Ocean, mild climate and one of the easiest EU residencies. Lisbon rents bite.
For living79/100
For travel95/100
Key facts
Average net salary$1,300 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$750 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$12
Traveller daily budget$90 /day
Safety8/10
ClimateMediterranean
Avg summer temperature+28 °C
Avg winter temperature+11 °C
Best time to visitApril, May, June, July, August, September, October
Life expectancy82.4
Population10,804,871
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 163 countries
Places worth seeing
- Alfama: The old quarter, tram 28 and fado.
- Belém: Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery and pastéis de nata.
- Baixa & Praça do Comércio: The grand centre on the Tagus river.
- Miradouro da Senhora do Monte: The best view over Lisbon’s rooftops.
- Time Out Market: A food hall with the city’s best chefs.
- LX Factory: A former factory with cafés, a bookshop and street art.
- Pena Palace: A fairytale painted palace on a hill.
- Quinta da Regaleira: Gardens with a spiral initiation well.
- Cabo da Roca: The westernmost point of mainland Europe.
- Cascais: A seaside town with beaches.
- Ribeira: The Douro riverfront and the Dom Luís I bridge.
- Port cellars, Gaia: Port tasting across the river.
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