Living in Arrifes

The city faced an unemployment rate of 7.76% at the end of 2021. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 7.4 µg/m³ in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population7,284people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)

Average gross salary1,577EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent7.93EUR/m²/month31 Mar 2026Municipality figureOfficial source · Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local

Unemployment rate7.76%31 Dec 2021Municipality figureOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime4,380incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça

PM2.5, annual mean7.43µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Pricier rent than 69% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other Portuguese city that publishes it and more recorded crime than 94% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Arrifes.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Arrifes?

Average net cold rent is 7.93 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): 7.93 EUR/m²/month · Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local¹¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesArrifes highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Porto€10.15

Braga€8.57

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Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

Seixal€11.33

Sintra€11.24

Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.93 EUR/m²/month	31 Mar 2026	Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local¹¹Official · parent municipality

Is Arrifes a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–69%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–73%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–70%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–67%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 476 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.93 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 Arrifes?

The unemployment rate is about 7.8 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 7.76 % · Eurostat³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Arrifes is 7.8%. 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

Arrifes 7.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,577 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)⁵Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate	7.76 %	31 Dec 2021	Eurostat³Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Arrifes?

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

Left over each month€399of €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€7.93/m² · official · Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local · 2026-03-31	− €476
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	€399

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Arrifes?

Police recorded 4,380 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça¹⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesArrifes 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

Seixal2,170

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,380 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça¹⁰Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Arrifes's nearest airport was PDL, 3 km away and offered 17 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	17 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	3 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PDL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Arrifes.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 15.1°C in January to 21.8°C in July. Arrifes's monthly precipitation totalled 102.1 mm in January and 26 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Arrifes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.43 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹

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

18°13°

17°12°

18°13°

19°13°

20°15°

22°17°

25°19°

26°20°

25°19°

23°17°

20°15°

18°13°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

102

118

153

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

PM2.57.4WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Arrifes is 7.4 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Arrifes 7.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.43 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 17.5 · Feb 17.4 · Mar 17.9 · Apr 18.8 · May 20.2 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 26 · Sep 25 · Oct 22.6 · Nov 19.9 · Dec 18.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Ponta Delgada, 1991-2020⁶Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12.7 · Feb 12.1 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 13.3 · May 14.6 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 14.9 · Dec 13.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Ponta Delgada, 1991-2020⁶Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 15.1 · Feb 14.8 · Mar 15.2 · Apr 16 · May 17.4 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 23 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 19.8 · Nov 17.4 · Dec 15.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Ponta Delgada, 1991-2020⁶Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 102.1 · Feb 87.2 · Mar 97.1 · Apr 79.6 · May 61 · Jun 44.4 · Jul 26 · Aug 45.8 · Sep 78.2 · Oct 118 · Nov 95.3 · Dec 152.8 mm	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Ponta Delgada, 1991-2020⁶Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

How many people live in Arrifes?

The published population was 7,284 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	7,284 people	19 Apr 2021	Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Arrifes

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Arrifes from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Arrifes

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

Ponta Delgada Commuting Zone · 4.0 km away

Rent: 7.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Ribeira Grande 17.0 km away

Rent: 5.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

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Alvaiázere7,287 residents Vila Nova de Poiares7,281 residents Castro Verde7,276 residents Mértola7,274 residents Vila Nova de Foz Côa7,312 residents Terras de Bouro7,253 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arrifes 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.

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; Arrifes's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Arrifes part of Ponta Delgada?

Arrifes is in the published commuting zone of Ponta Delgada; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Ponta Delgada city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁴

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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 Arrifes?

The published population was 7,284 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How much does it cost to rent in Arrifes?

Average net cold rent is 7.93 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 555 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local.

Is the air quality good in Arrifes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Arrifes?

What is the unemployment rate in Arrifes?

The unemployment rate is about 7.8 % (2021). Source: Eurostat.

Is Arrifes a good place to live?

Arrifes 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.

Is Arrifes part of Ponta Delgada?

Arrifes is in the published commuting zone of Ponta Delgada; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Arrifes?

Ponta Delgada, Rosto de Cão, Ribeira Grande, Vila Franca do Campo are near Arrifes. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Arrifes, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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