On this page

Living in Coruche

In Coruche, average gross earnings are €1,300 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €6.06 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2% (2026).

Coruche had a population of 19,944 in 2021. The city covered 1,115.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 17.9 people per km² in 2021. There were 210 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2321 sources

Population19,944people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,300EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent6.06EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 2% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.96%country median 2.3% — 16% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,300incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 58% aboveOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³country median 6.2 — 19% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 70% of Portuguese cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 92% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Coruche?

Average net cold rent is 6.06 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): 6.06 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Coruche recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Coruche€6.06
Show the other 6 cities
Amadora€13.00
Matosinhos€11.98
Loures€11.73
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
Porto€10.15
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MEO fixed fibre8Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan14Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.06 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt15Official

Is Coruche 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.

Try your profile
Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–71%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–59%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–54%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 364 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.06 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

The unemployment rate was 1.96% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Coruche?

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

  • Unemployment rate: 1.96 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Coruche is 2.0%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)2Official
Unemployment rate1.96 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621Independent

What does a salary buy in Coruche?

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€511of €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€6.06/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €364
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€511
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Coruche Salary needed to live in Coruche

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents210 per 100,0002024Official 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.9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Coruche 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.

Safety

How safe is Coruche?

Police recorded 4,300 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: 4,300 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20224
Recorded crime across major citiesCoruche highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Coruche highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Coruche4,300
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Cascais2,700
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,300 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,73031 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20224Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LIS, 55.4 km away, with 103 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport103 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat10Official
Nearest airportLIS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv11Official
Distance to nearest airport55.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv11Official

Language courses and integration

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

Find courses near Coruche

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Coruche?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency1

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

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 Coruche 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 mean5 µg/m³country median 6.231 Dec 2024European Environment Agency1Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 15.5 · Feb 17 · Mar 20.2 · Apr 22.1 · May 25.7 · Jun 29.4 · Jul 31.6 · Aug 32.2 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 24.5 · Nov 18.8 · Dec 16 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CORUCHE (nº 744)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6 · Apr 8 · May 10.8 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.7 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.6 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CORUCHE (nº 744)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 9.5 · Feb 10.4 · Mar 13.1 · Apr 15.1 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 12.9 · Dec 10.3 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CORUCHE (nº 744)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 67.9 · Feb 48 · Mar 53.9 · Apr 50.8 · May 47.8 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 4.3 · Aug 4.9 · Sep 33.4 · Oct 88.9 · Nov 78.6 · Dec 67.1 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CORUCHE (nº 744)7Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2015–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 58.3% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 5.0.

Similar climate. In Portugal: Vila Franca de Xira ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Simi Valley (United States) ±2.7 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.9 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.1 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.1 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±3.3 °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 Coruche?

The published population was 19,944 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area1,116 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official
Foreign residents442 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.20Independent
Population density17.88 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.12Official
Population19,944 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official

International community in Coruche

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 groupPeopleShare
Total17,355100.0%
Portuguesa16,64695.9%
Estrangeira7094.1%
Europa2831.6%
África1911.1%
América1821.0%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1811.0%
Brasil1600.9%
Angola1220.7%
Outros países - Europa1020.6%
França890.5%
Show 35 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Ucrânia680.4%
Ásia530.3%
Moçambique430.2%
Índia230.1%
China210.1%
Alemanha210.1%
Reino Unido190.1%
Roménia180.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)150.1%
Suíça100.1%
Espanha100.1%
Outros países - África80.0%
Cabo Verde80.0%
Outros países - América70.0%
Bélgica60.0%
Luxemburgo60.0%
Venezuela60.0%
Bulgária50.0%
Canadá50.0%
Outros países - Ásia40.0%
Itália40.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe40.0%
Estados Unidos da América40.0%
África do Sul40.0%
Moldávia30.0%
Paquistão30.0%
Guiné-Bissau20.0%
Malta20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Polónia20.0%
Chéquia10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Federação da Rússia10.0%
Eslováquia10.0%
Outros10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

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 groupPeopleShare
Total17,355100.0%
Portuguesa16,97297.8%
Estrangeira3832.2%
Europa1681.0%
América1240.7%
Brasil1200.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)940.5%
Outros países - Europa740.4%
Ucrânia600.3%
Ásia530.3%
África380.2%
Show 31 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Angola250.1%
Índia230.1%
China220.1%
Roménia200.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)170.1%
França110.1%
Alemanha100.1%
Espanha100.1%
Reino Unido100.1%
Bélgica60.0%
Itália50.0%
Moçambique50.0%
Bulgária40.0%
Outros países - África30.0%
Outros países - América30.0%
Suíça30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Paquistão30.0%
Polónia30.0%
Outros países - Ásia20.0%
Cabo Verde20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Malta20.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe20.0%
Chéquia10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Luxemburgo10.0%
Eslováquia10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
África do Sul10.0%
Outros10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Alternatives for people set on Coruche

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.

Odivelas as a Coruche alternative in the same region

59 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 148,034 Odivelas vs 19,944 Coruche+642%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,850 Odivelas vs 4,300 Coruche−57%
  • Rent: €12.28/m² Odivelas vs €6.06/m² Corucheno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 4.6 km Odivelas vs 55.4 km Coruche−92%
  • Unemployment: 2.1% Odivelas vs 2.0% Coruche+9%

Amarante as a Coruche alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 261 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 4,300 Coruche−53%
  • Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 19,944 Coruche+162%
  • Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €6.06/m² Coruche−24%
  • Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 2.0% Coruche+45%
  • Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 55.4 km Coruche−46%

Tallinn as a Coruche alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 3260 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.06/m² (2026) Corucheno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 55.4 km Coruche−90%
  • Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 5.0 µg/m³ Coruche−40%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 4,300 (2022) Corucheno percentage

Cities near Coruche

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

Marinhais 20.6 km away
Rent
5.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Benavente 24.8 km away
Rent
7.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

How does Coruche compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Coruche's.

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; Coruche's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Coruche?

The published population was 19,944 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Coruche?

Average net cold rent is 6.06 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 424 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Coruche?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Coruche?

Police recorded 4,300 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 Coruche?

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

How many foreign residents live in Coruche?

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

Is Coruche a good place to live?

Coruche 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 Coruche?

Marinhais, Salvaterra de Magos, Benavente are near Coruche. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Coruche?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,646 people (95.9%) 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.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Coruche, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 78ea6071366610b9bd9c7c42cc611858]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/coruche/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_coruche-portugal-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_89dbff0177c3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Coruche, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {78ea6071366610b9bd9c7c42cc611858},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/coruche/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Coruche, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/coruche/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 78ea6071366610b9bd9c7c42cc611858; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown
  1. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  2. INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
  3. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  4. 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
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  6. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  7. IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CORUCHE (nº 744) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  8. MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
  9. 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
  10. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
Show 11 more sources
  1. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  3. 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
  4. Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
  5. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  6. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  7. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  8. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  9. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  10. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  11. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.