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Cleaning prices in Lisbon, from published sources.

Greater Lisbon
Lisbon · Cascais · Oeiras · Sintra · Almada
A price within one working day
That is what we commit to on every job
English & Português
Whichever you prefer, from the first message
No markup
You pay the cleaner's rate, nothing on top

Regular home cleaning, deep cleans, short-let turnovers and after-builders work — in English or Português.

The numbers

What the public price pages actually say

Every figure below comes from a Portuguese price page or marketplace that publishes it openly. None of them is your price — yours comes from us, on your actual property — but they tell you whether any number you are shown is inside the market or outside it.

By the job — what people report paying

  • One-off clean · 3–4 hours€30–60
  • A weekly slot, per month€150–450
  • After renovation, whole job€240–400

By the hour — two markets, one city

  • Portuguese-language market€8–15
  • English-language segment€16.90

Indication from public price pages, not a quote. The hourly figures come from spicandspan.pt, idealista.pt and zaask.pt; the monthly figure from viplimpezas.pt; the after-renovation figure from Zaask, Habitissimo, lipclean and fixhomeservicios. All read in August 2026.

Read the two hourly figures together. The same hour of the same work is advertised at €8–15 in the Portuguese-language market and at €16.90 in the English-language segment. That gap is not a mistake and it is not a quality difference — it is a language and a channel difference. Knowing it exists is the most useful thing on this page, because it tells you the range you are actually negotiating inside. We quote in either language and it is the same number.

What moves the number

Six things that change the price more than floor area does

Two flats of identical size routinely get quotes that differ by half. These are the reasons, roughly in order of how much they matter, and they are what we ask you about before we put a figure on anything.

  • Frequency. The strongest lever by far. A committed weekly slot is worth more to us than four separate visits, and the hourly rate reflects that. A single visit is the most expensive way to buy this service.
  • Access. Fourth floor without a lift, no parking within a hundred metres, or a building where the door needs a code from an agency. Every one of those adds unpaid minutes, and we would rather price them in than discover them.
  • How the place is actually used. Two adults who eat out, versus a family with a dog and a home office. Same square metres, different hours.
  • What surfaces you have. Natural stone, microcement, treated wood and glass balustrades all need specific products and more care, which means more time.
  • Extras that hide inside the word 'cleaning'. Ironing, changing beds, the inside of the oven, windows on both sides, balconies. Each is a real block of time; none is automatically included anywhere, including here, so we name them.
  • Who is invoicing. A registered business adding IVA and issuing a proper invoice is not comparable with an informal cash arrangement. The second is cheaper and carries every risk that goes with it.
How to use these numbers

What to do with a quote once you have one

The figures on this page are a sanity check, not a target. Here is how to put them to work — on us as much as on anybody else you ask.

Compare like with like

Ask the same three questions every time: how many hours, what is included, and does the price carry IVA. Two quotes that differ by a third usually differ by an hour and an oven, not by greed. Ours answers all three before you ask.

Buy hours, not adjectives

'Deep clean' means nothing consistent. 'Five hours with two people, including the oven and the inside of the fridge' means something you can hold somebody to and compare against the next quote. That is how we write ours.

Do not chase the bottom of the range

The lowest published hourly figure in this market is what an individual charges informally, without an invoice. It is a real price for a real arrangement — just be clear which one you are buying, and ask what happens if something gets broken before you decide.

About the money

Questions the numbers usually raise

Why is there a Portuguese price and an English price?

Because they are two different sales channels. Businesses advertising in English reach an audience that finds them through search, expects written communication and pays by transfer, and they price for that. The measured gap in this market is roughly €8–15 an hour against €16.90. Write to us in either language: it makes no difference to the figure we send back.

Does a bigger flat always cost more?

Not proportionally. A large open apartment with three surfaces can be quicker than a small one with two bathrooms, a galley kitchen and a balcony, because time is spent on edges, corners and fittings rather than on open floor. This is why quoting by square metre is a starting point and not an answer.

Is an hourly rate or a fixed price better for me?

Hourly suits a regular slot where the work is predictable. Fixed suits one-off jobs with a defined outcome — a handover, a post-renovation clean — where you care about the result and not about the clock. We tell you which one we are quoting, and we do not mix them by agreeing a fixed price and then adding tasks.

What is not included in the numbers on this page?

IVA is quoted differently by different businesses, so always ask; ours is stated. Products are sometimes yours to supply. Travel is normally absorbed but not always, especially outside the city. And every figure here describes labour — nothing on this page includes equipment hire, waste removal or repairs.

Should I expect to pay in cash?

You may be offered it, and it should be your choice rather than a condition. The cleaner who does the work issues the invoice with IVA. If you want it in a specific name or with your taxpayer number on it — worth having, particularly for a rental property — tell us before the work rather than after.

Does a longer commitment bring the hourly rate down?

Usually yes, and it is the one negotiation almost everybody skips. Certainty is worth a lot when you are planning routes. Offering the same day and time every week for six months buys you more than arguing over a euro an hour does, and it is the version of this conversation we will actually engage with.

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