Dont want to carry too much or too little. Whats the average cash people carry when travelling around Portugal?
With beaches and a car, plan €105-€135 removed link Compact rental €25-€35, fuel shared, coastal apartment €50-€70, grilled sardines €12-€15, Benagil cave boat €25-€35. Most beaches are free; lighthouse stops, cliff walks, and markets cost little. Marina cocktails €6-€9. If you drop the car and use buses, you can shave €10-€15/day, but you’ll lose hidden-cove flexibility.
Porto base averaged €95-€125/day including a riverside hotel €60-€85, francesinha €12-€16, six-bridge boat €15, and a port lodge tasting in Vila Nova de Gaia €18-€25. Trains to Braga/Guimarães €3-€6. Upgrade to a Douro day tour with tastings €70-€90 and the day total spikes; otherwise you can sit near €85 by choosing a guesthouse (€45-€55) and one tasting flight.
We sat at €90-€115/day along Lisbon-Cascais-Ericeira. Boutique guesthouse €50-€70, seafood cataplana dinners €15-€22, and a surf lesson in Ericeira €30-€40. Intercity Rede Expressos €7-€12, Ubers €4-€8 inside cities. Wine tastings in Setúbal €10-€15. That number gave us cafés, pastries, one paid activity every other day, and sunset drinks on the miradouros without penny-pinching.
Lisbon + Porto worked at €55-€70/day. Baixa/Chiado hostel €18-€24, 24-hour metro/carris pass €6.80, pastel de nata €1.20, tasca dinners €8-€1Free viewpoints (Graça, Senhora do Monte), Tram 28 ride €3 if single, and typical museum entries €5-€10. Day trip to Sintra: train €4.60 each way, Pena Palace €1If you cook once daily and skip cocktails, €60 covers a paid sight most days and still leaves room for bifanas and espresso breaks.