Cost of Living in Sagres, 🇵🇹 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 $1,347 $1,122 $1,347 $1,066 $123

Utilities 2 15 — $107 $134 $85 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 $52 $53 $65 $45 $0

Groceries 11 2 26 $202 $415 $1,131 $432 $9

Transportation 5 3 9 $80 $62 $151 $45 $26

Dining Out 2 27 28 29 $948 $331 $644 $196 $80

Leisure Activities 19 2 16 18 $275 $148 $2,588 $58 $34

Health Insurance 13 $63 $73 $213 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 — $45 $90 — —

Total $2,967 $2,356 $6,363 $1,927 $274

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $1,066.00 $1,023 – $1,122 per month

Coworking Space 6 $145.92 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,347.00 $1,122 – $2,245 per month

Coliving Space 32 $1,010.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.74 per cup

Beer 28 2 $3.46 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 27 28 2 $17.70 per meal

Fast Food Combo 2 $8.35 per meal

Apples 21 2 $2.23 per kg

Bread 22 2 $1.69 per loaf

Milk 11 2 $1.09 per liter

Rice 20 2 $1.62 per kg

Chicken Fillets 23 2 $8.04 per kg

Beef 24 2 $15.70 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 25 2 $6.15 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 27 28 29 2 $57.30 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 26 $0.75 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 4 $2.24 per trip

Taxi per km 3 4 $0.65 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $44.90 per month

Gasoline 9 10 $2.29 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 4 $8.64 per trip

Scooter Rental 31 2 $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 2 $33.66 per month

Gym Membership 19 2 $37.28 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 18 $12.35 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 2 $9.82 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $72.20 per pair

Summer Dress 2 $46.93 per dress

Running Shoes 2 $62.70 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $11.80 per visit

Laundry 30 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 2 12 $72.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 17 2 $5.16 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 Lagos, Faro, Portimao, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1848.64 1347
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 1066
- Apples 2.43 2.23
- Beef 16.75 15.7
- Beer 4.04 3.46
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- Bread 1.39 1.69
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.04
- Cinema Ticket 8.67 9.82
- Coffee 1.73 2.74
- Coliving Space 1097.63 1010
- Coworking Space 207.97 145.92
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 439.05, family 577.7, tourist 75.1 local 196.4, nomad 948.2, expat 331.2, family 643.8, tourist 80
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 72.8
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 8.35
- Gasoline 2.17 2.29
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 751.01, tourist 9.24 local 432, nomad 202, expat 415, family 1131, tourist 9.4
- Gym Membership 51.99 37.28
- Haircut 20.8 11.8
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 75.1, family 184.86, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 63, expat 73, family 213, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1270.94, family 2137.49, tourist 138.65 local 1066, nomad 1347, expat 1122, family 1347, tourist 123
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 44.9, nomad 52, expat 53.3, family 64.5, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 33.66
- Jeans 86.66 72.2
- Laundry 13.86 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 369.73, expat 207.97, family 392.84, tourist 28.89 local 58, nomad 275.3, expat 148.3, family 2588.2, tourist 33.7
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.02 17.7
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 57.3
- Milk 1.33 1.09
- Mobile Plan 28.89 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.22 44.9
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 5.16
- Rice 1.91 1.62
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.4 8.64
- Running Shoes 98.21 62.7
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.11 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.89 33.67
- Summer Dress 40.44 46.93
- Taxi Start 4.04 2.24
- Taxi per km 1.27 0.65
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 12.35
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 207.97, expat 173.31, family 288.85, tourist 40.44 local 44.9, nomad 79.5, expat 62.2, family 151, tourist 25.9
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 local 84.5, nomad 0, expat 107, family 134, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 28.89, expat 57.77, family 92.43 local 0, expat 45, family 89.8
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.75
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 6.15
Taxi per km, Scooter Rental, and Transportation nomad adjusted for national taxi simulator and sparse village bus service (simuladortaxi.pt, amal.pt).

Sagres cost of living