Portugal
Portugal is a western European country on the Atlantic, long favoured by remote workers and retirees for its mild coast, English-friendly cities, and residence routes. The figures below are screened, sourced, and dated. They are not advice.
Cost and climate
| Cost of living (price level index) | 86.6 verified source Eurostat, price level index for actual individual consumption (tec00120, EU27=100) Verified 2026-06-24 Portugal price level index for actual individual consumption (EU27 = 100): 86.6 in 2025 (100 = EU average). |
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| Average January high | 14.8 °C low confidence, verify Lisbon climate normals (IPMA 1981-2010), via Wikipedia Verified 2026-06-24 Lisbon, the capital, shown as representative for Portugal: mean daily maximum 14.8 C in January (1981 to 2010 normals). |
| Average July high | 27.9 °C low confidence, verify Lisbon climate normals (IPMA 1981-2010), via Wikipedia Verified 2026-06-24 Lisbon: mean daily maximum 27.9 C in July (1981 to 2010 normals). |
| Annual sunshine | 2874.9 hours low confidence, verify Lisbon climate normals, via Wikipedia Verified 2026-06-24 Lisbon: about 2,874.9 mean annual sunshine hours. |
| Climate classification | Csa verified source GloH2O Koppen-Geiger climate classification (Beck et al. 2023) Verified 2026-06-24 Koppen-Geiger class Csa, hot-summer Mediterranean, across much of central and southern Portugal. |
Residency and tax
These are published national rules reported from their source on the verified date. They are not advice and they change. Confirm your own position with a licensed professional and the official source.
| Digital nomad visa, minimum net income | 3680 EUR/month good source Portugal D8 visa income floor: 4x the national minimum wage (920 euros/month in 2026), applied by AIMA Verified 2026-06-24 Portugal D8 digital nomad visa: minimum income of 4 times the national minimum wage, about 3,680 euros per month in 2026, assessed by AIMA at the appointment date. |
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| Golden visa / investor residency | Real estate and capital-transfer routes removed in October 2023 (Mais Habitacao, Law 56/2023). Remaining routes include 500,000 euros into qualifying Portuguese investment funds, 250,000 euros cultural support (200,000 in low-density areas), 500,000 euros scientific research, and job creation. good source Portugal golden visa (ARI) after the 2023 Mais Habitacao reform Verified 2026-06-24 Real estate purchases and capital transfers no longer qualify; investment funds (minimum 500,000 euros) and cultural support (from 250,000 euros) remain. |
| Top personal income tax rate | 48 % good source PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Portugal, taxes on personal income Verified 2026-06-24 Top personal income tax rate 48 percent on taxable income above about 86,634 euros, plus a solidarity rate of 2.5 to 5 percent on higher incomes. |
| Special tax regime for movers | IFICI (the NHR successor, from 2024): 20 percent flat on eligible Portuguese employment and professional income, plus exemptions on certain foreign income. The old NHR regime closed to new entrants at the end of 2023. good source PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Portugal, significant developments Verified 2026-06-24 IFICI provides a special 20 percent rate on category A and B income from eligible activities; applicants must not have benefited from the NHR regime. |
Healthcare and safety
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 5.77 good source WHO Global Health Observatory, medical doctors per 10,000, via Wikipedia Verified 2026-06-24 Portugal: 57.7 medical doctors per 10,000 (about 5.8 per 1,000), WHO 2021. |
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| Global Peace Index score (lower is safer) | 1.372 good source Institute for Economics and Peace, Global Peace Index 2024 Verified 2026-06-24 Portugal 2024 Global Peace Index score 1.372 (rank 7 of 163), one of the most peaceful countries. Lower is more peaceful. |
How to read this page
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