Desde la comunidad Senhora do Porto, Porto District, Portugal en Couchsurfing: Living costs in Porto

Eileen B.

@EILEEN.BRADLEY3Beloslav, Varna, Bulgaria

Living costs in Porto

Hi all :)

I might be moving to Porto soon, and I was wondering if anyone can tell me what the average cost of living is?

Especially in regards to rent, as I am having some trouble finding out online. How much would it be for a room and how much for an apartment for instance?

And how much would grocery shopping for one person be? I don't eat truffles or drink champagne in general, so just normal stuff ;)

Hope someone can help me out and maybe see you in Porto soon!

Thanks,

Eileen

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Rodrigo C.

@rudriguLondres, Inglaterra, Reino Unido

Do your market research on rents here:

https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/rooms-for-rent-in-porto

300 euros per month should be enough for a decent room of your own in an apartment. A very generous meal at a restaurant can be had for 10 euros. A good bottle of white wine costs 3.5 euros.

Rui M.

@rpmamedeOporto, Oporto, Portugal

You can try to find something in a website call idealista... i think that you can find something that you like.

Eileen B.

@EILEEN.BRADLEY3Beloslav, Varna, Bulgaria

Thank you both for your answers! :)

I have a clearer idea of what I will need to earn now, so I can work from there.

Joana G.

@joana84048993Oporto, Oporto, Portugal

If you want to be in Porto downtown you might have to compromise on space and modernity, to get something on a budget, but recently some appartments were renovated and you might be lucky to find one of those! The further you go away from the city centre, the cheaper and the bigger the appartments are. If you share an appartment with at least 2 friends, you might get to pay 150€ to 200€. Also notice that areas like Asprela (Paranhos), Campo Alegre and Palácio de Cristal, nearby faculties can be more expensive because of student demand for appartments in those areas.

Good luck on the search!

Luis S.

@LUIS.SOUSAOporto, Portugal

Hi there, how are you?

Porto is an excellent choice to know Portugal. It is near Aveiro (45min by car, 1h by train), Coimbra (1h by car or by train) and the all the North part of the country. The tranports are excellent and it has the main stations to get any part of the country in a second.

The cost of living is not very expensive but you can do some things that will help you to save even more money.

Living in V.N.Gaia is the first thing you need to care about. Is very near from Porto and is beatiful as well. Check this 'imovirtual' website so you can find some apartments to rent.

The cost of living is in general low, so you can have an economic meal at lunch for 6€ in a restaurant orbuy ingredients to make yourself at home for 150/200€ maximum per month/person.

Hope it helps.

Best regards.