The real cost of living in Lisbon
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- What's the cost of living in Lisbon like? Is it expensive? Cheap?
See the opinion of bePortugal's CEO about the cost of living in Lisbon:
Cost of Groceries
Cost of Transportation
Monthly bills
Cost of buying a house
Cost of renting a place
Going to restaurants and other costs
Thank you for the video. I lived in Carcavelos as a child and now that I am retired I am thinking of moving back. We just spent a month there and are working with 2 realtors to attain this goal. You live in a beautiful country. filled with friendly people. Compared to the USA it a truly safe place to live. When we encountered people in Portugal they often wondered why we would move from the US to PT for me one of the biggest reasons is safety. In America you can be shot pretty easily. Please keep up the good work.
This is so not true. I have family that lives in Portugal and I do love it there, it’s a safe place but you are not playing Russian roulette with your life going to the grocery store in America. It’s not “easy to be shot” by any means.
@@AV-iw3xc I am a Delawarean but I worked in Philadelphia for the transit authority on the maintenance management team. All of our repair depots are in bad areas of the city - no one wants to live near trains running around 24/7. So yes I could easily walk across the street to a store and get shot. Last year 2000 people were shot with near 500 deaths. You may not work or live in that world but I did .The US as compared to the rest of the world VERY dangerous.
@@bluehenbrian302 no, that small sub segment of the country is dangerous, as almost any city, country or continent has but again. 98% of the country, if you mind your business, you live. No need to be hyperbolic.
Cheap or expensive...it is all depending on your income, so not really a 100% objective matter
The food and other home suppliers......are cheap...........but rent is expensive for a person works in Portugal, salaries are not enough to afford for living in Lisbon...salary is between 800 to 1100...it is not enough, so it is expensive.......
Mona Barakat Giro is the salary is low and people can’t afford rent does that mean crime is high?
@@annielin2894 Portugal is 3rd peaceful country in the world, The salary is low, so one person cannot afford to rent alone an apartment, so s/he shares it with others, and people in Portugal have family bond.
I have moved 3 months ago to lisbon with family. Its a very pleasant experience to live here and the living is really cheap specially groceries and my electricity gas and water bills never cross 80 euros per month with 5 family members living in house. Public transport is very reasonable and cheap. Yes the gas rates cars and property rents are higher but comparing to other countries house rents are still reasonable. It's a very nice country with amazing people and weather.ranked the third peaceful country in the world love Portugal.
Haroon Zia hi are you chinese? If yes where did you move from?
@@annielin2894 I am from Pakistan. Moved from Pakistan. Are you in here?
Haroon Zia no I am living in Brooklyn New York
@@annielin2894 ohh okfine 😊
Bro what will be the rent for bachelors? Like only for 2-3 person?
Thank you I love your website! I am planning to move in Portugal with little savings to start a new life. I am from Brooklyn, New York and I hate the state. I want to live in a peaceful country like Portugal!
Nice!! I am from the same place planning to do the same exact thing for a peaceful life as well :)
N'dea De Jesus it would be great to catch up where are you now?
MJM M does it matter? This city is going to hell!
MJM M No matter where I go, some idiot is talking US politics. Even on a video for Portugal. Smh
Hamptonbays Long island
Thank you for your good explanation. I'm italian, planning to move to Lisbon in a while. For what I can say, I've never seen in Italy average apartments that cost as much as in Lisbon. Maybe here in Italy, even in Florence, Rome, Milan, for 1000 euros you can rent very big houses. The average apartments here cost from 500 to 800 euros. It depends where of course. The minimun salary for 40 h per week is about 1000/1200 euros. But taxes are much more expensive in Italy. My main worry to live in Portugal is about the unfair ratio between salary and renting. About all the rest I am making a very good idea. Cheers!
This is a an informative video from the perspective of a native Portuguese citizen. Obrigado.
Just my opinion;
Really great Video, I would just like to point out that Food in Portugal in NOT Cheap. It is (very) afordable, if you go to the right places and depending wher you are coming from. (Poland is Cheaper). Basic goods are even cheaper in Germany. (Milk /Bread/ Rice/ Sugar/ ...) Rent is getting very expensive at the moment, as now Portugal (Lisbon and Porto) are "Trendy".
'Rent is getting very expensive at the moment, as now Portugal (Lisbon and Porto) are "Trendy"'
Rent is getting expensive because private capital along with the banks (with the government colluding) is stockpiling property and using sharks (wi-fi professionals) to pay above-average prices for rents, thus forcing out locals!
Have just recently been to Southern Portugal and found food in a supermarket like Lidl and Aldi around the same prices as here in Ireland .Eating out is a lot cheaper though than in Ireland .
@@nossasenhoradoo871 What's a 'wi-fi professional'? I want to be one!
I am an American expat, Lisbon, Portugal is not cheap. One of the reasons is US dollar is cheaper than Euro. It is very cold in the winter. The utilities are expensive . The upside, the rent is cheaper than in the US.
We live in GA, just outside of Atlanta. Apart from basic food stuffs, nothing that I have researched about Lisbon or Portugal in general, is cheaper than where we currently live. You would really have to be coming from California, NY city or another large city for you to see any real savings. We like the idea of living in Portugal, but honestly our living expenses would actually increase quite a bit. We would be buying a detached house if we moved there and the price of homes is triple what we would pay here and their homes are not exactly the prettiest or particularly well designed.
NOT AT ALL, very expensive city to live. You need at least 1200 euro min to survive. Or you want live on bread and milk only. The avg income is 900 euros.
"The avg income is 900 euros"
Unless you are Joao Soares, then you can live off the state - like his father did!
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Considering purchasing power parity index and average salary, Lisbon is more expensive than: Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Italy, Ireland, Austria, Moldova, Germany, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Slovakia, Greece. But Cheaper than Armenia, Georgia, Spain, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Macedonia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Croatia, Russia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Romania, Latvia, Hungary, Turkey, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Azerbaijan.
You should also let us know B&B, and half/full board in local hotels of medium and lower range.
Well done Bruno.
interesting video, thanks for the insight.
Cheaper or expensive for whom?
With a german salary it all seems quite cheap, but I believe companies in Portugal don't pay that much.. ;)
No, no, no - groceries are considerably cheaper in the UK - of that I have no doubt! There are no real 'discount' stores as in the UK - I don't class Lidl/Aldi and certainly not Pingo Doce as discount. Apart from eating out and public transport, Lisbon is expensive - the oft repeated UA-cam thread of it having a low cost of living seriously needs amending.
We are American retirees thinking of moving to Portugal. Would you create a video about tax on capital gains, pensions, dividends, government social securities, IRA (individual retirement account), and RMDs (required minimum distributions from IRAs)?
The Portuguese governments advertised that NHR (non habitual resident status) residents pays No Portuguese tax for 10 years. However, I read an article in early 2020 that capital gains will be tax at 28% and pensions will be taxed, too. Does pensions include IRA and RMD?
Americans need to have personal savings since social securities is not much. It seems that the Portuguese government has "updated" tax policies for NHR. If it is true, most of American retirees with good saving cannot afford to come to retire in your beautiful country.
Watch the channel name " our rich journey" or something like that, they have a lot of good videos which would answers your questions.
Micky are you going to buy an apartment?
Excellent video and useful information. Thank you 😊
To buy or rent a house/ flat it is way cheaper than in England and Wales, Scotland is about the same price range of houses and flats dipending on how new and renovated they are. Fule is more expensive in lisbon than in the UK, the areah that I live in Fule costs about £1.10 per Liter
thanks bro for ur good information .. may Allah bless you
Faço constantemente viagens Lisboa-Alemanha (em geral) e posso dizer-te que nos supermercados as coisas são mais baratas lá. Não sei de onde tirou esta ideia de as coisas serem mais baratas em Portugal, até mesmo com os nossos vizinhos espanhóis tem coisas e coisas.
Obvio que quem fez este video não sabe o custo de vidas nos outros paises, este gajo não sabe nada.
You forgot to mention at 9:30PM 95% of buses and trams shut down, at midnight no more subway or trains... So if you have dinner at Belem and finish at midnight only a Ubber will save you
Compared to Nairobi Kenya it's very very affordable. That food bill would be for a week if you are very frugal here, your lights would be turned off in 1 week with that amount 😑
Thank you for your video, it was both interesting and informative....a very clear explanation and professional presentation
Can i get workpermitt visa in portugal from india please reply sir and Where can i get cheap house under 350£
Yes you can outside Lisboa.but you have to surch a looooot
350??? are you crazy? maybe you can find a small room or find other 3 ppl that come with you and share a house and pay at least 1000.
If you can live on spaghetti and rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner Portugal is cheap other than that it's as expensive as anywhere. They have the most expensive fuel in the world.
Good information. Thank you . How about school & education costs ?
How much capital is required to open Diet house restaurant business?
An outsourcing business?
2500 Euro for a family? It cost me that much for a single person in Canada to live a normal life.
And if you live outside of Lisbon (a good example Odivelas), you can live with 1500€. This house is only 750€/month and have 2 bedrooms one living room one kitchen and one bathroom. www.idealista.pt/imovel/30521773/
You can buy groceries for about 350€ and other bills can cost about 400€ and can live a good live with only 1500€/month for a family of 4. Ofcourse if you kids go to a public school (evrything is free) or you choose to have a free public healthcare. Public healthcare in Portugal is ranked number 12 in the world (stats of 2019).
There are very good public transportation like subway/buses from Odivelas to Lisbon. In 20 minutes you can reach the center of Lisbon from Odivelas.
You find way cheaper than that its bullshit he is talking for uperclass people that dont know how to save
What about property tax... like monthly charges...in the UK we have counsil tax which is the tax we pay based on the area we live and includes rubbish collection Street lights and general area maintenance. I am in my early 40 and considering moving to Lisbon to retire now but I have concerns about inheritance laws and other not so straight forward laws. I heard is very easy to buy a property but very costly and difficult to sell or move money around.. is that true?
Hi if I will buy a property in Lisbon . Like small house . Do u have any idea how much does it cost ?
Not cheap you can afford just as much in America
Neatly explained. Thank you!
Thank you for making this video.
That is very expensive young man.
What is the rent of one apartment for a single person per month
Please
This was very helpful, thank you!
Helpful for who??
People natural citizens are going to be living on the side walk....
High rentals due to forgners moving in.
Please go back home after your vacation...
It's cheap for who ??
Certainly not for the Portuguese citizens...
It's cheap for outsiders who can afford to pay high prices.
Due to the changing in Portuguese society forgners are responsible to put the Portuguese citizens out on the street...
It's proper to welcome turists, and treat them with respect...
But after vacation please go back to your home land...
Lisbon became a very wired place to live in
New food habits
New different vocabulary
Etc etc.
This is a small country with limited sources.
Portugal was born almost 1.000 years ago... forgners are changing our culture...
Please after vacation go home....
I prefer Braga to Lisbon
@ Joy Brautigam
Oh wow, may I please ask why? Is Braga less inundated with tourists as was Lisbon and area when I made my first visit to Portugal in July 2018? I plan to retire in Portugal, the birth place of my parents, in 2024. I have more of the country to discover before I decide on location.
I will be maintaining a Personal Blog focused on Menswear and assume that Lisbon would be an obvious choice. I appreciate your input.🌺
Good info! Is there an English cinema in Lisbon ?thank you
Rent is too much compare to other countries like asian countries.. it maybe cheap compare to other europian countries but still.. i've heard that hostels are good for single person like only 100 € for a month, is that true?
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Berlin is overall cheaper or the same
This video is a year old.what is the current situation report please?
200 euros furnished. The sad part about Turkey is is you need to work you will make 1.50 euros an hour 😏
6 euro for a kilo of chicken in Lisbon in the market. The same chicken in Turkey costs 1.20 euro. A one bedroom apartment in a good part of town in Istanbul or Izmir costs
Where did you get that? Portuguese houses are not insulated? Are you sure?
thank you for information
Thank you sir
Cheap here? You forget a lot of things as car insurance, via verde highways, banking fees, state taxes, etc etc. And if you want to heat with quality don´t aspect just to spend only a few euros as you said. Ask to a foreigner who lives here at least one year here? It´s not like you said man. Sorry about that but some optimist guys make me crazy!!!
"You forget a lot of things as car insurance, via verde highways, banking fees, state taxes, etc etc. And if you want to heat with quality don´t aspect just to spend only a few euros as you said. Ask to a foreigner who lives here at least one year here? It´s not like you said man. Sorry about that but some optimist guys make me crazy!!!"
Well... you have to support the corrupt government and pay off the national debt (140% of GDP) somehow! Disgraced banker (aren't they all a disgrace?) Ricardo Salgado once claimed that the Portuguese like to live off subsidies, an irony in that the most subsidised business in the world is banks: they borrow off central banks (BoE, ECB, Fed, ect.) for almost nothing and charge through-the-roof interest rates for mortgages while stock-piling housing with government consent!
Hello,
Is it possible to find a T1 witb only 500 euros were i can look for rent is there any agencies ?
probably not in central lisbon with this price but you can find that around lisbon (still with metro lines and bus to go to the city or if you have a car) and you can look on websites like olx, casa sapo, custojusto
Very subjective, "broad brush" view on costs, therefore not as useful as it could be.
@Asha Green You make a good point but I commented on this particular video alone.
Like I said, it's a "broad brush" subjective view but going to Bruno's website really gives this video context.
Given the changes to everything of late, because of the virus, an update would be interesting to see.
That’s not true, this guy does not know what his talking about. It is a lot more for food expenses. 250 euros for a couple per week is more like it.
That's way too much!!! Except if you always eat out.
My family of four spends 750 per month but I spend 500 of them because I eat expensive vegan food and use 6€×5 a week so...
How much do you pay for a hair cut?
Blaming the foreigners, is the same no matter where you go.
"Blaming the foreigners, is the same no matter where you go."
I don't blame "foreigners". I only blame private capital and Zionist scum! It's the same problem every where in the world!
@O L I
"we need another Revolution to fix some things up seems to work in France"
What are doing about it then, moaning? Stop paying direct taxes and reclaim indirect taxes. It's easy, it's effective and it's a start!
What about good things like Pork and Alcohol ? Is it expensive ?
EXPENSIVE
Fabio Tonto expensive?
Bruno I am planning to move there to Lisbon, I would like to spend about 30000 on a two bedroom apartment to buy. Let me know if this is possible.
@John R how big is that? in US measurement?
John R thank you that is small
John R where do you live now?
John R what does that mean Ottawa?
This apartment for 38000€ is the most cheap you can find in Lisbon region (T1 equivalente one bedroom). No way you can find in Lisbon area a 2 bedrooms for 30000.
See this house www.idealista.pt/imovel/30601056/
15 minutes from Lisbon and one bedroom one kitchen, one living room and one WC.
This apartment is cheap because is from the court and normally you need to wait sometime for the house until the court finish the process (normally a few months).
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Is there graffiti everywhere? Jeez that looks awful...
How are you
Absolute rubbish 250 euros a MONTH for a couple in food and groceries per month.
It's not possible to go below 300 eur on food per person, for a couple 600 eur. I'm always out looking to save some money, 300 is borderline starving.
@@az9az9az9 I meant to say impossible to eat normally for 250 euros a month its more like 700 minimum in my opinion
@@josephgreen2008 We have saying "the money that is too much for dying and too little for living".
You can pay 16 eur for 250 ml beer (6-8 eur average on special beer shop), 3 eur for 1L of pure orange juice, 4 eur on 10 organic eggs, 38 eur for 1 kg of blackberries.
@@az9az9az9 Very expensive
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