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Moving to a new country is always dificult in terms of managing a new budget with different prices.

The following values are for general indication only, and the monthly expenses of utilities are per estimate and are here to give you an ideia of cost in Lisbon (it all depends how you live).

Outside of the Great Lisbon area some prices might be lower. Location is an important element in the house rental budget. Contact us for further information on prices for renting and buying or any other specific values you may need (such as schooling).

Beware that despite the fact that earning capacity of portuguese os significantly lower than the european average, the cost of living in Lisbon is higher than spanish cities. Likewise, cars are very expensive (especially diesel cars) because of the 21% VAT tax on vehicles applied in Portugal, on top of another tax «IA » (Automobile Tax) based on the cubic cylinders of the car.

Utilities (per month ; w/ VAT ; household of 4)
Electricity
150 €
Water
50 €
Gas – without central heating
50 €
w/ central heating 250 €
Telephone (rental of line) 15,5 €
Internet ADSL 35 €
Cable TV (TV Cabo – standard pack) 19,60 €
Minimum wage 365,60 €
Domestic Service 353,20 €
Petrol (litre of diesel/unleaded) 0,82 –1,05 €
Cleaning services 6 € per hour
Babysitter 7 € per hour
Coffee (an expresso in a coffee shop) 0,50 €
Milk (1 l) 0,80 €
Cinema ticket 6,00 €
Metro ticket 0,65 €
Big Mac 2,60€
Bar of chocolate 0,75 €
Taxi (average course) 6 €
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