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Living in Azeitão

In Azeitão, average gross earnings are €1,504 a month (2024) and rent averages €11.11 per m² a month (2026).

In 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 5 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population3,578people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)
Average gross salary1,504EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent11.11EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 79% aboveOfficial 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 rate3.23%30 Jun 2026Municipality figureIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime3,200incidents per 100,000country median 2,730 — 17% aboveOfficial source · Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça
PM2.5, annual mean4.98µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Pricier rent than 88% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 85% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 71% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Azeitão?

Average net cold rent is 11.11 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): 11.11 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 local10
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Azeitão recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesAzeitão highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Azeitão 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 fibre6Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan11Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.11 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2031 Mar 2026Valor 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 local10Official

Is Azeitão 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–62%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 667 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.11 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 Azeitão?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.23 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202612
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Azeitão is 3.2%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,504 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)4Official
Unemployment rate3.23 %30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202612Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Azeitão?

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€208of €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€11.11/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− €667
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€208
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Azeitão Salary needed to live in Azeitão

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Azeitão. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Azeitão?

Police recorded 3,200 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 Justiça9

Recorded crime across major citiesAzeitão highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Azeitão 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 residents3,200 incidents per 100,000country median 2,73031 Dec 2025Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça9Official

Mobility and administration

Azeitão's nearest airport was LIS, 31 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport103 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Distance to the nearest major airport31 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LIS3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 10.3°C in January to 23.2°C in July. Azeitão's monthly precipitation totalled 87.4 mm in January and 2.1 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Azeitão?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.98 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Azeitão is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4.98 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 15.5 · Feb 16.8 · Mar 19.5 · Apr 21.1 · May 24.2 · Jun 27.9 · Jul 30.2 · Aug 30.7 · Sep 28.1 · Oct 23.8 · Nov 18.8 · Dec 16.1 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Setúbal, 1991-20205Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 9.3 · May 11.8 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 6.3 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Setúbal, 1991-20205Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan 10.3 · Feb 11.2 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 15.2 · May 18 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 18.1 · Nov 13.8 · Dec 11.2 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Setúbal, 1991-20205Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 87.4 · Feb 62.5 · Mar 64.6 · Apr 62.6 · May 53.5 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 2.1 · Aug 3.1 · Sep 30 · Oct 99 · Nov 103.1 · Dec 100.6 mm31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Setúbal, 1991-20205Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

How many people live in Azeitão?

The published population was 3,578 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)2

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population3,578 people19 Apr 2021Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Azeitão

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How does Azeitão compare?

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

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

Is Azeitão part of Lisbon?

Azeitão belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Lisbon; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 27.3 km away by straight-line distance. Lisbon city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source3

Common questions

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

How many people live in Azeitão?

The published population was 3,578 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How much does it cost to rent in Azeitão?

Average net cold rent is 11.11 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 778 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 Azeitão?

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

How safe is Azeitão?

Police recorded 3,200 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 Azeitão?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

Is Azeitão a good place to live?

Azeitão 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 Azeitão part of Lisbon?

Azeitão belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Lisbon; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 27.3 km away by straight-line distance.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Azeitão, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 97d5ccde2b819be74811a1713476d050]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/azeitao/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Azeitão, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Sources

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  1. Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged) discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT) Censos 2021 · mapas.ine.pt · checked 2026-10-07
  3. gisco-services.ec.europa.eu place coordinates gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
  4. INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
  5. IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Setúbal, 1991-2020 IPMA climate normal · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  6. MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
  7. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  8. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça ine.pt · checked 2026-10-05
  10. 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 ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
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  1. Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
  2. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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