Expat corridor

🇺🇸 San Francisco → 🇵🇹 Lisbon

50% cheaper, EU residency, NHR tax, growing Portuguese tech scene

Departure

🇺🇸

San Francisco

United States

Est. monthly budget

$4,600

Data source

BEA (2024)

Destination

🇵🇹

Lisbon

Portugal

Est. monthly budget

$2,320

−50% cheaper

Tax regime

Progressive to 48% (IFICI incentive for some)

Climate

Mediterranean

Digital nomad visa

Yes

Data source

Eurostat (2024)

If you earn $5,000/mo in San Francisco, you'd need:

$2,522/mo

in Lisbon for the same standard of living

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Why Lisbon?

EU safety, Atlantic coast, established nomad community

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