Living in Macedo de Cavaleiros

In Macedo de Cavaleiros, average gross earnings are €1,201 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €3.50 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 3.3% (2026).

In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 3.32%. Its population was 15,776 in 2021. There were 330 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2319 sources

Population15,776people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average gross salary1,201EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent3.5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 44% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate3.32%country median 2.3% — 42% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime2,740incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — about the sameOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

PM2.5, annual mean2.66µg/m³country median 6.2 — 57% belowOfficial source · cdn.who.int

Cheaper rent than 93% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 86% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Portuguese city that publishes it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Macedo de Cavaleiros?

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 Macedo de Cavaleiros.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Average net cold rent is 3.5 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): 3.5 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 citiesMacedo de Cavaleiros highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Braga€8.57

Macedo de Cavaleiros€3.50

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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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹³Official

Is Macedo de Cavaleiros 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

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

Student61%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 52–70%

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

Retirement69%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 60–78%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 210 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.5 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 Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 3.32 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Macedo de Cavaleiros is 3.3%. 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

Macedo de Cavaleiros 3.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,201 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)²Official
Unemployment rate	3.32 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁸Independent

What does a salary buy in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

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

Left over each month€665of €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€3.50/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €210
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	€665

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

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	330 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.⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Macedo de Cavaleiros 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 Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Police recorded 2,740 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: 2,740 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesMacedo de Cavaleiros highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240

Lisbon5,090

Almada3,580

Amadora3,330

Matosinhos2,910

Loures2,800

Macedo de Cavaleiros2,740

Cascais2,700

Sintra2,640

Vila Nova de Gaia2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,740 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — about the same	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	BGC	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	41.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Macedo de Cavaleiros. 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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Macedo de Cavaleiros.

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Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 1.45 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.7 µg/m³ (2020) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 2.66 µg/m³ · cdn.who.int¹

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

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11°2°

14°1°

18°4°

20°6°

25°10°

30°13°

33°15°

29°12°

22°9°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.52.7WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂1.4WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Macedo de Cavaleiros is 2.7 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

Macedo de Cavaleiros 2.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	1.45 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found¹⁹Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean	2.66 µg/m³country median 6.2	31 Dec 2020	cdn.who.int¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10.9 · Feb 14.2 · Mar 18.1 · Apr 20.5 · May 24.9 · Jun 30 · Jul 33.4 · Aug 33.2 · Sep 28.8 · Oct 22.1 · Nov 15.2 · Dec 11.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação MIRANDELA (nº 632)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.7 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 6.5 · May 9.5 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação MIRANDELA (nº 632)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.3 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 11 · Apr 13.5 · May 17.2 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 10 · Dec 6.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação MIRANDELA (nº 632)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 62.7 · Feb 36.7 · Mar 50.8 · Apr 46.3 · May 42.7 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 16.1 · Sep 32.7 · Oct 73.8 · Nov 64.5 · Dec 69 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação MIRANDELA (nº 632)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Vila Franca de Xira ±2.8 °C. Elsewhere: Alcalá de Henares (Spain) ±0.7 °C, Alcobendas (Spain) ±0.7 °C, Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain) ±0.7 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.1 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±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 699.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 22.6 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The published population was 15,776 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	699.1 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official
Foreign residents	388 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹⁷Independent
Population density	22.56 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹¹Official
Population	15,776 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official

International community in Macedo de Cavaleiros

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	14,251	100.0%
Portuguesa	13,245	92.9%
Estrangeira	1,006	7.1%
Europa	633	4.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	536	3.8%
África	258	1.8%
França	256	1.8%
Angola	169	1.2%
Bulgária	114	0.8%
Espanha	111	0.8%
Outros países - Europa	97	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
América	96	0.7%
Brasil	87	0.6%
Moçambique	57	0.4%
Suíça	49	0.3%
Alemanha	40	0.3%
Ucrânia	19	0.1%
Ásia	18	0.1%
Guiné-Bissau	18	0.1%
Outros	17	0.1%
China	11	0.1%
Federação da Rússia	7	0.0%
Outros países - América	6	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	6	0.0%
Outros países - África	5	0.0%
Reino Unido	5	0.0%
Luxemburgo	5	0.0%
Roménia	4	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	3	0.0%
Índia	3	0.0%
Canadá	2	0.0%
Cabo Verde	2	0.0%
Itália	2	0.0%
Polónia	2	0.0%
Oceânia	1	0.0%
Austrália	1	0.0%
Bélgica	1	0.0%
Finlândia	1	0.0%
Paquistão	1	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%

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

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	14,251	100.0%
Portuguesa	13,878	97.4%
Estrangeira	373	2.6%
Europa	257	1.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	221	1.6%
Bulgária	116	0.8%
Espanha	57	0.4%
América	56	0.4%
Brasil	51	0.4%
África	42	0.3%
Outros países - Europa	36	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
França	31	0.2%
Ucrânia	19	0.1%
Ásia	18	0.1%
Angola	14	0.1%
Guiné-Bissau	14	0.1%
China	13	0.1%
Alemanha	12	0.1%
Outros	6	0.0%
Outros países - América	5	0.0%
Suíça	5	0.0%
Moçambique	5	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	5	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	4	0.0%
Outros países - África	3	0.0%
Roménia	3	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	2	0.0%
Reino Unido	2	0.0%
Índia	2	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Paquistão	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Alternatives for people set on Macedo de Cavaleiros

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.

Alfândega da Fé as a Macedo de Cavaleiros alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.5% Alfândega da Fé vs 3.3% Macedo de Cavaleiros−24%
Residents: 5,104 Alfândega da Fé vs 15,776 Macedo de Cavaleiros−68%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,310 Alfândega da Fé vs 2,740 Macedo de Cavaleiros−16%
Nearest airport: 60.4 km Alfândega da Fé vs 41.3 km Macedo de Cavaleiros+46%

Full comparison More about Alfândega da Fé

Cities near Macedo de Cavaleiros

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

Mirandela 20.2 km away

Rent: 4.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Macedo de Cavaleiros, nearest in population first.

All Portugal cities

Batalha15,805 residents Fafe15,703 residents Sertã15,880 residents Serpa15,623 residents Linda-a-Velha15,978 residents Quarteira16,138 residents

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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; Macedo de Cavaleiros'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 Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The published population was 15,776 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Average net cold rent is 3.5 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 245 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.7 µg/m³ (2020) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Police recorded 2,740 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 Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

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

Is Macedo de Cavaleiros a good place to live?

Macedo de Cavaleiros 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 Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Mirandela, Alfândega da Fé are near Macedo de Cavaleiros. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,245 people (92.9%) 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 — 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 Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação MIRANDELA (nº 632) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
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
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
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official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found aqportal.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-15

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