 per dress

Running Shoes 22 1 $96.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 27 1 $13.70 per visit

Laundry 28 1 $8.98 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 19 1 $52.50 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 25 1 $6.33 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 Lisbon, Madrid, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2253.03 1459.2
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1213.17 819
- Apples 2.48 2.21
- Beef 14.44 16.9
- Beer 2.89 3.11
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- Bread 1.68 1.5
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 7.23
- Cinema Ticket 8.67 8.81
- Coffee 1.73 2.82
- Coliving Space 982.09 898
- Coworking Space 207.97 110.45
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 1097.63, expat 462.16, family 693.24, tourist 75.1 local 140, nomad 680, expat 380, family 580, tourist 58
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 52.5
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.43
- Gasoline 2.17 2.36
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 92.43 local 360, nomad 180, expat 315, family 826, tourist 10
- Gym Membership 40.44 43.28
- Haircut 20.8 13.7
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 150.2 local 0, nomad 63, expat 80, family 230, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1270.94, family 2021.95, tourist 127.09 local 819, nomad 1459, expat 1102, family 1465, tourist 112
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 75.1, expat 69.32, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 44, nomad 52, expat 52, family 68, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 32.55
- Jeans 98.21 103
- Laundry 7.51 8.98
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 254.19, expat 207.97, family 404.39, tourist 28.89 local 65, nomad 290, expat 210, family 1756, tourist 28
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 13.3
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 49.7
- Milk 1.27 1.12
- Mobile Plan 28.89 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.22 44.9
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.24 6.33
- Rice 1.79 1.36
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 8.92
- Running Shoes 103.99 96
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 13.86 33.67
- Summer Dress 40.44 33.35
- Taxi Start 3.99 3.65
- Taxi per km 0.64 1.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 15.58
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 92.43, expat 69.32, family 161.76, tourist 17.33 local 50, nomad 75, expat 55, family 130, tourist 15
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 184.86, family 277.3, tourist 0 local 93, nomad 0, expat 145, family 145, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 51.99, family 103.99 local 0, expat 45, family 90
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.75
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.63
Coworking Space, Coffee, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi per km, Mobile Plan, Summer Dress, Internet & Mobile, Transportation, Dining Out (nomad), Health Insurance (nomad), Airbnb (1 month), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), and Laundry moved ≥15% vs generated baseline; non-index citations added for Utilities, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Doctor Visit (GP), and dining/retail lines (erse.pt, capanabaixa.pt, glovoapp.com, doctoralia.com.pt, dgeg.gov.pt)

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