How much does a trip to Porto cost?

What things cost in Porto

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 + Bifana (pork sandwich), Café Santiago × 2 + Still water, 37 cl, Café Santiago (€13.65) to Galão (milky coffee), A Padaria Portuguesa + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Toasted ham and cheese sandwich, Café Santiago + Francesinha, without fries, Café Santiago + Still water, 37 cl, Café Santiago (€19.55).

Local and cheap

From Espresso, Café Santiago + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Dish of the day, Monday to Friday, A Padaria Portuguesa + Francesinha, without fries, Café Santiago + Still water, 37 cl, Café Santiago (€23.79) to Meia de leite (milky coffee), Café Santiago + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Dish of the day, Monday to Friday, A Padaria Portuguesa + Hake fillets with rice, Café Santiago + Still water, 37 cl, Café Santiago (€28.99).

Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner

From Meia de leite (milky coffee), Café Santiago + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Bacalhau à Brás (salt cod with eggs and potatoes), Café Santiago + Francesinha especial, Cufra + Still water, 37 cl, Café Santiago (€28.10) to Meia de leite (milky coffee), Café Santiago + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Hake fillets with rice, Café Santiago + Steak with ham, served on a plate, Cufra + Still water, 37 cl, Café Santiago + Glass of wine, 16 cl, Café Santiago (€36.20).

Restaurants most of the time

From Meia de leite (milky coffee), Café Santiago + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Francesinha especial, Cufra + Steak with ham, served on a plate, Cufra + Still water, 37 cl, Café Santiago (€33.70) to Meia de leite (milky coffee), Café Santiago + Pastel de nata, A Padaria Portuguesa + Steak with ham, served on a plate, Cufra + Grilled steak, Cufra + Still water, 37 cl, Café Santiago + Glass of wine, 16 cl, Café Santiago (€46.40).

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

• • €3.00 per person per night, whatever the room costs
  • Only the first 7 nights are charged.
  • Under-13s don't pay.

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.