According to the idealista price index: the median price of houses for sale in the country rose 7.8% in November compared to the same month of 2024, settling at €3,000 per square meter (euros/m2), a new historical maximum. In relation to the quarterly variation, house prices grew by 1.6%.

In November, house prices for sale rose in practically all 18 district capitals or autonomous regions. The only exception was Vila Real, which registered an annual decrease (-1.6%).

The major cities where housing costs increased were: Santarém (27.2%), Beja (26.6%), Portalegre (23.6%), Setúbal (17%), Guarda (15.8%), Viana do Castelo (13.8%), Ponta Delgada (11.1%), Funchal (10.2%), Évora (9.9%), Coimbra (9.8%), Aveiro (9.5%), Viseu (9.1%), Braga (8.7%), Leiria (8.5%), Faro (6.1%), Porto (5.8%) and Lisbon (4.0%).

Most expensive

Lisbon remains the city where it is most expensive to buy a house, reaching €5,914/m2, followed by Porto (€3,908/m2) and Funchal (€3,864/m2). Faro (€3,400/m2) and Setúbal (€2,957/m2) appear in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Next on the list are Aveiro (€2,740/m2), Évora (€2,567/m2), Ponta Delgada (€2,374/m2), Coimbra (€2,267/m2), Braga (€2,133/m2), and Viana do Castelo (€2,112/m2).

Affordable houses

At the bottom of the list, with the most affordable house prices, are large cities such as Leiria (€1,746/m2), Viseu (€1,705/m2), Santarém (€1,698/m2), Vila Real (€1,343/m2), Beja (€1,321/m2), Portalegre (€1,020/m2), and finally, Guarda (€981/m2).