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Ericeira

Best for: Surf nomads who want a World Surfing Reserve coastline 40 minutes from Lisbon.

Mid-tier monthly cost

Full breakdown

$2,000/mo

  • Rent$1,100
  • Groceries$260
  • Dining out$280
  • Transport$60
  • Utilities$130
  • Coworking$170

Climate at a glance

Year heatmap

Maritime temperate (Atlantic)

Best months

  • J
  • F
  • M
  • A
  • M
  • J
  • J
  • A
  • S
  • O
  • N
  • D

Annual range: 12°–20°C

FIRE math at this cost

Run scenarios

Annual spend

$24,000

FIRE target (4% SWR)

$600,000

Coast-FIRE @ 7%/30yr

$78,820

Editorial estimates using the standard 4% Trinity-study rule. Run the FIRE calculator for sequence-of-returns risk, custom withdrawal rates, and country-specific tax assumptions.

Visa for nomads

High nomad-friendly

Pathway

Digital nomad visa

Program

Portugal D8

Typical max stay

60 months

D8 remote-work visa (€3,200/mo income, 1-year + path to 5-year residency).

Schengen 90/180 day trackerVisa concierges

Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.

Field notes

Europe's only World Surfing Reserve and an obvious Lisbon-orbit alternative for nomads who want the Atlantic without the city. Rents have run up steeply since 2022 — closer to Lisbon prices now than the 'cheap surf town' of nomad lore. Same D8 visa as the rest of Portugal; same Schengen clock for tourist stays. Winter is genuinely the surf season here (north swell), and most of the nomad density follows it.

More moderated than Lisbon — never genuinely hot in summer (peaks ~20°C), never freezing in winter. Wind is the structural feature: north Atlantic wind blows reliably year-round, which is part of why the surf is so consistent. Winter is the surf season (north swell). The shoulders are the comfort windows.

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