# Cost of living in Porto

What it costs to live in Porto, Portugal — $1,940/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $1,940 |
| Couple | $2,401 |
| Family (4) | $4,977 |
| Retirees | $2,401 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $1,297 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $398 |  |
| Transport | $47 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $197 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $956 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $1,297 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $1,664 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $2,247 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.15 |
| Bread (loaf) | $1.62 |
| Eggs (12) | $3.63 |
| Rice (1kg) | $1.62 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $7.43 |
| Apples (1kg) | $2.27 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $2.61 |
| Potatoes (1kg) | $1.73 |
| Water (1.5L) | $0.79 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $5.90 |
| Beer (0.5L) | $1.31 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $13 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $59 |
| Cappuccino | $2.52 |
| Beer (draught) | $3.54 |
| Coke (0.33L) | $2.50 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $47 |
| Single ride | $1.83 |
| Taxi start | $4.13 |
| Taxi per km | $0.88 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $2.04 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $1,550/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $2,944
- **Local currency:** EUR (1 USD ≈ 0.91 EUR)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vienna | $1,303 | $2,394 | /cost-of-living/vienna |
| Florence | $1,316 | $2,332 | /cost-of-living/florence |
| Bilbao | $1,259 | $2,147 | /cost-of-living/bilbao |
| Rome | $1,355 | $2,191 | /cost-of-living/rome |
| Frankfurt | $1,358 | $2,490 | /cost-of-living/frankfurt |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/porto

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/porto) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.