charlotte1982
Belgian expat in Portugal
Forum posts
25
About me
Belgian
Lives in Porto
Speaks French, Portuguese, Dutch, English
Registration: 24 January 2011
The life casting by Rodinaon
Please i want to know is 1.500,00 euro per month is enough to life in Portugal, including all things, home. eating...etc. or it is not enough?
Hi Most people don't earn that much money. I used to live in Lisboa with 500 euros a month, but of course i rented a room and not an apartment. Anyway, with 3x that amount it should be no problem at all ;-) Read More
info about study and jobs
Hi Syed, You can do a job, there is even a special status for working students in some universities. It is called "trabalhador estudante". For those there are even night classes in some cases. The problem is more to find a job, or to get one that ... Read More
Pls help
Hi Manish 1. You'll settle easily if you learn the language, people are very welcoming. 2. Living is not very expensive compared with the rest of europe, for 400 euros you get a 2 bedroom apartment in the centre, and it is sometimes cheaper to eat ... Read More
Rent a flat or a house in Porto by Christine
Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Porto. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Porto. Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you: Is it hard to find a flat or a house for ...
Usually people make a 5year contract but you can go away before. Legally you have to tell your landlord you are moving out 4 month before you go away. (that's for the legal part) Now practically, you should have an agreement with the landlord from ... Read More
Rent a flat or a house in Porto by Christine
Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Porto. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Porto. Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you: Is it hard to find a flat or a house for ...
Hi Vestavia, Lisboa and Porto are very different cities. Porto is more "social", so people are not used to the internet yet. Finding my apartment here was a lot of long walks and newspaper ads,... Before living in Porto, I lived in Lisboa for one ... Read More
Public transportation in Porto by Armand
Hi all, What do you think about the means of transportation in Porto ? Is the network of means of transportation well developed? What modes of transport are available? Do you use them? How much is a fare? Are they relatively ...
Hi Armand, Transportations are really bad. They are quite safe. The metro goes everywhere but to Porto, I mean all the lines pass on the same place and then it only stops in the social neighborhoods before getting out of the city again and go to ... Read More
Rent a flat or a house in Porto by Christine
Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Porto. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Porto. Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you: Is it hard to find a flat or a house for ...
Oh, something else, don't live IN bairro alto. It might seem friendly during the day but at night you won't be able to sleep. Read More
Rent a flat or a house in Porto by Christine
Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Porto. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Porto. Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you: Is it hard to find a flat or a house for ...
Because here, people only give it to agencies when they have a hard time to find someone to live in their apartment. All the other people (the ones that have a decent apartment and therefore have no trouble finding a client) they refuse to let the ... Read More
Banking in Porto by Yud
Hello dear members, Can you recommend some financial institutions i.e. Commercial Banks in Porto? [b]What about their facilities they offer?[/b] For example: [i][Internet Banking, Credit Facilities, ATM's machine availability throughout the ...
Hi Yud, You can get money at any ATM for free even if it is not your bank, or even if the card is not Portuguese. If you have a Portuguese Bank Account there are many things you can do at the atm. You can charge your phone, pay your bills, transfer ... Read More
Shopping in Porto
Hi, As he said, for food, Pingo Doce. Otherwhise I suggest Rua de Santa Catarina and Rua de Cedofeita for clothes. I don't really like shopping centres, I only go to Mar shopping because they have IKEA. So I usually go to the smaller shops. Rua ... Read More
How to make friends in Porto by expat.com
We have been talking about [url=/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891]loneliness when you are abroad[/url], let's now talk about how to make friends (locals or expatriates) when you're living in Porto :top: [b]Which are your best tips to ...
I've been Living in Porto for years and I found it really hard to make portuguese friends. It took me about 2 years to make "real friends". People are friendly when you ask for information or you are there as a tourist but they are very closed. They ... Read More
Rent a flat or a house in Porto by Christine
Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Porto. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Porto. Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you: Is it hard to find a flat or a house for ...
Hello, To rent anything in Porto, you need to have a "cart茫o de contribuinte". Just go to "Loja do Cidad茫o" and register at the tax department. Then it all depends on what you want to rent. You can find small houses in very social neighbourhoods ... Read More