Cost of Living in Portugal

The Portuguese are the biggest fish eaters per capita in Europe, and fresh fish of great variety is available in the ever-present daily markets.

For instance, the abundance of sunshine in this part of the world means an abundance of fresh produce, too, also available in the local markets.

Meantime, pollution rates are low, and streets, towns, and beaches are kept clean and litter-free.

Portugal has long been popular with expats, but its popularity has skyrocketed in the past two or three years.

Most of the attention is focused on those three areas (the Algarve, Lisbon, and Porto), and that attention has driven up property prices and costs of living.

Braga is affordable not only relative to the costs of living in the United States and Canada; it’s also affordable relative to other places in Portugal. Property prices and costs of living haven’t been inflated as much as in places like the Algarve, Lisbon, and Porto. For its rich lifestyle, Braga is a bargain.

It also offers a more authentically Portuguese, tranquil, and affordable way of life relative to those places.