House prices rose in 18 major cities House prices for sale in February rose in 18 district capitals, with Beja (21%), Setúbal (16.9%) and Vila Real (16.6%) leading the list. There was also an increase in house prices in Santarém (15.5%), Évora (15.3%), Bragança (13.1%), Ponta Delgada (12.6%), Leiria (12.2%), Funchal (9.8%), Viseu (9.2%), Coimbra (9.1%), Braga (8.9%), Portalegre (7.7%), Guarda (7%) and Faro (5%), Porto (3.6%), Viana do Castelo (3%) and Castelo Branco (2.8%).

There were two large cities where the cost of housing remained practically stable: Aveiro (0.1%) and Lisbon (-0.4%), according to the same data from idealista.

Lisbon continues to be the city where it is most expensive to buy a house: 5,515 euros/m2. Porto (3,643 euros/m2) and Funchal (3,528 euros/m2) occupy second and third places, respectively. This is followed by Faro (3,069 euros/m2), Setúbal (2,673 euros/m2), Aveiro (2,475 euros/m2), Évora (2,370 euros/m2), Ponta Delgada (2,052 euros/m2), Coimbra (2,033 euros/m2), Braga (1,953 euros/m2), Viana do Castelo (1,934 euros/m2), Leiria (1,624 euros/m2), Viseu (1,559 euros/m2) and Vila Real (1,446 euros/m2).

The most economical cities to buy a house in Portugal are: Guarda (851 euros/m2), Castelo Branco (893 euros/m2), Portalegre (903 euros/m2), Bragança (1,038 euros/m2), Beja (1,104 euros/m2) and Santarém (1,401 euros/m2).