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Living in Alcobaça

Alcobaça is a city in Portugal. The nearest airport was LIS, 86.6 km away, with 103 listed destinations in June 2026. There were 180 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 1.69% in June 2026. Alcobaça had a population of 55,597 in 2021.

Lower unemployment than 78% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 75% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Alcobaça.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Alcobaça?

Average net cold rent is 6.98 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): 6.98 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt11

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Alcobaça yet.

Net rent across major citiesAlcobaça highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Alcobaça highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.57Braga€6.98Alcobaçanet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.98 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt11Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 419 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.98 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 Alcobaça?

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

  • Unemployment rate: 1.69 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202613
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Alcobaça is 1.7%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Portugal per band6 cities: 0% to under 1%60–176 cities: 1% to under 2%761–2Alcobaça 1.7%118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–341 cities: 3% to under 4%413–44 cities: 4% to under 5%44–52 cities: 5% to under 6%25–61 city: 6% to under 7%16–71 city: 7% to under 8%17–81 city: 9% to under 10%19–101 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate1.69 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202613Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alcobaça. 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 Alcobaça. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents180 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.7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alcobaça 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Alcobaça?

Police recorded 2,290 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: 2,290 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223
Recorded crime across major citiesAlcobaça highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Alcobaça highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,290Alcobaça2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,290 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,71531 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport103 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportLIS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport86.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alcobaça. 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.

Portuguesevaries
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–B2varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Alcobaça.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 9.7°C in January and 20.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 112.6 mm in January and 7.5 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Alcobaça?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency1

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Alcobaça average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND27°4°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Alcobaça average monthly precipitation, mm03570105140113827483621981338103128104JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Alcobaça annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Alcobaça is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band1 city: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³11–24 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–34 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³43–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–514 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³145–65 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³56–7Alcobaça 6.05 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–826 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³268–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³country median 6.231 Dec 2024European Environment Agency1Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 15.3 · Feb 16.3 · Mar 18.5 · Apr 19.7 · May 22.1 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 27 · Sep 25.9 · Oct 22.9 · Nov 18.2 · Dec 16.1 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Alcobaça / E. Fruticultura, 1991-20206Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 4 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 8.2 · May 10.4 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 13 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 5.2 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Alcobaça / E. Fruticultura, 1991-20206Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9.7 · Feb 10.4 · Mar 12.7 · Apr 14 · May 16.3 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 10.6 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Alcobaça / E. Fruticultura, 1991-20206Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 112.6 · Feb 81.7 · Mar 74.1 · Apr 83.2 · May 61.8 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 7.5 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 38.1 · Oct 102.5 · Nov 127.8 · Dec 104.4 mm31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Alcobaça / E. Fruticultura, 1991-20206Official
Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2018–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Alcobaça by year, µg/m³4.85.66.47.220182020202220246.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 14.3% between 2018 and 2024, from 7.0 to 6.0.

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Portugal cities
Portimão55,614 residentsOvar55,398 residentsPombal55,217 residentsCastelo Branco56,109 residentsPaços de Ferreira56,340 residentsMarco de Canaveses53,961 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 408.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 136.2 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Alcobaça?

The published population was 55,597 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Alcobaça residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.9%Foreign residents 8.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area408.1 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official
Foreign residents4,514 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.12Independent
Population density136.2 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.10Official
Population55,597 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official

International community in Alcobaça

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
Total54,965100.0%
Portuguesa50,58192.0%
Estrangeira4,3848.0%
Europa1,9143.5%
América1,1842.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1,1092.0%
Brasil9751.8%
África9211.7%
Outros países - Europa8051.5%
França5991.1%
Angola4920.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ásia3580.7%
Ucrânia3060.6%
Reino Unido2580.5%
Moçambique2070.4%
Alemanha1670.3%
Índia1590.3%
Moldávia1190.2%
Bélgica880.2%
Suíça870.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)870.2%
Estados Unidos da América810.1%
Cabo Verde800.1%
China620.1%
Nepal620.1%
África do Sul550.1%
Venezuela500.1%
Canadá450.1%
Roménia380.1%
Outros países - Ásia370.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe360.1%
Outros países - África320.1%
Espanha310.1%
Bangladeche300.1%
Federação da Rússia260.0%
Outros países - América250.0%
Itália250.0%
Guiné-Bissau190.0%
Luxemburgo190.0%
Suécia140.0%
Irlanda110.0%
Outros90.0%
Argentina80.0%
Paquistão80.0%
Oceânia70.0%
Austrália70.0%
Polónia70.0%
Dinamarca50.0%
Finlândia40.0%
Eslováquia30.0%
Áustria20.0%
Chéquia20.0%
Grécia20.0%
Bulgária10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Croácia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Lituânia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

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
Total54,965100.0%
Portuguesa52,37395.3%
Estrangeira2,5924.7%
Europa1,0882.0%
América9451.7%
Brasil8351.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)5481.0%
Outros países - Europa5401.0%
Ásia3660.7%
Reino Unido2150.4%
Ucrânia2140.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
África1890.3%
França1780.3%
Índia1620.3%
Bélgica920.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)810.1%
China790.1%
Angola650.1%
Nepal620.1%
Moldávia590.1%
Alemanha580.1%
Cabo Verde510.1%
Estados Unidos da América420.1%
Roménia360.1%
Bangladeche310.1%
Venezuela310.1%
Itália270.0%
Outros países - Ásia250.0%
Moçambique250.0%
Suíça210.0%
Outros países - América180.0%
Irlanda180.0%
Federação da Rússia180.0%
Espanha160.0%
África do Sul150.0%
Suécia140.0%
Outros130.0%
Outros países - África120.0%
Canadá120.0%
Guiné-Bissau110.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe100.0%
Argentina70.0%
Paquistão70.0%
Polónia70.0%
Oceânia40.0%
Austrália40.0%
Dinamarca40.0%
Eslováquia40.0%
Luxemburgo30.0%
Áustria20.0%
Finlândia20.0%
Bulgária10.0%
Chéquia10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Croácia10.0%
Lituânia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Is Alcobaça 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 worker68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 60–76%
Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 64–80%
Student59%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 50–68%
Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 57–73%
Retirement63%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 54–72%
Foreign residents4,514 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population55,597 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.98 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.69 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
City area408.1 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Common questions

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

How many people live in Alcobaça?

The published population was 55,597 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Alcobaça?

Average net cold rent is 6.98 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 489 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Alcobaça?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Alcobaça?

Police recorded 2,290 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 Alcobaça?

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

How many foreign residents live in Alcobaça?

4,514 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Alcobaça a good place to live?

Alcobaça 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.

How many people born in Europa live in Alcobaça?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,914 people (3.5%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Alcobaça, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/alcobaca/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Alcobaça, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/alcobaca/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  2. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  3. INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022 INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  6. IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Alcobaça / E. Fruticultura, 1991-2020 IPMA climate normal · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  7. Official 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. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  8. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  9. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  10. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
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  1. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  2. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  3. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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