A new report by Which? has found that the cost of renting a car in Portugal over the Easter holidays has almost doubled.
When comparing the cost of hiring a car in nine popular
destinations across Europe, including Portugal, with pre-pandemic prices,
Which? found rental rates have “rocketed everywhere - and doubled in Portugal
and Greece”.
The report states: “The US is the most expensive place to
hire a car of all the destinations we checked. You’d have typically paid £298
for a week’s rental in the 2019 Easter holidays. This year, the average
holidaymaker will shell out a whopping £537 per week - 80% more.
In Madeira, hiring a car for seven days will cost you 64%
more than Easter 2019: £340, up from £207. Car hire is also more than £100 more
expensive for a week in Portugal, the Balearic islands, Greece, Italy and
Cyprus”.
Zest Car Rental compiled more in depth data regarding the prices of car rentals:
7 day car rental 2019 | 7 day car rental 2023 | Difference % | |
Cyprus | £117 | £248 | 112% |
Portugal (mainland) | £111 | £221 | 99% |
Greece | £105 | £207 | 97% |
USA | £298 | £537 | 80% |
Balearic Islands | £176 | £310 | 76% |
Madeira | £207 | £340 | 64% |
Italy | £243 | £362 | 49% |
Spain | £187 | £277 | 48% |
France | £291 | £364 | 25% |