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Living in Lisbon

There were 1,770 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 3% in June 2026. Lisbon is the national capital of Portugal. Lisbon had a population of 575,000 at the end of 2024. Population density was 5,484.3 people per km² in 2022.

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

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 Lisbon.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A practical city rent estimate was €1,200 per month in May 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Lisbon?

Average net cold rent is 17.42 EUR/m² per month (2026), 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): 17.42 EUR/m²/month · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)7
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Lisbon recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€606
Utilities, 85 m² flat€150
Fitness club€42
Transport pass€30
Internet, 60 Mbps€27
Mobile plan, 10 GB€17

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesLisbon highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Lisbon highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Amadora€13.00
Gondomar€8.82
Braga€8.57
Show the other 6 cities
Matosinhos€11.98
Loures€11.73
Seixal€11.33
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
Porto€10.15
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly41.52 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Lebenshaltungskosten in Lissabon18Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited27 EUR/month11 Sept 2026ANACOM COM.escolha — Internet tariff query for Porto postal prefix 40001Official · city postal prefix tariff
Private kindergarten, monthly606.3 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Lebenshaltungskosten in Lissabon18Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant15 EUR31 Jul 2026Lebenshaltungskosten in Lissabon18Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB16.5 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Lebenshaltungskosten in Lissabon18Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass30 EUR/month26 Jul 2026Official city transport tariff10Official
Basic utilities, 85 m² home150.4 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Lebenshaltungskosten in Lissabon18Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)17.42 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.194 Aug 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)7Official
Median monthly rent1,200 EUR/month15 May 2025Numbeo19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 1,045 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 17.42 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

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 1,045 EUR a month, which is 56% of the published median gross salary of 1,856 (2022). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: 2026

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Lisbon?

The median gross salary is about 1,856 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source2

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Lisbon?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202617

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Lisbon is 3.0%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Portugal per band6 cities: 0% to under 1%60–176 cities: 1% to under 2%761–2118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–341 cities: 3% to under 4%413–4Lisbon 3.0%4 cities: 4% to under 5%44–52 cities: 5% to under 6%25–61 city: 6% to under 7%16–71 city: 7% to under 8%17–81 city: 9% to under 10%19–101 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary1,856 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Collected source2Official
Unemployment rate3 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202617Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lisbon. 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
Register Search jobs
Open the Portugal service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lisbon. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents1,770 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.12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lisbon 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 Lisbon?

Police recorded 5,090 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: 5,090 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 citiesLisbon highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lisbon highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixal1,900Gondomarrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,090 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,71531 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 LIS, 7.2 km away, with 103 listed destinations in June 2026. An estimate placed a monthly public-transport pass at €30 in 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport103 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportLIS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport7.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Public transport monthly pass40 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo20Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Language courses and integration

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

Portuguesevaries
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–B2varies
Open official information
Open the full Portugal section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lisbon.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 11.3°C in January and 22.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 96.8 mm in January and 6.1 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 8.13 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 19.6 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 26.9 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Lisbon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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: 8.13 µg/m³ · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found21
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Lisbon average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND28°8°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Lisbon average monthly precipitation, mm03570105140979051655617672980107122JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Lisbon average monthly sunshine, hours090180270360150159217236277308345337259210159135JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Lisbon annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.1PM2.5154019.6PM10104026.9NO₂µg/m³

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 Lisbon is 8.1 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band1 city: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³11–24 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–34 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³43–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–514 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³145–65 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³56–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–826 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³268–9Lisbon 8.12 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean26.9 µg/m³country median 10.52024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found21Independent
PM10 — annual mean19.59 µg/m³country median 18.62024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found21Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean8.13 µg/m³country median 6.22024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found21Independent
Annual mean temperature (modelled)16.54 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology9Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Annual precipitation (modelled)540.6 mm/year2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology9Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January mean temperature (modelled)12.91 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology9Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January minimum temperature (modelled)4.71 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology9Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July maximum temperature (modelled)32.37 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology9Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July mean temperature (modelled)19.9 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology9Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Daily precipitation rate (modelled)1.48 mm/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology9Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Solar exposure (modelled)4.8 kWh/m²/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology9Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Average daytime high by monthJan 14.5 · Feb 15.9 · Mar 18.2 · Apr 19.2 · May 21.4 · Jun 24.8 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 27.8 · Sep 26.2 · Oct 22.1 · Nov 18 · Dec 15.2 °C31 Dec 2000IPMA climate normal — Lisbon Geofísico, 1971-20008Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 8.1 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 11.5 · May 13.3 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 17.3 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 9.5 °C31 Dec 2000IPMA climate normal — Lisbon Geofísico, 1971-20008Official
Average temperature by monthJan 11.3 · Feb 12.6 · Mar 14.3 · Apr 15.3 · May 17.3 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 21.7 · Oct 18.4 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 12.4 °C31 Dec 2000IPMA climate normal — Lisbon Geofísico, 1971-20008Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 96.8 · Feb 90.2 · Mar 51.2 · Apr 64.7 · May 55.6 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 6.1 · Aug 6.8 · Sep 28.5 · Oct 79.8 · Nov 107.1 · Dec 121.8 mm31 Dec 2000IPMA climate normal — Lisbon Geofísico, 1971-20008Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 149.9 · Feb 159.2 · Mar 216.7 · Apr 236.2 · May 277 · Jun 308.1 · Jul 345.1 · Aug 337.4 · Sep 259.1 · Oct 210.1 · Nov 159 · Dec 135 hours31 Dec 2000IPMA climate normal — Lisbon Geofísico, 1971-20008Official
Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Lisbon by year, µg/m³7.79.210.812.3201520172019202120248.1µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 26.1% between 2015 and 2024, from 11.0 to 8.1.

Which nearby places are linked to Lisbon?

Official and functional links appear before nearby-only places.

Alfornelos Metro Member · 4.9 km4
Rent
Not collectedNo exact local rent fact
Recorded crime
Not collectedNo exact total-rate fact
Pontinha Metro Member · 5.0 km4
Rent
Not collectedNo exact local rent fact
Recorded crime
Not collectedNo exact total-rate fact
Damaia Metro Member · 5.0 km4
Rent
Not collectedNo exact local rent fact
Recorded crime
Not collectedNo exact total-rate fact
Alfragide Metro Member · 5.5 km4
Rent
12.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26source16
Recorded crime
Not collectedNo exact total-rate fact
Cacilhas Metro Member · 5.7 km4
Rent
Not collectedNo exact local rent fact
Recorded crime
Not collectedNo exact total-rate fact
Olival Basto Metro Member · 6.0 km4
Rent
Not collectedNo exact local rent fact
Recorded crime
Not collectedNo exact total-rate fact
Moscavide e Portela Metro Member · 6.6 km4
Rent
Not collectedNo exact local rent fact
Recorded crime
Not collectedNo exact total-rate fact
Prior Velho Metro Member · 6.8 km4
Rent
Not collectedNo exact local rent fact
Recorded crime
Not collectedNo exact total-rate fact

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Portugal cities
Sintra385,606 residentsVila Nova de Gaia303,824 residentsPorto273,476 residentsCascais214,124 residentsBraga212,635 residentsLoures201,590 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lisbon?

The published population was 575,000 people in 2024. Source: INE Portugal — Censos 2021 official census publication6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Lisbon residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport64.8%Foreign residents35.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share20.2 %31 Dec 2023Eurostat3Official
Foreign residents202,430 people31 Dec 2024População Estrangeira Residente 2024 — distrito/concelho table15Official
Population density5,484 people/km²2022Official INE municipality profile: population density for Lisboa municipality, reference year 2022.11Official
Population575,000 people31 Dec 2024INE Portugal — Censos 2021 official census publication6Official
Population over time10 published observations, 2016–2025
Population in Lisbon by year, residents463,7711,001,3781,538,9852,076,592201620182020202220251,965,363residents

Population rose 5.7% between 2016 and 2025, from 1,860,247 to 1,965,363.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2014–2024
Foreign residents in Lisbon by year, residents124,219216,740309,261401,782201420162018202020222024202,430residents

Foreign residents rose 38.8% between 2014 and 2024, from 145,860 to 202,430.

Foreign residents202,430 people31 Dec 2024Official source · População Estrangeira Residente 2024 — distrito/concelho table
Population575,000 people31 Dec 2024Official source · INE Portugal — Censos 2021 official census publication
Average net rent (nettokalt)17.42 EUR/m²/month4 Aug 2026Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)
Median monthly rent1,200 EUR/month15 May 2025Independent source · Numbeo
Median gross salary1,856 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate3 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-11

This city record is still being completed

The URL stays available with its sourced facts, but it is not included in search discovery yet. The page needs a broader set of current decision facts and a useful internal comparison before ImmigrationDB presents it as a complete city guide.

Verified metrics
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Decision domains
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Current facts
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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 Lisbon?

The published population was 575,000 people in 2024. Source: INE Portugal — Censos 2021 official census publication.

How much does it cost to rent in Lisbon?

Average net cold rent is 17.42 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,219 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal).

Is the air quality good in Lisbon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found.

How safe is Lisbon?

Police recorded 5,090 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 typical salary in Lisbon?

The median gross salary is about 1,856 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source.

What is the unemployment rate in Lisbon?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

Is Lisbon a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

Which nearby places are linked to Lisbon?

Alfornelos, Pontinha, Damaia, Alfragide, Cacilhas are linked in the current source-backed set. The relationship label distinguishes administrative, metropolitan, commuting and distance-only links.

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