Cost of studying in Portugal
Portugal has no official living-cost figure. Check price levels, a monthly breakdown and the last five years on this page.

This country has no official living-cost figure.
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We do not yet have sourced monthly amounts for this country, so there is no breakdown. You can compare its price level with other countries below.
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Price level (US = 1.0)
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- Colombia: 0.36
- Philippines: 0.39
- Mexico: 0.50
- Spain: 0.70
- South Korea: 0.73
- France: 0.83
- Germany: 0.84
- Ireland: 0.89
- Japan: 0.90
- United Kingdom: 0.92
- Canada: 0.93
- United States: 1.00
- New Zealand: 1.04
- Australia: 1.05
The last 5 years
The Euro has lost about 4% against the US Dollar in 5 years. The same payment now costs less.
1 EUR = 1.16 USD → 1.12 USD
October 2026:1 EUR = 1.12 USD
- October 2021:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- November 2021:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- December 2021:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
- January 2022:1 EUR = 1.14 USD
- February 2022:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
- March 2022:1 EUR = 1.12 USD
- April 2022:1 EUR = 1.11 USD
- May 2022:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- June 2022:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- July 2022:1 EUR = 1.04 USD
- August 2022:1 EUR = 1.02 USD
- September 2022:1 EUR = 1.00 USD
- October 2022:1 EUR = 0.976 USD
- November 2022:1 EUR = 0.995 USD
- December 2022:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- January 2023:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- February 2023:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- March 2023:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- April 2023:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- May 2023:1 EUR = 1.10 USD
- June 2023:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- July 2023:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- August 2023:1 EUR = 1.10 USD
- September 2023:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- October 2023:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- November 2023:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- December 2023:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- January 2024:1 EUR = 1.10 USD
- February 2024:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- March 2024:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- April 2024:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- May 2024:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- June 2024:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- July 2024:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- August 2024:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- September 2024:1 EUR = 1.11 USD
- October 2024:1 EUR = 1.11 USD
- November 2024:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- December 2024:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- January 2025:1 EUR = 1.03 USD
- February 2025:1 EUR = 1.03 USD
- March 2025:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- April 2025:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- May 2025:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
- June 2025:1 EUR = 1.14 USD
- July 2025:1 EUR = 1.18 USD
- August 2025:1 EUR = 1.14 USD
- September 2025:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- October 2025:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- November 2025:1 EUR = 1.15 USD
- December 2025:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- January 2026:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- February 2026:1 EUR = 1.18 USD
- March 2026:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- April 2026:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- May 2026:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- June 2026:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- July 2026:1 EUR = 1.14 USD
- August 2026:1 EUR = 1.15 USD
- September 2026:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- October 2026:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
- October 2026:1 EUR = 1.12 USD
Sources and revision history
World Bank price level (US = 1.0). The same yardstick as the city diagnosis.
Exchange rate source: European Central Bank reference rates (Frankfurter). The last point is October 30, 2026.
Source: Embassy of Portugal in Tokyo: visas
checked October 28, 2026
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