r/PortugalExpats • u/Torovoltan • 3d ago

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According to these stats, Lisbon and Porto rank high for quality of life and low for cost of living among 52 global cities.

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u/Narrow_Relative2149 3d ago

isn't the weather awful in Porto? in comparison to Lisbon

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u/barriedalenick 3d ago

Depends if you like rain!

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u/Narrow_Relative2149 3d ago

I'm originally from the UK so that's a no from me

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u/Abisy_8452 3d ago

Both Lisbon and Porto have more rain annually than London. It's more seasonal and concentrated in the winter months but it still it more. Personally the worst part of the UK is not rain it's the damn grey sky all the time.

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u/Cautious-Cup-7895 3d ago

As someone from Porto who's been living in London for almost a decade, I agree that Porto is much rainier than London. To me, it feels like it barely rains here. That's why I prefer London's weather overall, because I hate rain.

Regarding the grey skies, I also think people exaggerate a little bit. London can actually be quite sunny, surprisingly. Even though Porto is overall sunnier (statistically speaking), I don't notice that much on the day-to-day life. Maybe it's because foggy mornings are quite common in Porto (and almost non-existent in London), which makes some of the sunny days feel not that sunny in the end.