2.81/5
104 reviews
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Cost of Living in Cascais

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This area is described as a clean, pleasant place with a friendly and mature crowd. People note that it has a higher end, affluent feel, attracting successful and high-income individuals. The atmosphere is calm and the environment is well-maintained, with good air quality and a functional infrastructure. Compared to Lisbon, users appreciate the functionality and friendliness of the people more in this area.

However, reviewers mention that it is quite expensive—even more than expected by those coming from already high-cost areas, and dining and nightlife options are limited in the off-season. People also note a lower quality of cafes compared to Lisbon. It feels exclusive, but that comes with both a cost and a feeling that it caters more to an older demographic.

Overall, it's considered a high-quality place to live or visit for those seeking a clean, quiet, and functional environment, provided they are comfortable with the higher cost of living and seasonal limitations in entertainment and dining.

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9 months ago

Great place. Everything mostly functions and people are nice, both unlike Lisbon. It's not cheap but you get value for money. Great clean air with a breeze. No losers here, but high IQ and high income people who worked hard and made it. Nice place. 8/10

2 years ago

Hidden gem near Lisbon. Insanely expensive. It's like a little Monaco. Coming from Silicon Valley, I thought I knew what money looks like. No... the people here are on another level. That OR they're flashing. But it's a nice mature crowd of people who are mostly already pretty successful, which differs from some places where everybody is a broke wannabe ;-)

3 years ago

Nice beach.

Full of boomers. Cafes are lower quality than in Lisbon. Limited dining/bar options in cold season.

3 years ago

✅ Very clean

✅ Friendly people

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to make friends

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Very expensive

❌ Limited dining/bar options in cold season

❌ Lower quality cafes than Lisbon

❌ Not very safe

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

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Jun

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Oct

Nov

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Feels (median)

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cool

1457°
cool

1355°
cool

1457°
cool

1661°
cool

1864°
cool

1966°
mild

948°
cold

1864°
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846°
cold

1559°
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Real (median)

1456°
cool

1457°
cool

1661°
cool

1864°
cool

1865°
mild

1966°
mild

948°
cold

1864°
cool

846°
cold

1559°
cool

Humidity

too dry
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☀️ Clear

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33mm

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22mm

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15mm

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42mm

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48mm

Cloud

clear
6%

clear
9%

pockets
17%

pockets
16%

pockets
19%

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0%

pockets
16%

Remote workers

1,200 people

840 people

2,400 people

1,800 people

1,400 people

1,560 people

1,125 people

1,600 people

1,440 people

1,286 people

1,440 people

1,320 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Costa da Caparica

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°

🚕35min

$3,594 / mo

53 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 30

🚕49min

$3,957 / mo

38 Mbps

Ericeira

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°

🚕1h

$3,581 / mo

88 Mbps

Comporta

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°

🚕2h

$6,083 / mo

23 Mbps

Peniche

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 60°

🚕2h

$2,982 / mo

75 Mbps

Coimbra

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°

✈️15min

$2,764 / mo

35 Mbps

Lagos, Algarve

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°

✈️15min

$2,253 / mo

40 Mbps

Portimão

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°

✈️15min

$2,389 / mo

38 Mbps

Albufeira

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°

✈️17min

$3,538 / mo

53 Mbps

Aveiro

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°

✈️18min

$2,653 / mo

35 Mbps

Faro

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°

✈️18min

$2,959 / mo

53 Mbps

Porto

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67° AQI 30

✈️23min

$2,982 / mo

35 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 30

🚕49min

$3,957 / mo

38 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 30

✈️1h

$4,644 / mo

34 Mbps

Hamburg

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌫 Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 34

✈️3h

$4,189 / mo

27 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 46

✈️3h

$4,042 / mo

27 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

✈️42min

$4,429 / mo

34 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 39° 102° 31° 89° 🥵 AQI 76 😷

✈️14h

$1,574 / mo

24 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 56° AQI 46

✈️2h

$5,685 / mo

22 Mbps

Porto

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67° AQI 30

✈️23min

$2,982 / mo

35 Mbps

Santiago

Chile

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 43

✈️14h

$2,056 / mo

15 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 51 😷

✈️2h

$5,363 / mo

28 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 48

✈️3h

$7,657 / mo

20 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 30

🚕49min

$3,957 / mo

🌇 Also went here87 people

Porto

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67° AQI 30

✈️23min

$2,982 / mo

🌇 Also went here58 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

✈️42min

$4,429 / mo

🌇 Also went here43 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 30

✈️1h

$4,644 / mo

🌇 Also went here52 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 51 😷

✈️2h

$5,363 / mo

🌇 Also went here50 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 56° AQI 46

✈️2h

$5,685 / mo

🌇 Also went here54 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 48

✈️3h

$7,657 / mo

🌇 Also went here49 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°

✈️3h

$5,411 / mo

🌇 Also went here39 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 7° 45° 8° 46° AQI 66 😷

✈️3h

$3,508 / mo

🌇 Also went here41 people

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46° AQI 21

✈️3h

$3,799 / mo

🌇 Also went here39 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 46

✈️3h

$4,042 / mo

🌇 Also went here42 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 8° 46° 9° 47° AQI 52 😷

✈️3h

$2,636 / mo

🌇 Also went here32 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 53°

✈️7h

$7,121 / mo

🌇 Also went here32 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 39° 102° 31° 89° 🥵 AQI 76 😷

✈️14h

$1,574 / mo

🌇 Also went here45 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86° 🥵

✈️16h

$4,509 / mo

🌇 Also went here35 people

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	2.81/5 (Rank #939) 104 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,949 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 98 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Nice: 18°C64°F (feels 18°C64°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 73%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 17%
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Mediocre: $1,646 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Good
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Portugal
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	98 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (73%) = feels 18°C 64°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 115
💸 Tipping	Yes, 10%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Cowork Cascais
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	220,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$19,750 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 77% 👱‍♀️ 23%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Fnac
🏠 Apartment listings	Idealista
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	EasyJet
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	TAP
🏥 Best hospital	Hospital CUF Cascais

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,949 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,755 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$6,003 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,715 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,833 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$3,365 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,616 / month
🏠 Median home price	$784,429
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$133 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$110 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$208 / month
🍛 Dinner	$14
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$15,195 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$8 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$3 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$21,514
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$52,994
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$145,334