Living in Avis

In Avis, average gross earnings are €1,252 a month (2024) and unemployment is 2.5% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 2.52% in June 2026. Avis is in Portugal; its population was 5,007 in 2021. In 2023, the foreign population was 69.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population5,007people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average gross salary1,252EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Unemployment rate2.52%country median 2.3% — 8% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime8,080incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 196% aboveOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Higher unemployment than 61% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than any other Portuguese city that publishes it.

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

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 Avis.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Avis. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesAvis 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

Is Avis 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–59%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student44%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 34–54%

Family39%strong on family, weak on education · range 30–48%

Retirement41%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 30–52%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Avis?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.52 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Avis is 2.5%. 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

Avis 2.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,252 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.52 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁸Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Avis. 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

Open the Portugal service overview

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	110 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.⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Avis 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 Avis?

Police recorded 8,080 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: 8,080 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 citiesAvis highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Avis8,080

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,080 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 2022³Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was BJZ, 93.5 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	BJZ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	93.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

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

14°4°

16°4°

19°7°

21°9°

25°12°

30°14°

33°16°

34°16°

30°14°

24°12°

18°7°

15°5°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.1 · Feb 15.9 · Mar 19.1 · Apr 21.1 · May 25.1 · Jun 29.8 · Jul 33.2 · Aug 33.5 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 23.8 · Nov 17.6 · Dec 14.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVIS/BENAVILA (nº 824)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.5 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 8.8 · May 11.5 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 16 · Aug 16.2 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 4.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVIS/BENAVILA (nº 824)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.8 · Feb 10.2 · Mar 13 · Apr 15 · May 18.3 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 22 · Oct 17.8 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 9.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVIS/BENAVILA (nº 824)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 62.8 · Feb 48 · Mar 49.5 · Apr 50.2 · May 50.4 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 1.8 · Aug 4.3 · Sep 35 · Oct 79 · Nov 72.1 · Dec 71.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVIS/BENAVILA (nº 824)⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Vila Franca de Xira ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.4 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±2.6 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.8 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.8 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.8 °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 606 km² in 2021. Population density was 8.3 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Avis?

The published population was 5,007 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	606 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official
Foreign residents	69 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹⁷Independent
Population density	8.26 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹¹Official
Population	5,007 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official

International community in Avis

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	3,812	100.0%
Portuguesa	3,646	95.6%
Estrangeira	166	4.4%
Europa	90	2.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	64	1.7%
África	33	0.9%
América	27	0.7%
Outros países - Europa	26	0.7%
Brasil	19	0.5%
Angola	18	0.5%
Ásia	16	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
França	15	0.4%
Reino Unido	14	0.4%
Roménia	13	0.3%
Espanha	11	0.3%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	10	0.3%
Moldávia	9	0.2%
China	7	0.2%
Bélgica	6	0.2%
Luxemburgo	6	0.2%
Moçambique	6	0.2%
Outros países - Ásia	5	0.1%
Cabo Verde	5	0.1%
Paquistão	4	0.1%
Venezuela	4	0.1%
Outros países - África	3	0.1%
Alemanha	3	0.1%
Ucrânia	3	0.1%
Canadá	2	0.1%
Outros países - América	1	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	3,812	100.0%
Portuguesa	3,727	97.8%
Estrangeira	85	2.2%
Europa	53	1.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	30	0.8%
Outros países - Europa	23	0.6%
América	23	0.6%
Brasil	16	0.4%
Roménia	12	0.3%
Reino Unido	10	0.3%
Moldávia	9	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	9	0.2%
Ásia	7	0.2%
Paquistão	4	0.1%
Venezuela	4	0.1%
Bélgica	3	0.1%
China	3	0.1%
França	3	0.1%
Ucrânia	3	0.1%
África	2	0.1%
Cabo Verde	2	0.1%
Outros países - América	1	0.0%
Canadá	1	0.0%
Suíça	1	0.0%
Alemanha	1	0.0%
Espanha	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Avis

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.

Sousel as an Avis alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,880 Sousel vs 8,080 Avis−64%
Nearest airport: 74.2 km Sousel vs 93.5 km Avis−21%
Unemployment: 2.6% Sousel vs 2.5% Avissame level
Residents: 5,074 Sousel vs 5,007 Avis+1%

Full comparison More about Sousel

Alcobaça as an Avis alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 109 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 55,597 Alcobaça vs 5,007 Avis+1010%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,290 Alcobaça vs 8,080 Avis−72%
Unemployment: 1.7% Alcobaça vs 2.5% Avis−33%
Nearest airport: 86.6 km Alcobaça vs 93.5 km Avis−7%

Full comparison More about Alcobaça

Cities near Avis

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

Sousel 20.9 km away

Rent: 3.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Almancil4,998 residents Sousel5,074 residents Fazendas de Almeirim4,936 residents Vila da Lixa5,102 residents Alfândega da Fé5,104 residents Venda do Pinheiro5,121 residents

How does Avis compare?

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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; Avis'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 Avis?

The published population was 5,007 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How safe is Avis?

Police recorded 8,080 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 Avis?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Avis?

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

Is Avis a good place to live?

Avis 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 Avis?

Vale da Amoreira, Sousel are near Avis. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Avis?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,646 people (95.6%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Avis, Portugal: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4ec9e8f7fecd94a253783636992e61ce]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/avis/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_avis-portugal-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_59365dca26f5,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Avis, Portugal: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4ec9e8f7fecd94a253783636992e61ce},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/avis/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Avis, Portugal: population, salary, cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/avis/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 4ec9e8f7fecd94a253783636992e61ce; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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Sources

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INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
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
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVIS/BENAVILA (nº 824) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
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
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14

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Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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