How much does a trip to Lisbon cost?

What things cost in Lisbon

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters

From Espresso, A Padaria Portuguesa + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Ham and cheese sandwich, Pastéis de Belém + Caldo verde (kale soup), A Padaria Portuguesa + Preguinho (steak sandwich), A Padaria Portuguesa (€14.44) to Galão (milky coffee), A Padaria Portuguesa + Pastel de Belém, Pastéis de Belém + Preguinho (steak sandwich), A Padaria Portuguesa + Dish of the day, Monday to Friday, A Padaria Portuguesa + Mineral water, Pastéis de Belém (€24.93).

Local and cheap

From Espresso, A Padaria Portuguesa + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Dish of the day, Monday to Friday, A Padaria Portuguesa × 2 (€20.33) to Galão (milky coffee), A Padaria Portuguesa + Pastel de Belém, Pastéis de Belém + Dish of the day, Monday to Friday, A Padaria Portuguesa + House croquettes with tomato rice, Cervejaria Trindade + Mineral water, Pastéis de Belém (€32.94).

Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner

From Galão (milky coffee), A Padaria Portuguesa + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Dish of the day, Monday to Friday, A Padaria Portuguesa + House croquettes with tomato rice, Cervejaria Trindade + Mineral water, Pastéis de Belém (€29.74) to Galão (milky coffee), A Padaria Portuguesa + Pastel de Belém, Pastéis de Belém + Dish of the day, Monday to Friday, A Padaria Portuguesa + Bacalhau à Brás (salt cod with eggs and potatoes), Cervejaria Trindade + Mineral water, Pastéis de Belém (€35.94).

Restaurants most of the time

From Galão (milky coffee), A Padaria Portuguesa + Pastel de Belém, Pastéis de Belém + House croquettes with tomato rice, Cervejaria Trindade + Bacalhau à Brás (salt cod with eggs and potatoes), Cervejaria Trindade + Mineral water, Pastéis de Belém (€39.95) to Galão (milky coffee), A Padaria Portuguesa + Pastel de Belém, Pastéis de Belém + Bacalhau à Brás (salt cod with eggs and potatoes), Cervejaria Trindade + Sirloin steak, Trindade style, Cervejaria Trindade + Mineral water, Pastéis de Belém + Glass of red wine, 15 cl, Cervejaria Trindade (€55.20).

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

• • €4.00 per person per night, whatever the room costs
  • Only the first 7 nights are charged.
  • Under-13s don't pay.

Which area to stay in Lisbon: the neighbourhood comparison

Paying in Portugal

What holds for the whole country: where to change money, whether to tip, and the taxes.

Where to change money

The cheapest route is usually an ATM and a card that does not charge for converting; whether yours does is up to your bank. These are the places that change cash.

• Banks
• Exchange counters

Tipping

Taxes and charges

• Consumption tax: 23%, and 13% on restaurant food.