Questions and Answers About Living in Lisbon Q - How many Erasmus Students live in Lisbon?

A - 2900 Erasmus Students (Data from 2013). Q- How much costs a regular meal? A - A regular meal in a restaurant costs 6. Q - Where can you have a meal for 6 in Lisbon downtown? A - You can have a meal for 6 in Chiado Shoping Center. Q - What is the cost of a meal in a good street door restaurant? A - It depends. In Chiado, Bica, Cais do Sodre and Bairro Alto neighborhoods, you can pay for a meal in a fancy street door restaurant 10 to 15 euros. Q - What most portuguese people eat for breakfast? A - A "pastel de nata" and an expresso coffe. It costs only 1,25. Or a glass of milk and coffe with a "pastel de nata". It costs only 1,50. Q - What is the favorite snack of the portuguese? A - It is a fish cake called "pastel de bacalhau". Each fish cake costs only 0,90. Or a ham sandwich. It costs only 1,20. Q - What is the cheapest and closest store to buy groceries? A - It is the "Pingo Doce" located at 100 metters from the apartment. Q - What is the cost of a single subway ticket? A - It is 1,40 Q - What is the Lisbon Subway schedule? A - Subway works from 6:30 am to 1:00 am of the following day. Q - What is the cost of monthly subway pass? A - It costs 29. Monthly passes are sold al all post offices. Q - How much time to reach the Lisbon beaches (Oeiras, Carcavelos, Estoril and Cascais)?

A - Between 20 to 30 minutes by train. Q - Where do you get the train to Lisbon beaches? A - At Cais do Sodre railway and subway station. Q - Which are the best beaches? A - The closest beach (20 minutes by train) is Carcavelos. It is a paradise surfing. You can get a train to the west at the Station Cais Sodr, direction Cascais, and get at one of the stops; Carcavelos, Estoril or Cascais). Or you can go by bus (from Praa de Espanha) to Costa da Caparica in the South, where the less crowded beaches are. Q - Are there rooms for rent in Lisbon that costs less than 300 monthly? A - Yes, but usually, do not have new furniture, do not have all utilities included in the price, are located in not renovated buldings, do not have outside windows, are not sunny or are located in isolated neighborhoods far from downtown. Q - How much do you need to live in Lisbon while staying in Lisbon? A - If you have lunch in a university/college restaurant/cantina and make your own meals, you can live in Lisbon with a 700 monthly budget, rent of the room included. Q - How much cost a lunch in a University/college restaurant? A - It costs 3. Q - How much costs an expresso cofee? A - It depends where do you take the expresso cofee. In most cofee shops and bakeries located in Bica, Chiado, Bairro Alto and Cais do Sodre, an expresso coffe (portuguese call it "bica") costs 0.60. Q - Is it safe to drink tap water? A - Yes, it is. Lisbon tap water is safe and has a good flavor. Q - How much is the cost of 1 liter of mineral water? A - it costs 0,30 a bottle. 5 litters costs you only 1. Q - How much is the cost of one kilo of bread?

Q - It costs 2,00. Q - What museums deserve a visit? A - Museu dos Coches, Museu da Arte Antiga and Museu da Moda e do Design Q - Which are the 2 historical buildings you shoud not miss? A - Torre de Belm and Mosteiro dos Jernimos in Belm. If you enjoy walking, get the river side in Cais do Sodre Railway/Subway Station and walk for 50 minutes, always close to the river. If you do not enjoy walking, take a train. It takes only 15 minutes to reach Belm Station. Q - Should you open a bank account? A - It depends. If you come from a country that uses the euro you won`t find any problem. If you come from outside the euro zone you can convert your currency at the airport or at any bank. As a student you can open a bank account for free in most banks. Withdrawing money might make you pay a high fee when using your home country bank card, especially if it is not from the Euro zone. Q - Can you pay most bills in an ATM machine? Q - Yes, you can pay gas, electricity, water, internet in an ATM machine. However in order to be able to do this you will need a Portuguese bank account. Mobile phones are also topped up using the ATM. There are ATM machines everywhere. But you are limited to withdraw until 200 euros per day.