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Living in Alcanena

In Alcanena, average gross earnings are €1,401 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.83 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.7% (2026).

In 2021, population density was 108.9 people per km². The unemployment rate was 1.73% in June 2026. There were 190 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. Its population was 13,868 in 2021. The city covered 127.3 km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2327 sources

Population13,868people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,401EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent4.83EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 22% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.73%country median 2.3% — 26% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,790incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 2% aboveOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)

Cheaper rent than 75% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 78% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Alcanena?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in PortugalNational rates and thresholds that apply in Alcanena.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Alcanena?

Average net cold rent is 4.83 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 4.83 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt16
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Alcanena recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesAlcanena highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Alcanena highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Alcanena€4.83
Show the other 6 cities
Amadora€13.00
Matosinhos€11.98
Loures€11.73
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
Porto€10.15
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MEO fixed fibre9Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan15Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.83 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt16Official

Is Alcanena a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–76%
Student60%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 51–69%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–68%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 290 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.83 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026-Q1

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Alcanena?

The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.73 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Alcanena is 1.7%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,401 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)4Official
Unemployment rate1.73 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627Independent

What does a salary buy in Alcanena?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Portugal median gross pay: €1,099 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€585of €920 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€920
Rent, 60 m²€4.83/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €290
Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €15
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€585
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Alcanena Salary needed to live in Alcanena

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alcanena. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP)

Job SearchRegistrationTraining
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Alcanena. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents190 per 100,0002024Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit.10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alcanena when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Alcanena?

Police recorded 2,790 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,790 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20226
Recorded crime across major citiesAlcanena highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Alcanena highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Alcanena2,790
Cascais2,700
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,790 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,73031 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20226Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LIS, 86.3 km away, with 103 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport103 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportLIS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport86.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alcanena. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

PLA search route through Portal da Oferta Formativa — State Language Course

AIMA / Portal da Oferta Formativa

For migrants seeking Portuguese as a non-native language.

PortugueseCost varies
Open official information

Português Língua de Acolhimento (PLA) — State Language Course

AIMA / DGEstE public-school network / IEFP / Centros Qualifica

For migrants aged 16 or older whose mother tongue is not Portuguese, residence-permit holders, people with pending residence/protection/NISS evidence.

PortugueseCEFR A1–B2Cost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Alcanena.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Alcanena?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)3

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in PortugalAnnual PM2.5 in Alcanena is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)3Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Alcanena?

The published population was 13,868 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area127.3 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official
Foreign residents681 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.26Independent
Population density108.9 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.13Official
Population13,868 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official

International community in Alcanena

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,472100.0%
Portuguesa11,50292.2%
Estrangeira9707.8%
Europa4493.6%
América3142.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2361.9%
Outros países - Europa2131.7%
África1921.5%
Brasil1811.5%
França1691.4%
Ucrânia1170.9%
Show 32 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Angola910.7%
Venezuela660.5%
Moçambique530.4%
Canadá480.4%
Moldávia430.3%
Alemanha270.2%
Reino Unido270.2%
Cabo Verde210.2%
Espanha170.1%
Suíça150.1%
Ásia120.1%
Outros países - África110.1%
Outros países - América100.1%
Outros países - Ásia100.1%
África do Sul90.1%
Estados Unidos da América80.1%
Bélgica70.1%
Federação da Rússia70.1%
Guiné-Bissau50.0%
Roménia50.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)40.0%
Outros40.0%
Oceânia30.0%
Austrália30.0%
Luxemburgo30.0%
Índia20.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe20.0%
Argentina10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Itália10.0%
Polónia10.0%
Suécia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Citizenship

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,472100.0%
Portuguesa12,04796.6%
Estrangeira4253.4%
América1951.6%
Europa1661.3%
Brasil1451.2%
Outros países - Europa1100.9%
Ucrânia700.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)560.4%
África460.4%
Venezuela320.3%
Show 26 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Angola200.2%
Reino Unido200.2%
Ásia180.1%
França180.1%
Moldávia160.1%
Cabo Verde140.1%
China110.1%
Espanha100.1%
Roménia100.1%
Outros países - América70.1%
Outros países - África60.0%
Outros países - Ásia60.0%
Bélgica60.0%
Canadá60.0%
Estados Unidos da América50.0%
Alemanha40.0%
Moçambique40.0%
Itália30.0%
Federação da Rússia30.0%
Guiné-Bissau20.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)20.0%
Índia10.0%
Luxemburgo10.0%
Polónia10.0%
Suécia10.0%
Outros10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Alternatives for people set on Alcanena

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Golegã as an Alcanena alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 1.3% Golegã vs 1.7% Alcanena−26%
  • Residents: 5,465 Golegã vs 13,868 Alcanena−61%
  • Rent: €4.87/m² Golegã vs €4.83/m² Alcanenasame level
  • Nearest airport: 88.9 km Golegã vs 86.3 km Alcanena+3%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,780 Golegã vs 2,790 Alcanenasame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Golegã vs 5.0 µg/m³ Alcanenasame level
Full comparisonMore about Golegã

Cities near Alcanena

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Monsanto 3.9 km away
Rent
4.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Torres Novas 11.6 km away
Rent
6.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Riachos 13.3 km away
Rent
6.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Alcanede 14.5 km away
Rent
7.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Entroncamento 17.2 km away
Rent
7.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Fátima 17.2 km away
Rent
6.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Golegã 17.4 km away
Rent
4.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Porto de Mós 19.8 km away
Rent
5.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Alcanena, nearest in population first.

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Bombarral13,856 residentsValbom13,849 residentsCanelas13,918 residentsNelas14,037 residentsGouveia14,046 residentsFeira14,174 residents

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: PLNM (Português Língua Não Materna). How to enrol a child (gov.pt).

A country-wide rule for Portugal; Alcanena's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Alcanena?

The published population was 13,868 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Alcanena?

Average net cold rent is 4.83 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 338 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Alcanena?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca).

How safe is Alcanena?

Police recorded 2,790 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Alcanena?

The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Alcanena?

681 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Alcanena a good place to live?

Alcanena may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Alcanena?

Monsanto, Torres Novas, Riachos, Alcanede, Entroncamento are near Alcanena. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Alcanena?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,502 people (92.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021-04-19. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Alcanena, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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