Rental prices

The 25 cheapest municipalities to rent a home in Portugal in 2025

A quick look at the rental map of Portugal reveals clear differences in prices across the country in the second quarter of 2025. The cost of renting a home ranges from a high of €22.2 per square metre (€/m²) in Lisbon to a low of €6.8/m² in Castelo Branco.

Portugal ranks 8th for highest tourist accommodation prices in the EU

Portugal has risen from 10th to 8th place among EU countries with the highest overnight prices in 2024. It ranks 13th out of 43 countries.

21/04/2025

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Top 10 cheapest municipalities for renting a house in Portugal in 2025

There has been much discussion about the rising cost of house rentals in Portugal, with prices often seen as incompatible with family incomes. However, this reality is mainly confined to certain areas of the country, particularly in large urban centres and their outskirts.

10/04/2025

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Rental prices in Portugal continue to slow their growth

Rental prices paid by tenants in Portugal have been on a decelerating trend since the beginning of 2025.

26/03/2025

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Renting a house in Portugal: supply soars by 59% at the end of 2024

The Portuguese rental market experienced a slowdown in mid-2024, likely due to both a lack of available properties and new incentives for home purchases, such as lower interest rates or the IMT exemption for young buyers.

Casa mais cara para arrendar em Portugal

Discover Portugal's most expensive house for rent

Renting a house in Portugal continues to place an increasing strain on family budgets.

The 10 cheapest places to rent in Portugal in 2024

House rents in Portugal continue to rise, at a time when supply is not keeping up with the dynamic demand. However, looking at the national landscape, there are very different realities.

10/10/2024

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Procura de casas para arrendar em Portugal

Demand for rent in Portugal: 32 enquiries per property listed on idealista

Although rent in Portugal has risen by 6.5% over the past year, the rental market continues to experience high demand, which is complicated by the lack of rental properties in Portugal.

Rooms for rent in Portugal: 22 enquiries for every listing on idealista

Rental prices for homes in Portugal continue to rise, making renting unaffordable for many. As a result, university students, relocated professionals, and those reorganising their family lives due to unemployment or divorce are often pushed towards the shared housing market.

Access to housing concerns over 80% of Portuguese people

Concerns about house prices (whether for renting or buying) are reaching record levels in the wealthiest countries, surpassing other issues such as health or education.

11/09/2024

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Renting a house: these are the 10 cheapest towns in Portugal

Renting a house in Portugal continues to be an option for many households, given the flexibility it presents, along with the lower initial investment required compared to purchasing a home. However, rental prices continue to become much more expensive in large urban centers, putting pressure on salaries.

15/04/2024

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Rental prices rose 5.9% per m2 in Portugal in January 2024

Portugal is mired in a housing crisis, with house prices, both for buying and renting, remaining high. Increasing supply is the solution put forward by many players in the property sector, but there are several challenges to overcome along the way.

High rents keep nomads away from Lisbon - Dubai is now the destination of choice

Dubai has become the best destination for digital nomads, according to an annual study by property consultancy Savills. The city in the United Arab Emirates managed to overtake Lisbon, last year's leader in the ranking, which has since fallen to 5th place.

Houses for rent in Portugal: price up 6.1% in 2nd quarter

With the cost of home loans escalating, purchasing power reduced by high inflation and house still rising, more and more families are choosing to take refuge in the rental market.

Long-term rentals in Portugal: Lisbon is the 3rd most expensive European city

Property for rent in Portugal is getting more and more expensive. And it is precisely in the big urban centres, like Lisbon and Porto, where you can find the highest rent in the whole country.

Belmonte, the cheapest town to rent in Portugal

The 10 cheapest places to rent a house in Portugal in 2023

The rental market in Portugal is getting more and more expensive. And it is, above all, in the large urban centres near the coast where rent is higher.

House rent in Portugal increased by 50% in 5 years

More and more families are choosing to rent a house in Portugal, given increasing difficulty when it comes to getting a mortgage, but rental supply is still scarce in Portugal. This is why we have seen the increase in rental prices in Portugal month after month.

How Lisbon plans to lower rental prices in the city

Lisbon has announced its plan of attack to address the city's housing problem.

Government to limit rent increases in new contracts in Portugal

The value of rents for new lease contracts will now have criteria that limit their increase, according to the Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, announced in February at the end of the Council of Ministers.

Rental prices in Portugal in 2022: monthly rent has increased by 42% since 2017

Renting a home has been getting more expensive in Portugal since at least 2017. In a context of supply pressure and a shortage of property for rent in Portugal, the value of rents has not stopped rising in the last five years and reached 6.25 euros per square metre (euros/m2) in the last 12 months.

Rent in Portugal: new help on the way to support young workers

The stimulation of the rental market in Portugal is still in the Government's sights, which has in mind the creation of a mechanism of support to rents for young workers in the country.

Renting and purchasing a home in Portugal in 2022

Is it better to rent or buy in Portugal? 5 things to keep in mind

Is it better to rent or buy in Portugal? Is buying property in Portugal a good investment?

The cheapest place to rent property in Portugal in 2022

In the current climate of rising interest rates and changing mortgage conditions, many people prefer to rent property instead of buying, not to mention the significant sum of money that in many cases has to be paid up front as a deposit and that many struggle to afford.

Properties for rent in Portugal: Renting a house is 8,3% more expensive in 2022

In Portugal, things tend to cool down during autumn and winter. However, in the case of the Portuguese rental market, things really started to heat up at the end of 2021.

How much does it cost to rent a place in Portugal?

House prices in Portugal in 2022: rent will rise by 0.43%

The coronavirus pandemic continues to have its effect on the global property market and we've already heard that rental prices will see slight rises in Portugal in 2022. But what exactly will these price rises look like? How much will rent go up by in Portugal?