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PORTO VS LISBON | Comparing Apartments: Pricing, Size, & Amenities

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PORTO VS LISBON | Comparing Apartments: Pricing, Size, & Amenities

Hey expats and travelers! It’s Kalie from ExpatsEverywhere here to show you properties in Lisbon and Porto. Since rental prices in Portugal are going up, today we are going to compare pricing, size, amenities, and more of 2 apartments in Porto and 2 apartments in Lisbon. We’re going to talk about real estate in Portugal, and also you will see tours of apartments in Lisbon and Porto. Let’s check out housing in Portugal and its pricing. If you are planning on moving to and living in Portugal, this information will be valuable!

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The Porto property with the long yard is currently available as a short-term rental. You can find it here.

Apartment 1 – Contracted at the beginning of 2022 for €1250. It would likely be €1,500 on the market in September 2022.
Apartment 2 – Contracted at the beginning of 2022 for €1350 with a parking spot. It would likely be €1,800 on the market in September 2022 as there’s a T3 in the same building for €2,500/month.
Apartment 3 – Was being rented during 2020-2022 for under €2,000 but has since gone on the short term market. Link provided above.
Apartment 4 – Contracted at the beginning of 2022 for €2,000 with the option of the parking spot declined.

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Chapters

00:00 – Intro
00:21 – Apartment 1 (Bonfim, Porto) T2 Duplex with Balcony
03:49 – Apartment 2 (Campo Pequeno, Lisbon) Modern T2 with Balcony
06:22 – Apartment 3 (Cedofeita, Porto) T1 + 1 with Large Garden
08:41 – Apartment 4 (Lapa, Lisbon) T2 with Garden and Guest House

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8 COMMENTS

  1. Another great video as always, Josh and Kalie! I’ve been subscribed and watching your videos for a while, just never commented. 😊

    This video is very timely/useful, because I plan to moving to Porto around June 2023. After watching your neighborhood videos, I’ve narrowed it down to Bonfim, Cedofeita, or Boavista. I plan on doing a final scouting trip this November for 2 weeks by staying in these neighborhoods. I did come to Portugal in January for the 1st time, but it was during the Omnicron surge and I crammed going to Lisbon, Coimbra, Porto, and Braga, so I didn’t get a good sense of where I’d wanna live in Porto. But, I liked Porto the best. 😄

    Sorry for the long comment, but a few questions:

    1. I didn’t see the square meters or footage listed for the apartments. Do you know those? Pics and videos can make them appear larger.
    2. On the 1st Bonfim apartment, Kalie mentioned the tenants negotiated to not have a financial guarantor on the two-year lease. I also follow Ana from Savvy Cat Realty and she mentioned in one of her videos that a new thing she’s doing for clients that works in lieu of a financial guarantor with landlords is a monthly liability insurance that is a percentage of the rent. That is supposed to be cheaper than putting 6 months of rent upfront that landlords want instead. Curious if you have heard of that and whether any of these leases have that?
    3. Do you know the energy efficiency ratings of these apartments? I know you mentioned some are new, but I’m curious on the renovated ones. When I look at Idealista, I noticed some of the “renovated” apartments still have a rating of C-F or they say pending.

    Muito obrigado! 👏

  2. Beautiful apartments in Lisbon! Thanks so much for featuring mine in Lapa. Since you visited, I have furnished that back bedroom and added some other touches so it’s a little more homey, and I had my first guests for the guestroom-my sister and her husband. They were very comfortable. Take care

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