Living in Évora

In Évora, average gross earnings are €1,484 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €8.55 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 3.4% (2026).

In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 3.38%. The population of Évora, in Portugal, was 35,903 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population35,903people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average gross salary1,484EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent8.55EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 38% aboveOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate3.38%country median 2.3% — 45% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime2,350incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 14% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Pricier rent than 72% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 87% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 72% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Évora.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Évora?

Average net cold rent is 8.55 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): 8.55 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesÉvora highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Braga€8.57

Évora€8.55

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

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
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.55 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹³Official

Is Évora 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–74%

Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–66%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–70%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 513 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.55 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 Évora?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 3.38 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Évora is 3.4%. 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

Évora 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,484 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.38 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Évora?

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

Left over each month€362of €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€8.55/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €513
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	€362

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

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

There were 930 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	930 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 Évora 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 Évora?

Police recorded 2,350 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: 2,350 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 citiesÉvora 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

Évora2,350

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,350 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

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	100.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 9.3°C in January and 24.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 68.6 mm in January and 2.7 mm in July.

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

14°4°

16°5°

19°7°

21°8°

25°11°

30°14°

33°16°

34°16°

30°15°

24°12°

18°8°

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 15.7 · Mar 18.7 · Apr 20.7 · May 25 · Jun 30.2 · Jul 33.3 · Aug 33.5 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 24.1 · Nov 17.6 · Dec 14.6 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Évora, 1991-2020⁶Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.5 · Feb 5 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 8.5 · May 10.9 · Jun 13.8 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 16 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 5.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Évora, 1991-2020⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.3 · Feb 10.3 · Mar 12.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 18 · Jun 22 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 18.2 · Nov 12.8 · Dec 10 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Évora, 1991-2020⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 68.6 · Feb 52.3 · Mar 60.8 · Apr 62.1 · May 46.6 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 2.7 · Aug 6 · Sep 33.9 · Oct 81.5 · Nov 86 · Dec 85.1 mm	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Évora, 1991-2020⁶Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,307.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 27.5 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Évora?

The published population was 35,903 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1,307 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official
Foreign residents	3,684 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹⁶Independent
Population density	27.47 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹¹Official
Population	35,903 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official

International community in Évora

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	53,577	100.0%
Portuguesa	50,515	94.3%
Estrangeira	3,062	5.7%
América	1,104	2.1%
Brasil	1,026	1.9%
Europa	864	1.6%
África	859	1.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	521	1.0%
Angola	425	0.8%
Outros países - Europa	343	0.6%
Moçambique	257	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Ásia	228	0.4%
França	152	0.3%
Ucrânia	132	0.2%
Suíça	105	0.2%
Espanha	95	0.2%
Cabo Verde	93	0.2%
Alemanha	84	0.2%
China	72	0.1%
Nepal	68	0.1%
Moldávia	56	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	51	0.1%
Roménia	50	0.1%
Reino Unido	35	0.1%
Outros países - África	34	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	34	0.1%
Índia	30	0.1%
Bélgica	29	0.1%
Outros países - América	26	0.0%
Bulgária	25	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	22	0.0%
Itália	21	0.0%
Venezuela	17	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	16	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	14	0.0%
África do Sul	14	0.0%
Canadá	12	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	10	0.0%
Luxemburgo	9	0.0%
Oceânia	7	0.0%
Argentina	7	0.0%
Austrália	6	0.0%
Bangladeche	5	0.0%
Irlanda	5	0.0%
Polónia	5	0.0%
Outros	5	0.0%
Hungria	3	0.0%
Estónia	2	0.0%
Letónia	2	0.0%
Paquistão	2	0.0%
Suécia	2	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	1	0.0%
Chéquia	1	0.0%
Dinamarca	1	0.0%
Grécia	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	53,577	100.0%
Portuguesa	51,869	96.8%
Estrangeira	1,708	3.2%
América	896	1.7%
Brasil	852	1.6%
Europa	417	0.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	264	0.5%
Ásia	216	0.4%
África	179	0.3%
Outros países - Europa	153	0.3%
China	94	0.2%

Show 38 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Ucrânia	87	0.2%
Cabo Verde	70	0.1%
Nepal	69	0.1%
Espanha	61	0.1%
Roménia	51	0.1%
Angola	44	0.1%
Moldávia	34	0.1%
Itália	29	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	29	0.1%
Alemanha	27	0.1%
Outros países - América	25	0.0%
França	25	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	23	0.0%
Índia	23	0.0%
Moçambique	23	0.0%
Outros países - África	20	0.0%
Reino Unido	20	0.0%
Bulgária	17	0.0%
Bélgica	13	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	12	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	9	0.0%
Venezuela	9	0.0%
Suíça	8	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	7	0.0%
Bangladeche	5	0.0%
Polónia	4	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	3	0.0%
Argentina	2	0.0%
Áustria	2	0.0%
Hungria	2	0.0%
Paquistão	2	0.0%
Canadá	1	0.0%
Chéquia	1	0.0%
Estónia	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Letónia	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%
Outros	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 Évora

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.

Arraiolos as a Évora alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €5.00/m² Arraiolos vs €8.55/m² Évora−42%
Unemployment: 1.5% Arraiolos vs 3.4% Évora−56%
Residents: 7,363 Arraiolos vs 35,903 Évora−79%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,420 Arraiolos vs 2,350 Évorasame level
Nearest airport: 100.1 km Arraiolos vs 100.6 km Évorasame level

Full comparison More about Arraiolos

Amarante as a Évora alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 300 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €8.55/m² Évora−46%
Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 100.6 km Évora−70%
Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 3.4% Évora−16%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 2,350 Évora−14%
Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 35,903 Évora+46%

Full comparison More about Amarante

Cities near Évora

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

Arraiolos 18.0 km away

Rent: 5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Beja35,854 residents Câmara de Lobos35,666 residents Esposende35,552 residents Angra do Heroísmo35,402 residents Bragança35,341 residents Cantanhede36,595 residents

How does Évora compare?

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Évora in rankings

#13 of 30 in Cities with the highest physician coverage

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; Évora'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 Évora?

The published population was 35,903 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Évora?

Average net cold rent is 8.55 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 599 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Évora?

Police recorded 2,350 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 Évora?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Évora?

3,684 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Évora a good place to live?

Évora 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 Évora?

Arraiolos is near Évora. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Évora?

The official country of birth distribution records 50,515 people (94.3%) 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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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 climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Évora, 1991-2020 IPMA climate normal · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-26
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
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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