Living in Amarante

In Amarante, average gross earnings are €1,240 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.63 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.9% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 2.85% in June 2026. Amarante, a city in Portugal, had a population of 52,264 in 2021. The foreign population count was 871 in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2324 sources

Population52,264people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average gross salary1,240EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent4.63EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 25% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.85%country median 2.3% — 22% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime2,010incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 26% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Cheaper rent than 78% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 72% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 88% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Amarante.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Amarante?

Average net cold rent is 4.63 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): 4.63 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesAmarante highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Braga€8.57

Amarante€4.63

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.63 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹³Official

Is Amarante 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 air quality · range 54–72%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–77%

Student65%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 56–74%

Family73%strong on family, weak on education · range 65–81%

Retirement65%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 55–75%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 278 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.63 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 Amarante?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.85 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²⁴

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Amarante is 2.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

131

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–77–89–1012–13

Amarante 2.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,240 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)²Official
Unemployment rate	2.85 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²⁴Independent

What does a salary buy in Amarante?

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

Left over each month€597of €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€4.63/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €278
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	€597

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Amarante Salary needed to live in Amarante

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	330 per 100,000	2024	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.⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Amarante 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 Amarante?

Police recorded 2,010 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: 2,010 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesAmarante highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240

Lisbon5,090

Almada3,580

Amadora3,330

Matosinhos2,910

Loures2,800

Cascais2,700

Sintra2,640

Vila Nova de Gaia2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Amarante2,010

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,010 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022⁴Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was VRL, 29.9 km away in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VRL	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	29.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Amarante.

Find courses near Amarante

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

11°4°

13°4°

16°6°

17°8°

21°10°

24°13°

27°14°

27°15°

25°13°

20°10°

14°6°

12°5°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

196

129

133

134

163

183

194

JFMAMJJASOND

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

NO₂19WHO 10 · EU 40

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

NO₂ across cities in PortugalWhere Amarante lands among 50 measured cities

0–11–22–33–44–55–67–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2126–2728–29

Amarante 19.0

annual NO₂, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	19 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Pe Moreira Neves-Castelões de Cepeda)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 11 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 15.7 · Apr 17.3 · May 20.5 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 27 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 19.7 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 11.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.6 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 7.6 · May 10.1 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 4.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.3 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 11 · Apr 12.4 · May 15.3 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 15 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 196 · Feb 129.3 · Mar 133.2 · Apr 134.2 · May 93.5 · Jun 37.6 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 29.7 · Sep 72.6 · Oct 162.6 · Nov 183.4 · Dec 194.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Reims (France) ±2.9 °C, Ventura (United States) ±2.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.3 °C, Santiago de Compostela (Spain) ±1.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 301.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 173.4 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Amarante?

The published population was 52,264 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	301.3 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official
Foreign residents	871 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.²³Independent
Population density	173.4 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹¹Official
Population	52,264 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official

International community in Amarante

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 group	People	Share
Total	52,116	100.0%
Portuguesa	49,896	95.7%
Estrangeira	2,220	4.3%
Europa	1,337	2.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	1,022	2.0%
França	763	1.5%
África	438	0.8%
América	410	0.8%
Brasil	325	0.6%
Outros países - Europa	315	0.6%
Angola	275	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Suíça	210	0.4%
Alemanha	104	0.2%
Moçambique	85	0.2%
Espanha	53	0.1%
Venezuela	43	0.1%
Outros	41	0.1%
Luxemburgo	38	0.1%
Bélgica	35	0.1%
Ásia	34	0.1%
Reino Unido	30	0.1%
Cabo Verde	26	0.0%
Outros países - América	24	0.0%
Outros países - África	23	0.0%
Ucrânia	22	0.0%
África do Sul	16	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	13	0.0%
China	12	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	9	0.0%
Índia	8	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	8	0.0%
Canadá	7	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	7	0.0%
Argentina	6	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	6	0.0%
Roménia	6	0.0%
Itália	5	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	5	0.0%
Estónia	3	0.0%
Irlanda	3	0.0%
Moldávia	3	0.0%
Hungria	2	0.0%
Oceânia	1	0.0%
Áustria	1	0.0%
Austrália	1	0.0%
Bulgária	1	0.0%
Paquistão	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

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 group	People	Share
Total	52,116	100.0%
Portuguesa	51,554	98.9%
Estrangeira	562	1.1%
América	280	0.5%
Brasil	231	0.4%
Europa	180	0.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	117	0.2%
África	73	0.1%
Outros países - Europa	63	0.1%
Angola	50	0.1%
França	50	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Ásia	29	0.1%
Espanha	25	0.0%
Outros países - América	22	0.0%
Reino Unido	20	0.0%
Venezuela	19	0.0%
Ucrânia	16	0.0%
China	14	0.0%
Suíça	13	0.0%
Alemanha	11	0.0%
Outros	10	0.0%
Cabo Verde	8	0.0%
Outros países - África	7	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	7	0.0%
Bélgica	7	0.0%
Índia	7	0.0%
Argentina	6	0.0%
Roménia	5	0.0%
Luxemburgo	4	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	4	0.0%
África do Sul	4	0.0%
Estónia	3	0.0%
Itália	3	0.0%
Irlanda	2	0.0%
Moldávia	2	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	2	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	2	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	2	0.0%
Bulgária	1	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
Hungria	1	0.0%
Lituânia	1	0.0%
Moçambique	1	0.0%
Paquistão	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Amarante

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.

Celorico de Basto as an Amarante alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €3.51/m² Celorico de Basto vs €4.63/m² Amarante−24%
Residents: 20,098 Celorico de Basto vs 52,264 Amarante−62%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,240 Celorico de Basto vs 2,010 Amarante+11%
Nearest airport: 26.6 km Celorico de Basto vs 29.9 km Amarante−11%
Unemployment: 2.8% Celorico de Basto vs 2.9% Amarantesame level

Full comparison More about Celorico de Basto

Cities near Amarante

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

Marco de Canaveses 11.3 km away

Rent: 4.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Baião 12.0 km away

Rent: 4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Celorico de Basto 14.6 km away

Rent: 3.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Felgueiras 14.9 km away

Rent: 4.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Valadares 15.8 km away

Rent: 9.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Caldas da Rainha52,270 residents Sesimbra52,465 residents Vila Real51,850 residents Covilhã51,797 residents Montijo51,222 residents Marco de Canaveses53,961 residents

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Amarante in rankings

#8 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Portugal

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; Amarante'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 Amarante?

The published population was 52,264 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Amarante?

Average net cold rent is 4.63 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 324 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Amarante?

Police recorded 2,010 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 Amarante?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Amarante?

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

Is Amarante a good place to live?

Amarante 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 Amarante?

Vila da Lixa, Marco de Canavezes, Marco de Canaveses, Baião, Celorico de Basto are near Amarante. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Amarante?

The official country of birth distribution records 49,896 people (95.7%) 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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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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