Is Portugal expensive? How much does it cost to travel in Portugal?

In fact, the cost of traveling abroad is quite high. The most expensive place is the air ticket and the cost of accommodation. How much money you have for traveling in Portugal depends on how many days you plan to play and how you plan to play these days.

Foreign currency

Spain and Portugal on the Iberian peninsula are both in the euro zone. Compared with other western European countries, the overall price is not high. The exchange rate of 2065438+April 2008 real-time query is about 1:7.8. It should be reminded that when you exchange money, you don't have to give all 500 euros in cash, which is difficult to exchange in Europe, and many smaller stores will refuse to accept it because they are afraid of counterfeit money. In most cases, the staff will give 100 euro denomination, which is easy to change. In addition, now domestic foreign exchange needs to be registered, and the amount of 50 thousand dollars per person per year should be paid attention to to see if they have exceeded the limit.

Cash and credit cards

Before we set out, we exchanged 800 euros in cash at the Bank of China. In actual travel, most hotels, restaurants and supermarkets in western Portugal will accept credit cards, but some roadside shops selling souvenirs or handicrafts only accept cash. If the amount is large, try to use VISA or Master.

Only some large shopping malls in Portugal can accept UnionPay, while most merchants still accept foreign currency cards. On the issue of chip cards and magnetic stripe cards, I suggest you bring a chip card as much as possible, because many self-service ticket vending machines or high-speed toll stations can only accept chip cards, which will make it more convenient to travel.

consumption level

According to the British "Guardian" report, among the nine countries in the euro zone/KLOC-0, the price level, purchasing power and cost of living of each country are different, and Portugal is the country with the lowest price level in Western Europe. Measured by the average level of the euro zone 100 euro, consumption in Portugal can reach the level of 122 euro.

Specifically, in the most famous gourmet restaurants in Lisbon and Porto, two people can have a super satisfying seafood dinner and port wine for only 25-35 euros, equivalent to about 200-300 yuan. As for accommodation, we prefer a B&B house with the most central location and spacious and beautiful rooms, which only costs about 70 euros (about 540 yuan RMB) a night. Even a high-grade five-star hotel in Lisbon, the capital, only needs about 140 euros (about 1000 yuan) for one night, so it can be said that the consumption level is very low.

We went to Spain and Portugal for *** 10 day, and the per capita consumption was about 13000. The main cost is air tickets.