How much do I need to move to Portugal?
Work out the cash to have ready for your first 3 or 6 months in Portugal: visa costs, documents, deposit, set-up and living costs.
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How we get to €46,563
Your first month’s rent is part of the rent counted from month 1; rent paid in advance at signing covers the months after it. The deposit comes back when you leave, so it isn’t taken off. The D7 and D8 visas also ask you to show a minimum income and savings: see Which Portuguese visa do I need?
Rent is €2,270 a month for a 3-bed home (T3) in Lisbon (idealista rental price report for September 2026 (median asking rent per m² in each city, published 2 Oct 2026), applied to a typical 80 m² two-bedroom (T2) and scaled to other sizes by the bedroom ratios in Brains Real Estate Q2 2026 asking rents; value and prime use the spread between districts in Madrid and Barcelona from the same Brains tables). Items marked “Estimate” are planning figures. Read Renting in Portugal and What it costs to live in Portugal.
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How this calculator works
- Tell it who’s moving, the city and area, your visa route (a job, the D8 digital nomad visa or the D7 visa), furniture, car, shipping, pets and schooling
- Add any help from an employer: a temporary home, flights, shipping, visa costs or a relocation allowance
- It adds up every up-front cost, including the rental deposit, rent paid in advance and residence permit fees, and your living costs for your first 3 or 6 months, then takes off the income coming in and adds a safety buffer
- Every line is itemised, so you can see where each euro goes
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