Braga and Guimarães are among the most affordable Portuguese cities to live and study. The cost of living for a student at the University of Minho depends on a series of factors, from the type of accomodation to whether the student cooks at home or eats out. In any case, an approximate cost of living would be between € 400 to € 500 per month.
As an indication, some of the living costs could be the following:
Meal in the canteen
|
2,50€ |
|
Cheap meal at a restaurant |
5€ - 10€ |
|
Milk |
0,70€/litre |
|
Bread |
0,11€ |
|
Eggs |
0,80€ - 1,10€/half dozen box |
|
Rice |
0,70€ - 2€/kg |
|
Sugar |
1€/ kg |
|
Apples |
1,20€ - 2€/kg |
|
Coffee |
0,50€ - 0,60€ |
|
1 photocopy |
0,05€ |
|
Cinema ticket |
5€ |
|
Newspaper |
1€ |
|
Public transportation ticket |
1,70€ |
|
Monthly transportation pass |
19,20€ |
|
Braga/Porto train ticket |
3,10€ |
|
Guimarães/Porto train ticket |
2,10€ |
|
Porto/Lisbon train ticket |
25€ - 40€
|
