Living in Louriçal

In Louriçal, rent averages €5.56 per m² a month (2026).

Louriçal is one of the cities recorded in Portugal.

Last checked 2026-10-0710 sources

Population638people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)

Average gross salary1,335EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent5.56EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 10% belowOfficial source · 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

Unemployment rate1.82%30 Jun 2026Municipality figureIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime2,360incidents per 100,000country median 2,730 — 14% belowOfficial source · Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça

PM2.5, annual mean7.58µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Cheaper rent than 64% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 73% 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 Louriçal?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Louriçal?

Average net cold rent is 5.56 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): 5.56 EUR/m²/month · 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 local⁸

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesLouriçal highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Porto€10.15

Braga€8.57

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Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

Seixal€11.33

Sintra€11.24

Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.56 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	31 Mar 2026	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 local⁸Official

Is Louriçal a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–73%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–75%

Student65%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 55–75%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 56–74%

Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–73%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 334 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.56 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 Louriçal?

The unemployment rate is about 1.8 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 1.82 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Louriçal is 1.8%. 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

Louriçal 1.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,335 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)³Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate	1.82 %	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁰Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Louriçal?

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

Left over each month€541of €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€5.56/m² · official · 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 · 2026-03-31	− €334
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	€541

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Louriçal. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Louriçal?

Police recorded 2,360 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 Justiça⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesLouriçal 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

Seixal2,170

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,360 incidents per 100,000country median 2,730	31 Dec 2025	Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	108 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	VSE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Louriçal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 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: 7.58 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.6WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Louriçal is 7.6 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Louriçal 7.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.58 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 20.25 · Feb 21.9 · Mar 26.04 · Apr 28.8 · May 33.2 · Jun 35.75 · Jul 36.8 · Aug 38.4 · Sep 35.78 · Oct 31.89 · Nov 24.92 · Dec 19.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · parent municipality
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -2.32 · Feb -2.23 · Mar -3.51 · Apr 3.68 · May 5.14 · Jun 9.34 · Jul 11.18 · Aug 11.28 · Sep 9.98 · Oct 5.54 · Nov 1.35 · Dec -1.42 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.75 · Feb 10.17 · Mar 12.01 · Apr 13.87 · May 16.44 · Jun 19.14 · Jul 20.65 · Aug 21.23 · Sep 20.03 · Oct 17.15 · Nov 12.7 · Dec 10.26 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

How many people live in Louriçal?

The published population was 638 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	638 people	19 Apr 2021	Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Louriçal

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Louriçal from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Portugal

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Louriçal 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.

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; Louriçal'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 Louriçal?

The published population was 638 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How much does it cost to rent in Louriçal?

Average net cold rent is 5.56 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 389 EUR a month before utilities. Source: 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.

Is the air quality good in Louriçal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Louriçal?

What is the unemployment rate in Louriçal?

The unemployment rate is about 1.8 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

Is Louriçal a good place to live?

Louriçal 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.

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  title = {Louriçal, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged) discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-23
Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT) Censos 2021 · mapas.ine.pt · checked 2026-10-07
INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça ine.pt · checked 2026-10-05
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
Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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