COST COMPARISON OF ARTIFICIAL GRASS
COMPARED TO “REAL” GRASS
Prices based upon actual figures supplied by Villa Management companies specializing in properties in Quinta do Lago and Vale de Lobo.
This does not include any unforeseen costs associated with real grass such as reseeding, fungal infections, damage caused by rodents etc.
These costs can be substantial and are generally never found with artificial grass.

Artificial Grass 300m2
Cost of good quality grass (28 Euros/m2) - 8,400 Euros
Installation - (10 Euros/m2) - 3,000 Euros
Initial cost - 11,400 Euros
Annual maintenance visit – 300 Euros
Ongoing costs over 10 years – 3,000 Euros
Total after 10 years - 14,400* Euros or 4.8 Euros per m2 per year
Real Turf 300m2
Cost of good quality turf (8 Euros/m2) - 2,400 Euros
Installation of turf - (6 Euros/m2) - 1,800 Euros
Cost of Irrigation system - 3,000 Euros
Installation cost of irrigation system - 750 Euros
Amount of water required per week for 5cm of water over 300m2 - 15m3 @ 2 Euros per m3 = 30 Euros per week
30 Euros per week is 1,560 Euros per year or 15,600 Euros over 10 years
Weekly cost of a gardener cutting and maintaining 300m2 of lawn - 50 Euros
Gardener annual cost - 2,600 Euros or 26,000 Euros over 10 years
Initial cost - 7,950 Euros
Ongoing costs over 10 years - 41,600 Euros
Total after 10 years - 49,550 Euros or 16.5 Euros per m2 per year
Total cost saving over 10 years Artificial Grass -v- Real Grass = 71%
*Price does not include ground preparation or machinery for installation