Living in Coimbra
A historic university city with quality of life, affordability, and a welcoming academic atmosphere.
The city is world renowned for its history, more than 2000 years old, and its University, founded in 1290, is one of the oldest in the World. Coimbra has about 150 thousand inhabitants being a very safe city, close to the seaside, with plenty of leisure and health care options, services and education.
Much of its population is made up of students, attracted by the educational offer and lower cost of living compared to other Portuguese cities.
The lease of a T1 (1 bedroom apartment + living room + bathroom + kitchen) is between 300 EUR and 500 EUR. Anyone who needs a larger 3 bedroom house should have a budget of between 600 EUR and 850 EUR.
According to Numbeo, the average cost of living for a person in Coimbra without the lease is about 648 EUR. For a family of 4, this already rises to 2,336 EUR.