How Cheap is Portugal? What you can expect to pay for drinks, hotels, meals and more in Porto, Lisbon and the Algarve

Porto is an increasingly popular destination for Scottish holidaymakers. | Contributed

With around 26.5 million international visitors last year alone, Portugal is a tourist hotspot that boasts beautiful cities, golden beaches, dramatic landscapes peppered with palaces and wonderful food and drink.

The Algarve region has traditionally been the top choice for Brits, with endless luxury hotels, resorts and villas located in the coast.

But in recent years Porto and Lisbon have both become popular city break destinations, with a host of attractions to keep visitors busy for days, or weeks.

The country has the bonus of having a cost of living that is relatively low compared to the UK.

But just how cheap is it? Here’s what a few common items cost - whether you’re eating in a restaurant, drinking in a pub, or self catering.

Porto

• Inexpensive restaurant: £8.43
• Three course meal for two people, mid-range restaurant: £37.92
• Meal at McDonalds: £6.74
• Domestic beer in a pub (half litre draught): £2.53
• Imported beer in a pub (0.33 litre bottle): £2.95
• Cappuccino in a cafe: £1.76
• Soft drink in a bar/restaurant: £1.54
• Bottled water in a bar/restaurant: £1.00
• Litre of milk: 79p
• Loaf of fresh bread: £1.12
• 12 eggs: £2.26
• Local cheese (1kg): £8.42
• Apples (1kg): £1.65 
• Bottle of wine from a shop (mid-range): £3.37
• Domestic beer from a shop (0.5 litre bottle): 93p
• Imported beer from a shop (0.33 litre bottle): £1.63
• 20 cigarettes: £4.63 
• Taxi (per km): 59p
• Three star hotel: £94 per night
• Four star hotel: £125 per night

Faro (The Algarve)

• Inexpensive restaurant: £10.11
• Three course meal for two people, mid-range restaurant: £33.71
• Meal at McDonalds: £6.74
• Domestic beer in a pub (half litre draught): £1.69
• Imported beer in a pub (0.33 litre bottle): £2.11
• Cappuccino in a cafe: £1.83
• Soft drink in a bar/restaurant: £1.41
• Bottled water in a bar/restaurant: £90p
• Litre of milk: 82p
• Loaf of fresh bread: £1.50
• 12 eggs: £2.17
• Local cheese (1kg): £9.69
• Apples (1kg): £1.87 
• Bottle of wine from a shop (mid-range): £3.37
• Domestic beer from a shop (0.5 litre bottle): 65p
• Imported beer from a shop (0.33 litre bottle): £1.37
• 20 cigarettes: £4.51
• Taxi (per km): 84p
• Three star hotel: £105 per night
• Four star hotel: £159 per night

Lisbon

• Inexpensive restaurant: £10.53
• Three course meal for two people, mid-range restaurant: £42.14
• Meal at McDonalds: £7.50
• Domestic beer in a pub (half litre draught): £2.11
• Imported beer in a pub (0.33 litre bottle): £2.95
• Cappuccino in a cafe: £2.02
• Soft drink in a bar/restaurant: £1.47
• Bottled water in a bar/restaurant: £1.08
• Litre of milk: 82p
• Loaf of fresh bread: £1.21 
• 12 eggs: £2.45
• Local cheese (1kg): £9.15
• Apples (1kg): £1.86
• Bottle of wine from a shop (mid-range): £4.21
• Domestic beer from a shop (0.5 litre bottle): £1.06
• Imported beer from a shop (0.33 litre bottle): £2.32
• 20 cigarettes: £4.72 
• Taxi (per km): 59p
• Three star hotel: £158 per night
• Four star hotel: £226 per night