Cost of Living in Viana do Castelo, 🇵🇹 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 3 22 $1,235 $753 $1,091 $662 $94

Utilities 3 10 — $41 $107 $53 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 $11 $62 $85 $62 $0

Groceries 3 15 24 27 28 30 $96 $241 $617 $193 $5

Transportation 4 8 $67 $49 $116 $40 $11

Dining Out 14 $606 $253 $404 $101 $30

Leisure Activities $250 $180 $900 $52 $20

Health Insurance 11 $67 $67 $200 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 $10 $10 $21 — —

Total $2,342 $1,656 $3,541 $1,163 $162

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 $662.27 $621 – $753 per month

Coworking Space 5 $186.40 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,234.75 $898 – $1,790 per month

Coliving Space $898.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $1.55 per cup

Beer 3 $1.51 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 14 $10.10 per meal

Fast Food Combo 13 3 $8.87 per meal

Apples 3 23 $2.07 per kg

Bread 24 3 $1.67 per loaf

Milk 15 3 $1.00 per liter

Rice 3 25 $1.39 per kg

Chicken Fillets 3 26 $7.82 per kg

Beef 27 28 3 $20.19 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 3 29 $5.20 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 14 $46.70 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 30 3 $0.75 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 8 $3.65 per trip

Taxi per km 8 $1.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $22.45 per month

Gasoline 31 9 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 8 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental 21 $34.79 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.22 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $51.06 per month

Gym Membership 16 $40.86 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 19 $12.35 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $9.82 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 33 3 $82.50 per pair

Summer Dress $33.50 per dress

Running Shoes 3 $75.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 32 3 $13.47 per visit

Laundry 20 $3.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $39.29 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 18 $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 Braga, Guimarães, Porto, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 1234.75
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 785.67 662.27
- Apples 2.25 2.07
- Beef 14.33 20.19
- Beer 2.54 1.51
39 more changes
- Bread 1.44 1.67
- Chicken Fillets 7.86 7.82
- Cinema Ticket 8.67 9.82
- Coffee 1.27 1.55
- Coliving Space 635.47 898
- Coworking Space 167.53 186.4
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 323.51, family 462.16, tourist 75.1 local 101, nomad 606, expat 252.5, family 404, tourist 30.3
- Doctor Visit (GP) 51.99 39.29
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 8.87
- Gasoline 2.17 2.35
- Groceries local 277.3, nomad 207.97, expat 369.73, family 751.01, tourist 13.86 local 192.77, nomad 96.39, expat 240.96, family 616.86, tourist 5.49
- Gym Membership 41.59 40.86
- Haircut 16.18 13.47
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 161.76 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 67, family 200, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1444.25, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 662.27, nomad 1234.75, expat 753, family 1091, tourist 94.29
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 86.66, expat 69.32, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 62.28, nomad 11.22, family 84.72, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 51.06
- Jeans 90.12 82.5
- Laundry 7.51 3.93
- Leisure Activities local 57.77, nomad 254.19, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 52, nomad 250, expat 180, family 900, tourist 20
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.29 10.1
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 46.7
- Milk 1.1 1
- Mobile Plan 25.42 11.22
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 22.45
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.24 1.67
- Rice 1.56 1.39
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 8.92
- Running Shoes 98.21 75
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 13.86 34.79
- Summer Dress 39.28 33.5
- Taxi Start 3.99 3.65
- Taxi per km 0.98 1.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 12.35
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 69.32, expat 92.43, family 173.31, tourist 17.33 local 40.29, nomad 67.05, expat 49.21, family 116.26, tourist 11.16
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 161.76, expat 150.2, family 254.19, tourist 0 local 53.1, nomad 0, expat 41.33, family 106.67, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.11, expat 51.99, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 10.29, expat 10.29, family 20.58
- Wine (Mid-range) 6.93 5.2
Apples, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Wine (Mid-range), Jeans and Haircut re-based to supermarket, brand-shop and barber booking pages after the batch check flagged aggregator-only pricing (continente.pt, fresha.com, salsajeans.com).

Viana do Castelo cost of living