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How to Say ‘How much is it?’ in Portuguese

Quanto custa?

KWAN-to KOOSH-tah

[KWAN-to KOOSH-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: custa comes from custar "to cost", and the ending changes with what you're pricing. For more than one thing, say Quanto custam? "How much are they?".

Phrase Breakdown

Quanto

[KWAN-to]

How much

Used to ask about the amount or quantity of something, typically money.

Example

Quanto tempo temos?

How much time do we have?

custa

[KOOSH-tah]

it costs

3rd person singular of “custar”: used to say the price of something.

Example

Custa dois euros e vinte o bilhete do elétrico.

The tram ticket costs two euros twenty.

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