Cost of Living in Porto

Summary of cost of living in Porto, Portugal:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 10.00 € 7.50-15.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 50.00 € 35.00-70.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 8.00 € 7.00-9.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 3.00 € 1.80-4.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 3.75 € 2.00-5.50
Cappuccino (regular) 2.01 € 1.00-3.50
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.88 € 1.00-2.50
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.36 € 1.00-2.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 3.58 € 3.10-4.16
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.17 € 0.64-1.85
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.64 € 0.45-0.91
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.62 € 2.20-3.24
Local Cheese (1 lb) 4.69 € 3.18-8.99
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.92 € 1.25-4.08
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 5.87 € 4.53-8.16
Apples (1 lb) 0.86 € 0.31-1.13
Banana (1 lb) 0.56 € 0.45-1.13
Oranges (1 lb) 0.71 € 0.45-1.36
Tomato (1 lb) 0.94 € 0.68-1.32
Potato (1 lb) 0.63 € 0.45-1.04
Onion (1 lb) 0.76 € 0.45-1.27
Lettuce (1 head) 1.35 € 0.84-2.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.74 € 0.26-1.80
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 4.00 € 3.00-7.50
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.08 € 0.79-1.82
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.02 € 1.00-3.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 5.50 € 5.00-6.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.00 € 1.40-2.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 40.00 € 35.00-40.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.50 € 2.70-5.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 1.29 € 1.13-1.77
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 15.00 € 14.80-25.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.66 € 6.17-7.38
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 30,000.00 € 30,000.00-35,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 33,620.00 € 34,070.00-34,070.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 118.52 € 75.56-184.17
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 20.23 € 10.00-35.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 37.84 € 25.00-60.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 37.68 € 25.00-50.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 13.86 € 7.00-20.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 8.00 € 7.00-12.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 485.00 € 350.00-1,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 7,883.33 € 3,600.00-12,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 97.57 € 30.00-120.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 30.84 € 20.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 80.92 € 50.00-120.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 92.14 € 55.00-150.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,045.59 € 800.00-1,500.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 816.59 € 600.00-1,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,860.33 € 1,300.00-2,800.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,364.60 € 1,100.00-2,000.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 370.11 € 278.71-486.90
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 270.26 € 213.68-371.61
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 1,107.70 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.80 1.31-5.43

Prices in Porto

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Last update: March 2025
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4 Comments so far
Bill T. on Apr 15, 2024:
Government increased minimum wages considerably since jan 1st 2024

Still one of the most sunny and affordable places in Europe.
lilian on Jul 30, 2023:
It is sad how low the wages is! 1000 euro cannot do much over there. Most are just living from pay cheque to pay cheque.
kyriakos (Real Deal) on Apr 02, 2023:
It would be useful next to the purchase of a car to include a typical car rental. By the day or weekly.
kyriakos (Real Deal) on Mar 30, 2023:
Very good site. However it would be helpful to have a link with Google maps so to know the locations of the cities.