Living in Barcarena

In Barcarena, rents in new contracts average €12.87 per m² a month (2026).

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

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population555people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)

Average gross salary2,214EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent12.87EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 108% aboveOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate1.98%30 Jun 2026Municipality figureIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime2,680incidents 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 mean7.38µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Pricier rent than 94% of Portuguese cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 69% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Barcarena.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Barcarena?

Average net cold rent is 12.87 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): 12.87 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹²

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesBarcarena highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Barcarena€12.87

Porto€10.15

Braga€8.57

Show the other 6 cities

Almada€13.43

Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

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 fibre⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	12.87 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹²Official

Is Barcarena a good place to live?

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on housing · range 33–57%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–67%

Student44%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 33–55%

Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–58%

Retirement46%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 33–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 772 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.87 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 Barcarena?

The unemployment rate is about 2 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 1.98 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Barcarena is 2.0%. 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

Barcarena 2.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,214 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)⁶Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate	1.98 %	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Barcarena?

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

Left over each month€103of €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€12.87/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €772
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	€103

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Barcarena?

Police recorded 2,680 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 citiesBarcarena 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	2,680 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	7 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	CAT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 11.6°C in January to 22.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Barcarena?

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: 7.38 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹

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

15°8°

16°8°

19°10°

20°11°

23°13°

26°15°

28°17°

29°18°

27°16°

23°14°

18°11°

16°9°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

107

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 Barcarena 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

Barcarena 7.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.38 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 15.3 · Feb 16.4 · Mar 18.8 · Apr 20.2 · May 22.9 · Jun 26.2 · Jul 28.4 · Aug 29 · Sep 26.7 · Oct 23 · Nov 18.4 · Dec 15.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LISBOA (Tapada da Ajuda) (nº 762)⁷Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 7.9 · Feb 8.1 · Mar 9.7 · Apr 10.7 · May 12.9 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 11.2 · Dec 8.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LISBOA (Tapada da Ajuda) (nº 762)⁷Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 11.6 · Feb 12.3 · Mar 14.3 · Apr 15.4 · May 17.9 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 18.6 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 12.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LISBOA (Tapada da Ajuda) (nº 762)⁷Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 89.7 · Feb 69.9 · Mar 60.5 · Apr 56.1 · May 46.1 · Jun 12.4 · Jul 2.4 · Aug 4 · Sep 32.4 · Oct 93.5 · Nov 107.3 · Dec 93.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LISBOA (Tapada da Ajuda) (nº 762)⁷Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Portugal: Loures ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±1.6 °C, Ventura (United States) ±2.4 °C, Toulon (France) ±2.0 °C, Giugliano in Campania (Italy) ±2.1 °C, Latina (Italy) ±2.0 °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

How many people live in Barcarena?

The published population was 555 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	555 people	19 Apr 2021	Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Barcarena

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.

Torres Vedras as a Barcarena alternative in the same region

39 km away, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.61/m² Torres Vedras vs €12.87/m² Barcarena−33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,720 (2022) Torres Vedras vs 2,680 (2025) Barcarenano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Torres Vedras vs 7.4 µg/m³ Barcarena−19%

Full comparison More about Torres Vedras

Pombal as a Barcarena alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 143 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.56/m² Pombal vs €12.87/m² Barcarena−57%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,100 (2022) Pombal vs 2,680 (2025) Barcarenano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Pombal vs 7.4 µg/m³ Barcarena+8%

Full comparison More about Pombal

Cities near Barcarena

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

Sintra Commuting Zone · 12.0 km away

Rent: 11.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-04
Salary: 1,355 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31

Porto Salvo 2.3 km away

Rent: 13.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Oeiras 4.4 km away

Rent: 15.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Salary: 2,020 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

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Milharado557 residents Monsanto551 residents Lajes das Flores562 residents Caranguejeira548 residents Laranjeiro489 residents Aljubarrota630 residents

How does Barcarena compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Barcarena 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.

Open the official coverage guide

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; Barcarena's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Barcarena part of Lisbon?

Barcarena 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 10.7 km away by straight-line distance. Lisbon city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source⁵

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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 Barcarena?

The published population was 555 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How much does it cost to rent in Barcarena?

Average net cold rent is 12.87 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 901 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Barcarena?

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 Barcarena?

What is the unemployment rate in Barcarena?

The unemployment rate is about 2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

Is Barcarena a good place to live?

Barcarena 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 Barcarena part of Lisbon?

Barcarena 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 10.7 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Barcarena?

Sintra, Queijas, Porto Salvo, Carnaxide, Queluz are near Barcarena. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Barcarena, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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