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Cost of living analysis, prices, and affordability in Portugal.

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Portugal's Inflation Cools to 3.2% in June, but Core Prices and Energy Defy the Slowdown

Portugal's headline inflation eased to 3.2% in June from 3.3% in May, INE's flash estimate shows. But core inflation rose to 2.5%, energy stayed 9% higher and fresh food ran at 5.2% — a sign price pressure is becoming entrenched rather than fading. Final data lands on 10 July.

The Portugal Brief 30 Jun 2026

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Portugal's New-Lease Rents Jump 9.1% in Early 2026, With Lisbon at €17.42 a Square Metre

The median rent on new contracts signed in the first quarter of 2026 reached €9.46 a square metre nationally, up 9.1% on a year earlier and accelerating from the previous quarter, INE figures show. Lisbon stayed the most expensive market at €17.42 a square metre.

The Portugal Brief 28 Jun 2026

The neoclassical facade of Portugal's parliament, the Assembleia da Republica at Sao Bento in Lisbon

Socialists Centre Their Parliamentary Sessions on the Cost of Living, Drawing In Mario Centeno

The PS has built three days of parliamentary sessions around the rising cost of living, touring 13 Lisbon-area municipalities from Sintra to Amadora and inviting former finance minister Mario Centeno. The push follows a National Commission vote on nearly 20 sectoral motions.

The Portugal Brief 28 Jun 2026

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Gas-Bottle Subsidy Runs to Mid-September as the Environment Minister Floats a Second Electric-Car Incentive Round

Environment Minister Maria da Graca Carvalho says the bottled-gas subsidy will run at least to mid-September, and a second EUR 10 million electric-car incentive round could follow this year if Middle East tensions ease and reserved funds are freed. The ISP fuel-tax discount, however, is being wound

The Portugal Brief 28 Jun 2026

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Petrol and Diesel Prices Hold Flat at the Pump for the Week to 5 July

Diesel and petrol should hold broadly steady over the week of 29 June to 5 July after a sharp fall the week before, with 95-octane petrol near €1.877 a litre and diesel around €1.769. The government's trimmed ISP discount softened the earlier drop.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jun 2026

Solidarity Supplement for Low-Income Seniors Nears 244,000 Recipients After a €40 Annual Boost

Solidarity Supplement for Low-Income Seniors Nears 244,000 Recipients After a €40 Annual Boost

Portugal's means-tested top-up for poorer pensioners keeps growing, approaching 244,000 recipients by May after the 2026 reference value rose to €670. Roughly two in three beneficiaries are women.

The Portugal Brief 23 Jun 2026

AHP's Summer 2026 Survey Drops the Mercado Nacional Ten Points to 68% of the Top-Three Markets Tape — Brasil Slides to 12%, UK Holds 95% in the Algarve and Half of Hoteleiros See Worse Occupation

AHP's Summer 2026 Survey Drops the Mercado Nacional Ten Points to 68% of the Top-Three Markets Tape — Brasil Slides to 12%, UK Holds 95% in the Algarve and Half of Hoteleiros See Worse Occupation

AHP's 2026 Easter-and-Summer survey of 328 hotel establishments drops the mercado nacional ten percentage points to 68% of hoteleiros' top-three markets, with Brasil falling to 12%, the UK holding 95% in the Algarve and half of hoteleiros pricing in worse summer 2026 occupation.

The Portugal Brief 02 Jun 2026

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