How much does it cost to live in Ericeira?
Typical Month (Mid Range)
$2,758 (€2,391)
Updated September 2026 · Sources cited: housinganywhere.com, idealista.pt
- Typical Month (Lower End)
- $969 (€840)
- Typical Month (Premium)
- $3,150 (€2,731)
- Furnished 1-bed rent
- $1,067 (€925)
Travessa Alto Fino, central Ericeira
Good to know
Good to Know
- Ericeira has the highest rents among Portugal's main surf towns on the Silver Coast, higher than nearby Peniche and Nazaré, largely due to its closeness to Lisbon.
- Rental prices swing noticeably with the surf season — expect furnished short-term flats to cost more in summer than during the quieter winter months.
- Sticking to local markets and traditional Portuguese restaurants (tascas) rather than touristy spots near the beachfront is the easiest way to keep food costs down.
- Coffee and a pastel de nata can still be found for around €2, and a simple restaurant meal for around €10, making day-to-day food noticeably cheaper than housing here.
- Ericeira itself has no internal public transit system — the town is small and walkable; the only public transport is the regional Carris Metropolitana bus connecting to Mafra and Lisbon, and its terminal is roughly 1.5km from the town centre, not right downtown.
- Coworking pricing varies a lot by pass type — flexible 'X days per month' passes (common at Salt Studio, Kelp, Coastal Cowork Collective) are often cheaper per month than a fixed daily-access desk, so check the flex options before booking a standard monthly plan.
- There is no cinema in Ericeira itself — the nearest screens are in Mafra or greater Lisbon.
- The Ericeira Business Factory offers one of the cheapest coworking options in town, but it requires an application/approval process through the municipality rather than simple walk-in booking.
Monthly Totals
- Mid-range month
- €2,391
Includes 6 estimated components
1 component missing
- Lean month
- €840
Includes 5 estimated components
1 component missing
- Comfortable month
- €2,731
Includes 7 estimated components
1 component missing
Living Costs
- Where nomads live
- Ericeira's historic downtown/center (around Praça da República and Praia dos Pescadores) and the surf-focused belt just north of town — Ribamar and Ribeira d'Ilhas (including Casal Piolho) — are where most surf-tourists, expats and remote workers concentrate, alongside the more budget-friendly Outeirinho neighborhood just inland from the center. All housing figures below are drawn from listings in these areas.
Housing (per month)
- Mid-range 1-bed
- €1,700
Local listing
idealista mid-term listing: furnished T2 (2-bedroom) apartment in Casal Piolho, near Ribeira d'Ilhas, listed at €1,700/month plus utilities and cleaning fees, minimum 4-month stay.
- Budget studio / 1-bed
- €925
Estimated
HousingAnywhere listing: 1-bedroom house, 50 m², Travessa Alto Fino, Ericeira, quoted at €900–950/month incl. utilities. Amount recorded is the midpoint of that quoted range, so basis is estimated rather than a single stated price.
- Premium apartment
- €1,900
Local listing
HousingAnywhere listing: 2-bedroom house, 60 m², Travessa do Vale Grande, Ericeira, quoted at a single stated price of €1,900/month incl. utilities, available from 1 November.
- Private room in a shared home
- €450
Estimated
No live listings for a private room in a shared home were found for Ericeira specifically; estimated from Flatio's note that the most budget-conscious lodging in Ericeira starts 'as little as €400 per month', adjusted slightly upward as a rough proxy for a private room in a shared house.
Groceries
- Groceries for one (month)
- €275
Estimated
Digital Nomad World's Ericeira guide states grocery spend of 'around 200€ to 350€ monthly' for someone cooking most meals at home; amount recorded is the midpoint of that stated range.
Sample prices
1L Milk
- 1L Milk
- €0.88
Survey / cost-of-living site
Hikersbay price aggregator lists 1 liter of milk in Ericeira at 1.00 USD (0.88 EUR).
Dozen Eggs
- Dozen Eggs
- €2.00
Survey / cost-of-living site
Flatio's Ericeira digital nomad guide states a dozen eggs costs 'about €2'.
Bottled Water 1.5L (Supermarket)
- Bottled Water 1.5L (Supermarket)
- €0.50
Estimated
No specific Ericeira source found; estimated from typical Portuguese supermarket pricing for 1.5L bottled water.
Loaf of Bread
- Loaf Of Bread
- €1.20
Estimated
No specific Ericeira source found; estimated from typical Portuguese bakery/supermarket bread pricing.
Eating out
- Cheap meal
- €7.50
Estimated
Flatio's Ericeira digital nomad guide states 'a regular meal in an inexpensive restaurant can be found for about €10'. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 10 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
- High-end meal
- €40
Estimated
No specific Ericeira high-end dining figure was found; estimated from general pricing patterns for higher-end seafood/fine-dining restaurants along Portugal's Silver Coast.
- Mid-range meal
- €14
Estimated
No single-person mid-range restaurant figure specific to Ericeira was found in the sources we checked; estimated from general knowledge of mid-range Portuguese coastal-town restaurant pricing for one person, a starter/main plus a drink. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 18 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Work, Transport & Essentials
Coworking
- Venue
- Kelp Coworking Space, Ericeira old town
- Day pass
- €17
Survey / cost-of-living site
Coworking directory listing for Kelp Coworking Space Ericeira states 'Day Pass (Hot Desk) € 17'.
- Monthly hot desk
- €175
Survey / cost-of-living site
Same listing states a '30 Days Flex (Hot Desk) € 175' monthly hot-desk package at Kelp Coworking Space Ericeira. Other central spaces (Salt Studio, The Base, Coastal Cowork Collective) quote broadly similar monthly hot-desk rates (roughly €150-€200).
Transport
- How to get there
- regional/intercity bus (Carris Metropolitana, e.g. Ericeira–Mafra–Lisbon)
- What the pass covers
- No Ericeira-specific monthly pass was confirmed by search; in practice most nomads pay per-ride for the infrequent regional bus rather than buying a pass, since the town itself has no internal transit network and is fully walkable.
- Single ride
- €4.50
Survey / cost-of-living site
Travel guide states 'A single fare from Lisbon to Ericeira costs €4.50; the exception is the slower 2751 service which costs €2.60.' This is the regional Carris Metropolitana bus, the only public transport serving Ericeira (there is no in-town bus/metro system).
- Monthly pass
- €40
Estimated
No page confirming a specific Ericeira/Mafra monthly pass price was found at the time of research. Estimate based on general awareness that Carris Metropolitana operates zonal 'Navegante' monthly passes in the Lisbon metropolitan area (which includes Mafra/Ericeira); figure not independently verified at the time of research.
Mobile & data
- Carrier
- MEO / NOS / Vodafone / Digi (prepaid SIM, indicative)
- Monthly plan
- €15
Estimated
No live carrier page checked at the time of research. Estimate based on general familiarity with Portuguese prepaid SIM plans (MEO, NOS, Vodafone, Digi) that typically bundle 10-30GB for roughly this price.
- Data allowance
- approx. 10-30GB/month (indicative, not confirmed via a carrier page at the time of research)
Short Stays (per night)
- Seasonal pricing
- Yes
- Why
- June through August comprises a sustained peak tourist season driven by school holidays, warm dry weather, and major summer festivals (Santo António in June, Festas de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem in August), with materially higher accommodation demand across these months compared to the wet off-season (November–March).
Low season
- Budget
- €40
2-star hostels & budget Airbnbs; TripAdvisor Dec-Feb $131/night blended avg; 2-star hotels from $59 USD (~€55); Holidu March low end $147/night (~€135 all rentals); budget tier Dec-Feb ~€35–50
- Luxury
- €180
5-star luxury properties in off-season; Momondo avg $204 high-season implies ~€180–200 low-season (assuming 10–15% seasonal discount rather than full 50%); conservatively €175–190
- Premium
- €110
4-star hotel; Vila Gale Ericeira & comparable properties Dec-Feb; estimated €100–130 based on 50% off peak pricing vs high-season €220
- Standard
- €65
3-star hotels & 1BR Airbnbs; Expedia historical data shows January €33–50 for 3-star baseline; Holidu March €135/night is all-rental average; standard 3-star ~€60–75 Dec-Feb
High season
- Budget
- €75
2-star hotels & basic Airbnbs; TripAdvisor reports Jun-Aug avg $355/night for all hotels; budget tier estimated at lower end of 2-star range (€75–90)
- Luxury
- €360
5-star hotel (Immerso Hotel Design Hotels, Aethos Ericeira); Mr & Mrs Smith quotes €340–480 ($389–527) per night; Momondo cites luxury avg $204 USD (~€190 off-peak, higher in summer)
- Premium
- €220
4-star hotel tier (Vila Gale Ericeira ~€101–130 low-season, €220+ high-season); Immerso Hotel & Aethos as 5-star comparables; Airbnb premium apartments €200–250 high season
- Standard
- €140
3-star hotels & comparable 1BR Airbnbs; Holidu Jun-Aug avg $191/night; KAYAK 3-star hotels from $46 low-season baseline suggest ~€130–160 in high season
Low-season months
- November
- December
- January
- February
- March
High-season months
- June
- July
- August
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this cost of living research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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