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Living in Elvas

In Elvas, average gross earnings are €1,237 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.74 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 4.4% (2026).

Elvas had 20,706 residents in 2021 and is a city in Portugal. The unemployment rate was 4.36% in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2321 sources

Population20,706people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,237EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent4.74EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 24% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate4.36%country median 2.3% — 87% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,220incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 55% 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

Cheaper rent than 76% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 95% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 91% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Elvas?

Average net cold rent is 4.74 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): 4.74 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Elvas recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Elvas€4.74
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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 fibre9Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan14Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.74 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt15Official

Is Elvas 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–70%
Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–65%
Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–56%
Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 53–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 284 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.74 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 Elvas?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.36 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Elvas is 4.4%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,237 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)3Official
Unemployment rate4.36 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621Independent

What does a salary buy in Elvas?

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€591of €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€4.74/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €284
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€591
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Elvas Salary needed to live in Elvas

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents750 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.10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Elvas 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 Elvas?

Police recorded 4,220 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: 4,220 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225
Recorded crime across major citiesElvas highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Elvas highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Elvas4,220
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 residents4,220 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 20225Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was BJZ, 29.6 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportBJZ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport29.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Elvas?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency2

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 Elvas 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 Agency2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.9 · Feb 15.9 · Mar 19.2 · Apr 21.6 · May 26 · Jun 31.2 · Jul 34.8 · Aug 34.6 · Sep 30.1 · Oct 24.2 · Nov 17.9 · Dec 14.5 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ELVAS (nº 835)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.1 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 8.8 · May 11.8 · Jun 15 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 8 · Dec 5.3 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ELVAS (nº 835)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 9 · Feb 10.3 · Mar 13.2 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.9 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 25.9 · Sep 22.7 · Oct 18.2 · Nov 12.9 · Dec 9.9 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ELVAS (nº 835)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 56.7 · Feb 48.9 · Mar 54.2 · Apr 53.4 · May 41.6 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 1.9 · Aug 5.3 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 76.7 · Nov 81 · Dec 73.3 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ELVAS (nº 835)8Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time7 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 ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Simi Valley (United States) ±2.4 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.4 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.4 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.5 °C, Dos Hermanas (Spain) ±2.2 °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 631.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 32.8 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Elvas?

The published population was 20,706 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area631.3 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official
Foreign residents817 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.20Independent
Population density32.8 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.13Official
Population20,706 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official

International community in Elvas

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
Total20,730100.0%
Portuguesa19,52794.2%
Estrangeira1,2035.8%
Europa6203.0%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)5062.4%
Espanha3241.6%
África3001.4%
América2211.1%
Brasil1790.9%
Angola1730.8%
Outros países - Europa1140.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Moçambique880.4%
Ásia600.3%
Moldávia510.2%
França470.2%
Bélgica390.2%
Roménia330.2%
Ucrânia310.1%
China240.1%
Outros países - Ásia230.1%
Alemanha230.1%
Outros países - América150.1%
Reino Unido150.1%
Itália150.1%
Venezuela150.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)130.1%
Outros países - África120.1%
Guiné-Bissau120.1%
Estados Unidos da América100.0%
Outros100.0%
Cabo Verde70.0%
Índia70.0%
Paquistão60.0%
África do Sul60.0%
Suíça50.0%
Luxemburgo50.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Austrália20.0%
Bulgária20.0%
Lituânia20.0%
Federação da Rússia20.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe20.0%
Croácia10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Letónia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

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
Total20,730100.0%
Portuguesa20,25797.7%
Estrangeira4722.3%
Europa2481.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1960.9%
América1390.7%
Brasil1210.6%
Espanha1140.5%
Outros países - Europa520.3%
Ásia450.2%
África400.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Roménia400.2%
China280.1%
Angola210.1%
Ucrânia150.1%
Reino Unido140.1%
Moldávia140.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)140.1%
Outros países - América100.0%
Itália100.0%
Outros80.0%
Moçambique70.0%
Outros países - Ásia60.0%
Bélgica60.0%
Paquistão60.0%
França50.0%
Índia50.0%
Estados Unidos da América50.0%
Outros países - África40.0%
Guiné-Bissau40.0%
Cabo Verde30.0%
Alemanha20.0%
Lituânia20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Apátrida10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Croácia10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Letónia10.0%
Federação da Rússia10.0%
África do Sul10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Elvas

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.

Amarante as an Elvas alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 277 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 4,220 Elvas−52%
  • Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 20,706 Elvas+152%
  • Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 4.4% Elvas−35%
  • Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €4.74/m² Elvassame level
  • Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 29.6 km Elvassame level

Tallinn as an Elvas alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 3200 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 €4.74/m² (2026) Elvasno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 29.6 km Elvas−81%
  • Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 5.0 µg/m³ Elvas−40%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 4,220 (2022) Elvasno percentage

Cities near Elvas

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

Badajoz Spain · 16.6 km away
Rent
5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Campo Maior 17.1 km away
Rent
3.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Olivenza Spain · 22.3 km away
Rent
3.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

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Elvas in rankings

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; Elvas'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 Elvas?

The published population was 20,706 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Elvas?

Average net cold rent is 4.74 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 332 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Elvas?

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

How safe is Elvas?

Police recorded 4,220 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 Elvas?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Elvas?

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

Is Elvas a good place to live?

Elvas 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 Elvas?

Badajoz, Campo Maior, Olivenza are near Elvas. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Elvas?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,527 people (94.2%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Elvas, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dc26f94a5bc8a80a35b382f76b6d18a9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/elvas/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Elvas, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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