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Avintes is a city in Portugal, and the figures below are its published values.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population10,836people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)
Average gross salary1,496EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent10.61EUR/m²/month6 Aug 2026Municipality figureOfficial source · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)
Unemployment rate3.13%30 Jun 2026Municipality figureIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,610incidents 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

Pricier rent than 86% of Portuguese cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 81% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Avintes.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Avintes?

Average net cold rent is 10.61 EUR/m² per month (2026), 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): 10.61 EUR/m²/month · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)5
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Avintes recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MEO fixed fibre7Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan12Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.61 EUR/m²/month6 Aug 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)5Official · parent municipality

Is Avintes 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · 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 safety, weak on admin · range 39–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 637 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.61 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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Avintes?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.13 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202623
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Avintes is 3.1%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,496 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)4Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate3.13 %30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202623Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Avintes?

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€238of €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€10.61/m² · official · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal) · 2026-08-06− €637
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€238
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Avintes Salary needed to live in Avintes

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Avintes. 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)

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

Safety

How safe is Avintes?

Police recorded 2,610 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 citiesAvintes highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Avintes highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,610 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça10Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Avintes's nearest airport was OPO, 19 km away and offered 61 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport61 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Distance to the nearest major airport19 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)OPO3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Avintes's monthly mean temperatures were 10.2°C in January and 19.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 151 mm in January and 16.6 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 14 · Feb 15 · Mar 17 · Apr 18.1 · May 20.3 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 14.7 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)6Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan 6.4 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 10.1 · May 12.3 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 7.6 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)6Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan 10.2 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 12.9 · Apr 14.1 · May 16.3 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 16.8 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 11.1 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)6Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 151 · Feb 97.8 · Mar 101.1 · Apr 95.5 · May 85.6 · Jun 33.7 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 68.2 · Oct 148.9 · Nov 165.9 · Dec 153.3 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)6Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±2.2 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±1.6 °C, Barakaldo (Spain) ±1.0 °C, Bilbao (Spain) ±1.0 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.0 °C, Lugo (Spain) ±2.9 °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

How many people live in Avintes?

The published population was 10,836 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population10,836 people19 Apr 2021Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Avintes

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.

Cities near Avintes

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

Porto Commuting Zone · 6.3 km away
Rent
10.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Salary
1,629 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
Paredes Commuting Zone · 20.3 km away
Rent
5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Gondomar 3.9 km away
Rent
8.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Salary
1,141 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Reguengos de Monsaraz10,828 residentsLavra10,968 residentsSão Brás de Alportel10,662 residentsSacavém10,650 residentsSão João de Ver11,026 residentsGrijó10,626 residents

How does Avintes compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Avintes 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; Avintes's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Avintes part of Porto?

Avintes is in the published commuting zone of Porto; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Porto city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3

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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 Avintes?

The published population was 10,836 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How much does it cost to rent in Avintes?

Average net cold rent is 10.61 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 743 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal).

How safe is Avintes?

Police recorded 2,610 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 Justiça.

What is the unemployment rate in Avintes?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

Is Avintes a good place to live?

Avintes 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 Avintes part of Porto?

Avintes is in the published commuting zone of Porto; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Avintes?

Porto, Paredes, Valbom, Jovim, Oliveira do Douro are near Avintes. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Avintes, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e60f4daa813d5eb3afefd17b62e4c4b6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/avintes/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Avintes, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e60f4daa813d5eb3afefd17b62e4c4b6},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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