The map of Portugal highlights how uneven house sale prices are across the country. The darker shades over the major urban centres of Lisbon, Faro and Porto show that these are the areas where prices are highest.
As you move inland, the green becomes progressively lighter, illustrating how location can significantly lower property prices. The map, prepared by idealista/news using data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), shows how much it costs to buy a home in each Portuguese municipality.
In 2025, a total of 164,677 homes were sold nationwide, an increase of 8% compared to the previous year. The median sale price reached €2,076 per m2, representing a 16.8% annual rise in house prices, according to the INE bulletin published on Friday, 24 April.
The report also states that during the period analysed, 56 municipalities recorded median prices above the national average. These were mainly located in the sub-regions of Greater Lisbon (all nine municipalities), Setúbal Peninsula (all nine municipalities), the Algarve (14 of its 16 municipalities) and the Porto Metropolitan Area (9 of its 17 municipalities).
Despite its high prices, the municipality of Lisbon recorded the largest number of home sales in the country (8,235), followed by Sintra (6,363), Vila Nova de Gaia (5,494) and Porto (4,503).
On the other hand, this also means that most Portuguese municipalities had a median house sale price below the national average. In many parts of the country, it is still possible to buy a 100-square-metre home for less than €208,000, and there is still cheap property for sale under €100K. You'll also find cheap cities in Portugal where property prices are less than half those in Lisbon.
In fact, 139 municipalities recorded prices below €1,000 per square metre. Among these, there are even municipalities where buying a home costs less than €700 per square metre, mainly located in the country’s interior. This is shown on the map prepared by idealista/news using the latest INE data.
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