Is Portugal a good place to live for remote workers?

Portugal scores 89/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 257.5 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 83, air quality 97, english 68) — rank 17 of 167. Very safe, good fibre, strong English in Lisbon/Porto — the nomad default for a reason.

How fast is the internet in Portugal?

Median fixed broadband is around 257.5 Mbps. Very safe, good fibre, strong English in Lisbon/Porto — the nomad default for a reason.

What does $3,000/month get you in Portugal?

Single-person essentials run about $1,345/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.2× essentials).

Livability · rank 17/167

Is 🇵🇹 Portugal (Lisbon) a good place to live?

Quality score 89/100 against essentials of $1,345/month. Very safe, good fibre, strong English in Lisbon/Porto — the nomad default for a reason.

The five metrics

Internet 100 257.5 Mbps median broadband, 88.5% online

Safety 96 0.7 homicides/100k (2022)

Healthcare 83 UHC service coverage 83/100 (2023)

Air quality 97 PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ (2023)

English 68 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.07 · corruption control 0.82 · stability 0.54 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $15.78 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $8.42/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,345)	Verdict
$2,000	1.5×	comfortable
$3,000	2.2×	very comfortable
$5,000	3.7×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇱🇾 Libya — quality 47.1, essentials $713/mo
🇱🇻 Latvia — quality 81.9, essentials $1,245/mo
🇸🇳 Senegal — quality 46, essentials $699/mo
🇸🇮 Slovenia — quality 91, essentials $1,385/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Portugal a good place to live for remote workers?: Portugal scores 89/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 257.5 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 83, air quality 97, english 68) — rank 17 of 167. Very safe, good fibre, strong English in Lisbon/Porto — the nomad default for a reason.
How fast is the internet in Portugal?: Median fixed broadband is around 257.5 Mbps. Very safe, good fibre, strong English in Lisbon/Porto — the nomad default for a reason.
What does $3,000/month get you in Portugal?: Single-person essentials run about $1,345/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.2× essentials).