Cost of Living in Tomar, 🇵🇹 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 2 $651 $561 $1,066 $561 $561

Utilities 8 9 2 — $66 $147 $66 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 2 $11 $42 $53 $42 $3

Groceries 1 10 11 $106 $213 $639 $213 $5

Transportation 4 7 $68 $42 $101 $15 $12

Dining Out 1 13 19 $818 $202 $348 $110 $37

Leisure Activities 1 3 14 $397 $82 $2,204 $54 $9

Health Insurance 15 $68 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 16 $10 $5 $10 — —

Total $2,129 $1,213 $4,568 $1,061 $627

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $561.23 per month

Coworking Space 3 $314.29 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $651.03 per month

Coliving Space $505.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $1.93 per cup

Beer 1 $2.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 19 $13.80 per meal

Fast Food Combo 12 $8.87 per meal

Apples 1 $2.03 per kg

Bread 1 $1.86 per loaf

Milk 10 $1.12 per liter

Rice 1 $1.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $7.28 per kg

Beef 1 $13.80 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $4.63 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $39.30 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.96 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $1.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $5.95 per month

Gasoline 1 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $30.31 per month

Gym Membership 14 $44.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $15.71 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 $9.35 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $70.00 per pair

Summer Dress $40.00 per dress

Running Shoes $78.30 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $11.90 per visit

Laundry 18 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $73.50 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 Coimbra, Castelo Branco, Fundao, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1675.33 651.03
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 722.13 561.23
- Apples 2.25 2.03
- Beef 13.63 13.8
- Beer 3.47 2.61
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- Bread 1.5 1.86
- Chicken Fillets 8.32 7.28
- Cinema Ticket 8.67 9.35
- Coffee 0.98 1.93
- Coliving Space 635.47 505
- Coworking Space 155.98 314.29
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 323.51, family 462.16, tourist 63.55 local 110.4, nomad 818.1, expat 201.52, family 347.84, tourist 36.58
- Doctor Visit (GP) 51.99 73.5
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 8.87
- Gasoline 2.17 1.95
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 751.01, tourist 9.24 local 212.87, nomad 106.44, family 638.62, tourist 5.01
- Gym Membership 40.44 44.9
- Haircut 17.33 11.9
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 161.76, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 68.13
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1270.94, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 109.76 local 561.23, nomad 651.03, family 1066.34
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 41.53, nomad 11.22, family 52.76, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 30.31
- Jeans 86.66 70
- Laundry 13.86 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 46.22, nomad 277.3, expat 173.31, family 231.08, tourist 23.11 local 54.25, nomad 396.59, expat 82.3, family 2204.03, tourist 8.98
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.29 13.8
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 39.3
- Milk 1.1 1.12
- Mobile Plan 25.42 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 5.95
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 1.67
- Rice 1.68 1.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 8.92
- Running Shoes 98.21 78.3
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 33.67
- Summer Dress 40.44 40
- Taxi Start 4.16 3.65
- Taxi per km 0.64 1.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 15.71
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 46.22, expat 92.43, family 173.31, tourist 13.86 local 14.87, nomad 68.39, expat 41.63, family 101.1, tourist 12.29
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 184.86, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 local 66.27, nomad 0, family 147.3, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 40.44, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 5.14, family 10.29
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.96
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.51 4.63
Fix pass checked units, borrowing disclosures, citations and profile arithmetic for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, 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, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Unsupported hotel and resident insurance figures were omitted (idealista.pt, artedengomar.pt, vistos.mne.gov.pt).

Tomar cost of living