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Living in Machico

In Machico, average gross earnings are €1,342 a month (2024) and rents in new contracts average €6.89 per m² a month (2026).

There were 280 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. In 2021, Machico had a population of 21,828.

Last checked 2026-09-2327 sources

Population21,828people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,342EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent6.89EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 11% aboveOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Recorded crime2,450incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 10% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station São João)

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

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 Machico.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Machico?

Average net cold rent is 6.89 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): 6.89 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Machico recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesMachico highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Machico highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Machico€6.89
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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MEO fixed fibre11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan16Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.89 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt17Official

Is Machico 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%
Skilled employee60%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 52–68%
Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–66%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–68%
Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 413 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.89 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,342 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)5Official

What does a salary buy in Machico?

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

Portugal median gross pay: €1,099 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€462of €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€6.89/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €413
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€462
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Machico Salary needed to live in Machico

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents280 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 Machico 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 Machico?

Police recorded 2,450 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: 2,450 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20227
Recorded crime across major citiesMachico highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Machico highlighted

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
Machico2,450
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,450 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,73031 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20227Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was FNC, 2.2 km away, with 30 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport30 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportFNC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport2.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Machico?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station São João)3

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Machico is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean30 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station São João)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean21 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station São João)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station São João)3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 20 · Feb 19.9 · Mar 20.6 · Apr 21 · May 22 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 26.6 · Oct 25.2 · Nov 22.8 · Dec 21 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FUNCHAL / MADEIRA (Observatório) (nº 522)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 14.3 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 14.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 16.2 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 17 · Dec 15.5 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FUNCHAL / MADEIRA (Observatório) (nº 522)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 17.1 · Feb 16.8 · Mar 17.4 · Apr 17.9 · May 19.1 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 22.2 · Nov 19.9 · Dec 18.3 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FUNCHAL / MADEIRA (Observatório) (nº 522)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 67.1 · Feb 72.4 · Mar 62.3 · Apr 45.2 · May 27.2 · Jun 7.8 · Jul 1.7 · Aug 1.3 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 91.2 · Nov 80.3 · Dec 94.8 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FUNCHAL / MADEIRA (Observatório) (nº 522)10Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Almada ±3.6 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±2.3 °C, Houston (United States) ±4.2 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±4.2 °C, Ventura (United States) ±4.3 °C, East Los Angeles (United States) ±2.4 °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 68.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 319.8 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Machico?

The published population was 21,828 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area68.25 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6Official
Foreign residents562 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.27Independent
Population density319.8 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.15Official
Population21,828 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6Official

International community in Machico

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 groupPeopleShare
Total19,593100.0%
Portuguesa18,36893.7%
Estrangeira1,2256.3%
América6303.2%
Venezuela5242.7%
Europa3251.7%
África2531.3%
Outros países - Europa2021.0%
Reino Unido1340.7%
Angola1260.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1230.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
África do Sul760.4%
Brasil750.4%
França640.3%
Outros390.2%
Moçambique330.2%
Outros países - América200.1%
Ásia150.1%
Espanha150.1%
Alemanha140.1%
Outros países - África120.1%
Ucrânia110.1%
Suíça90.0%
Federação da Rússia70.0%
Canadá60.0%
China60.0%
Bélgica50.0%
Itália50.0%
Estados Unidos da América50.0%
Outros países - Ásia40.0%
Guiné-Bissau30.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)30.0%
Paquistão30.0%
Polónia30.0%
Roménia30.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Austrália20.0%
Cabo Verde20.0%
Chéquia20.0%
Letónia20.0%
Moldávia20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Eslováquia20.0%
Áustria10.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Croácia10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Suécia10.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

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 groupPeopleShare
Total19,593100.0%
Portuguesa19,28798.4%
Estrangeira3061.6%
América1310.7%
Europa1290.7%
Venezuela850.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)670.3%
Outros países - Europa620.3%
Brasil410.2%
Reino Unido400.2%
África300.2%
Show 31 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Ásia160.1%
Angola150.1%
Itália120.1%
África do Sul120.1%
Espanha110.1%
França110.1%
China90.0%
Alemanha80.0%
Outros80.0%
Ucrânia60.0%
Federação da Rússia50.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)40.0%
Polónia40.0%
Outros países - América30.0%
Outros países - Ásia30.0%
Bélgica30.0%
Suíça30.0%
Roménia30.0%
Cabo Verde20.0%
Chéquia20.0%
Letónia20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Paquistão20.0%
Eslováquia20.0%
Estados Unidos da América20.0%
Áustria10.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Guiné-Bissau10.0%
Croácia10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Suécia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Alternatives for people set on Machico

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.

Cities near Machico

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

Funchal Commuting Zone · 15.9 km away
Rent
13.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Santa Cruz 7.6 km away
Rent
10.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Santa Maria Maior 14.2 km away
Rent
19.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
São Roque 15.9 km away
Rent
5.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Azambuja21,814 residentsPóvoa de Lanhoso21,886 residentsSão João da Madeira21,713 residentsQueluz21,633 residentsRio Maior21,621 residentsSalvaterra de Magos22,159 residents

How does Machico compare?

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Machico in rankings

#21 of 30 in Cities with the mildest winters

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; Machico's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Machico part of Funchal?

Machico is in the published commuting zone of Funchal; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Funchal city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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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 Machico?

The published population was 21,828 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Machico?

Average net cold rent is 6.89 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 482 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Machico?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station São João).

How safe is Machico?

Police recorded 2,450 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.

How many foreign residents live in Machico?

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

Is Machico a good place to live?

Machico 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 Machico part of Funchal?

Machico is in the published commuting zone of Funchal; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Machico?

Funchal, Santa Cruz, São Gonçalo, Santana, Nossa Senhora do Monte are near Machico. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Machico?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,368 people (93.7%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Machico, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 964ff729a18724ff932d74536650b458]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/machico/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Machico, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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