Let's add some data to the picture.
Portugal minimum salary in 2022 is 822 euros per month. Median salary--half above, half below--in Portugal is 2640.00/month. Latvian minimum salary: 380.00. Our weekly shopping basket in Riga: about 80.00. In Porto: about 50.00.
Fresh fish in Portugal costs less than half Riga. Same for baguettes.
Metro and bus tickets in Porto cost 40% less than Riga. Same difference to eat out.
Rents are lower in Riga because we're no longer inviting our Russian neighbours to become residents by buying real estate.
Salary data by sector from paylab.com/pt shows the bottom is not the whole.
Salaries on positions in Portugal
The gross salary range for people working in Portugal is typically from 984.00 EUR (minimum salary) to 3,717.00 EUR (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary drastically among different job categories. If you are interested in the salary of a particular category, see below for salaries for specific categories.
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Position name
Working areas
Average gross monthly salary by survey (in EUR)
Administration
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1,522
Agriculture, Food Industry
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1,423
Arts & Culture
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1,620
Banking
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2,284
Car Industry
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1,793
Chemical Industry
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1,866
Commerce
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1,834
Construction & Real Estate
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2,130
Customer Support
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1,603
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
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2,034
Education, Science & Research
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1,725
Electrical & Power Engineering
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1,937
General labour
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1,383
Human Resources
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2,128
Information Technology
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2,854
Insurance
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1,932
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
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1,684
Law & Legislation
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2,340
Leasing
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2,748
Management
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2,958
Marketing, Advertising, PR
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2,078
Mechanical Engineering
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1,855
Medicine & Social Care
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1,654
Mining, Metallurgy
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1,962
Pharmaceutical Industry
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2,110
Production
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1,692
Public Administration, Self-governance
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1,920
Quality Management
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2,152
Security & Protection
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1,629
Service Industries
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1,386
Technology, Development
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2,556
Telecommunications
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2,294
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
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1,175
Top Management
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4,450
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
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1,390
Translating, interpreting
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1,819
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
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1,595
Water Management, Forestry, Environment
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1,805
Wood Processing Industry
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1,542
This doesn't mean that Portugal shouldn't impose real estate taxes on Golden Visa residents to pay for food and rent vouchers for pensioners and minimum wage earners.
Salary data by sector from paylab.com/pt:
