Cost of Living in Sintra, 🇵🇹 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 2 $1,405 $1,179 $2,130 $1,033 $118

Utilities 1 4 — $93 $127 $83 —

Internet & Mobile 7 16 $55 $56 $112 $54 $0

Groceries 3 4 $200 $400 $920 $320 $9

Transportation 5 6 10 $50 $34 $145 $34 $15

Dining Out 3 4 $750 $260 $420 $120 $45

Leisure Activities 4 17 18 $230 $115 $2,480 $52 $12

Health Insurance 9 $63 $67 $200 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 15 $10 $45 $90 — —

Total $2,763 $2,249 $6,624 $1,696 $201

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 4 $989.00 $819 – $1,123 per month

Coworking Space 12 13 $281.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $1,437.00 $1,235 – $1,684 per month

Coliving Space 1 $1,010.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 20 $2.13 per cup

Beer 3 4 $2.65 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 4 $13.50 per meal

Fast Food Combo 3 4 $9.13 per meal

Apples 3 $1.63 per kg

Bread 3 $2.23 per loaf

Milk 3 $1.00 per liter

Rice 3 4 $1.48 per kg

Chicken Fillets 3 $8.08 per kg

Beef 3 $13.47 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 3 4 $5.70 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 4 $47.40 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 3 4 $1.00 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 11 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 10 11 $0.53 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 6 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 8 $2.36 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $5.33 per trip

Scooter Rental 10 4 $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 16 4 $42.30 per month

Gym Membership 3 4 $43.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 17 $12.35 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 4 $8.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 4 $91.30 per pair

Summer Dress 3 4 $40.17 per dress

Running Shoes 3 4 $92.40 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 4 $11.40 per visit

Laundry 19 4 $8.98 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 3 4 $76.90 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 3 4 $5.11 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, Porto, Madrid, Berlin, Hanoi

HousingAnywhere Sintra furnished rentals €1,100–€1,690/month (search cards)Listings
Algueirão 2BR furnished €1,200/month incl. bills (Sintra municipality)Listings
Preçoz supermarket price tracker — Mimosa UHT milk from €0.89/LSecondary
Livingcost.org Sintra basket (cross-check)Index
AML Navegante 2026 — Sintra pass €30/month; Metropolitano €40/monthOfficial
Metro Lisboa navegante® metropolitan passesOfficial
NOS Tarifário Like €10/month (55 GB)Official
Octane-95 €2.10/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Lisbon AML urban taxi day flag €3.25 (incl. 1.8 km) + €0.47/kmSecondary
Official taxi tariff lookup (DGE/sector convention)Official
WorkHub flex desk from €125/month + VATOfficial
TEA Room Sintra coworking from £300/monthSecondary
National visa consular fee €110Official
Schengen 90/180-day rulesOfficial
NOS fibre 1 Gbps package from €54.99/month (promo); standalone fibre band ~€38Official
CIF Lisboa tennis court hire (non-member outdoor €11/hour per person)Official
St. Julian’s School fee schedule (Carregueira, Sintra)Official
Arte d'Engomar self-service €3.50/kg wash+dryOfficial
Cafetaria Tulipa Sintra — espresso €0.80; cappuccino €1.90Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1734.74 1437
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 983.02 989
- Apples 2.08 1.63
- Beef 13.88 13.47
- Beer 4.05 2.65
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- Bread 1.39 2.23
- Chicken Fillets 8.67 8.08
- Cinema Ticket 9.83 8.3
- Coffee 1.39 2.13
- Coliving Space 867.37 1010
- Coworking Space 208.17 281
- Dining Out local 92.52, nomad 693.9, expat 289.12, family 346.95, tourist 57.82 local 120, nomad 750, expat 260, family 420, tourist 45
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.39 76.9
- Fast Food Combo 8.67 9.13
- Gasoline 1.97 2.36
- Groceries local 231.3, nomad 92.52, expat 404.77, family 693.9, tourist 11.56 local 320, nomad 200, expat 400, family 920, tourist 8.5
- Gym Membership 46.26 43.9
- Haircut 20.82 11.4
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.39, expat 80.95, family 208.17 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 67, family 200, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 693.9, nomad 1619.09, expat 1098.67, family 1503.44, tourist 115.65 local 1033, nomad 1405, expat 1179, family 2130, tourist 118
- Internet & Mobile local 40.48, nomad 57.82, expat 52.04, family 63.61, tourist 0 local 54, nomad 55, expat 56, family 112, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 42.3
- Jeans 75.17 91.3
- Laundry 6.94 8.98
- Leisure Activities local 57.82, nomad 231.3, expat 115.65, family 208.17, tourist 34.69 local 52, nomad 230, expat 115, family 2480, tourist 12
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.72 13.5
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.82 47.4
- Milk 1.1 1
- Mobile Plan 17.35 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 80.95 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.1 5.11
- Rice 1.39 1.48
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.1 5.33
- Running Shoes 109.87 92.4
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.88 11.22
- Scooter Rental 23.13 33.67
- Summer Dress 57.82 40.17
- Taxi Start 4.39 3.65
- Taxi per km 1.39 0.53
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.35 12.35
- Transportation local 57.82, nomad 69.39, expat 92.52, family 173.47, tourist 17.35 local 34, nomad 50, family 145, tourist 15
- Utilities local 104.08, nomad 0, expat 138.78, family 173.47, tourist 0 local 83, nomad 0, expat 93, family 127, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 46.26, expat 57.82, family 92.52 local 0, nomad 10, expat 45, family 90
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.04 1
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.56 5.7
Coffee, Beer, Wine (Mid-range), Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Running Shoes, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities (family), Health Insurance (expat), Visa & Legal Fees (nomad), Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Pharmacy (basic meds) — ≥15% moves vs prior generated file: Coffee 1.39→2.13 (Tulipa cappuccino €1.90); Beer, Wine (Mid-range), Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Running Shoes, Haircut, Laundry, Pharmacy (basic meds) via Preçoz/Livingcost; Monthly Transport Pass, Transportation, Scooter Rental via AML Navegante 2026; Gasoline via GlobalPetrolPrices; Mobile Plan, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Internet & Mobile via NOS; Utilities, Dining Out, Leisure Activities (family), Health Insurance (expat), Visa & Legal Fees (nomad) via Livingcost, HousingAnywhere, SafetyWing, MFA fees (cdn.website.dish.co, documentacao.aml.pt, nos.pt, livingcost.org)

Sintra cost of living