Living in Gandra
In Gandra, rents in new contracts average €7.05 per m² a month (2026).
Gandra is one of the cities recorded in Portugal.
Pricier rent than 61% of Portuguese cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 61% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Gandra?
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 Gandra?
Average net cold rent is 7.05 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): 7.05 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre6Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan11Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.05 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt12Official |
Is Gandra 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 423 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.05 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Gandra?
The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.52 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202622
Gandra 2.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,243 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)4Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 2.52 % | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202622Independent · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Gandra?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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€7.05/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €423 |
| 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 | €452 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gandra. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gandra. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Gandra?
Police recorded 2,620 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,620 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 Justiça9Official · parent municipality |
Mobility and administration
Gandra's nearest airport was OPO, 21 km away and offered 61 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gandra. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Gandra's monthly mean temperatures were 7.3°C in January and 20.4°C in July. Gandra's monthly precipitation totalled 196 mm in January and 15.3 mm in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 11 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 15.7 · Apr 17.3 · May 20.5 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 27 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 19.7 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 11.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)5Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3.6 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 7.6 · May 10.1 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 4.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)5Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.3 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 11 · Apr 12.4 · May 15.3 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 15 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)5Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 196 · Feb 129.3 · Mar 133.2 · Apr 134.2 · May 93.5 · Jun 37.6 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 29.7 · Sep 72.6 · Oct 162.6 · Nov 183.4 · Dec 194.2 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)5Official · parent municipality |
Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Reims (France) ±2.9 °C, Ventura (United States) ±2.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.3 °C, Santiago de Compostela (Spain) ±1.0 °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 Gandra?
The published population was 6,874 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,874 people | 19 Apr 2021 | Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1Official |
Alternatives for people set on Gandra
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.
Lordelo as a Gandra alternative in the same region
4 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €3.13/m² Lordelo vs €7.05/m² Gandra−56%
- Residents: 9,051 Lordelo vs 6,874 Gandra+32%
- Unemployment: 2.5% Lordelo vs 2.5% Gandrasame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,620 Lordelo vs 2,620 Gandrasame level
Cities near Gandra
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
- Rent
- 10.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Salary
- 1,629 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 6.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 6.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 3.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 8.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
- Salary
- 1,230 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 7.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Gandra, nearest in population first.
How does Gandra compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gandra 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 guideSchool 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; Gandra's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Gandra part of Porto?
Gandra is in the published commuting zone of Porto; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Porto city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Gandra?
The published population was 6,874 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).
How much does it cost to rent in Gandra?
Average net cold rent is 7.05 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 494 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
How safe is Gandra?
Police recorded 2,620 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 Gandra?
The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
Is Gandra a good place to live?
Gandra 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 Gandra part of Porto?
Gandra is in the published commuting zone of Porto; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Gandra?
Paredes, Porto, Sobrado, Campo, Lordelo are near Gandra. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Gandra, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 354ad83df367d415015f95ae83e54ae6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/gandra/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
- IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
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- 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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