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Living in Matosinhos

The unemployment rate was 2.98% in June 2026. Matosinhos, a city in Portugal, had a population of 172,557 in 2021. For Matosinhos, the foreign population count was 10,338 in 2023. There were 1,040 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €33 in December 2022.

Pricier rent than 90% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 78% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 61% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Matosinhos.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Matosinhos?

Average net cold rent is 11.98 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): 11.98 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt11
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Matosinhos recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€332
Utilities, 85 m² flat€103
Internet, 60 Mbps€33
Transport pass€30
Fitness club€30

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesMatosinhos highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Matosinhos highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Matosinhos€11.98
Gondomar€8.82
Braga€8.57
Show the other 6 cities
Amadora€13.00
Loures€11.73
Seixal€11.33
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
Porto€10.15
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly29.85 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v213Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited32.84 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v213Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly331.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v213Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant6.97 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v213Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass29.85 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v213Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home103.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v213Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.98 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1927 Aug 2026www.ine.pt11Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 719 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.98 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

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 719 EUR a month, which is 47% of the published median gross salary of 1,537 (2022). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: 2026-Q1

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Matosinhos?

The median gross salary is about 1,537 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source1

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

What is the unemployment rate in Matosinhos?

The unemployment rate is about 3 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.98 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202614
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Matosinhos 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%1182–3Matosinhos 3.0%41 cities: 3% to under 4%413–44 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 salary1,537 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Collected source1Official
Unemployment rate2.98 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202614Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents1,040 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.7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Matosinhos 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 Matosinhos?

Police recorded 2,910 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: 2,910 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223
Recorded crime across major citiesMatosinhos highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Matosinhos 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 residents2,910 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 20223Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport61 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportOPO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport6.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 20.1 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 39.2 µg/m³ in 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Matosinhos average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°6°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Matosinhos average monthly precipitation, mm0459013518015198101968634172968149166153JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Matosinhos annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit154039.2PM10104020.1NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in PortugalWhere Matosinhos lands among 47 measured cities
annual PM10, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band17–818–929–10110–11111–12212–13113–14314–15315–16216–17417–18618–19719–20620–21222–23223–24124–25128–29139–40Matosinhos 39.2

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean20.08 µg/m³country median 10.52024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found15Independent
PM10 — annual mean39.18 µg/m³country median 18.62024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found15Independent
Average daytime high by monthJan 14 · Feb 15 · Mar 17 · Apr 18.1 · May 20.3 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 14.7 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 6.4 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 10.1 · May 12.3 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 7.6 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 10.2 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 12.9 · Apr 14.1 · May 16.3 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 16.8 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 11.1 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 151 · Feb 97.8 · Mar 101.1 · Apr 95.5 · May 85.6 · Jun 33.7 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 68.2 · Oct 148.9 · Nov 165.9 · Dec 153.3 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)6Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Oeiras171,658 residentsAmadora171,454 residentsAlmada177,238 residentsSeixal166,507 residentsGondomar164,257 residentsGuimarães156,830 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 62.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 2,764.5 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Matosinhos?

The published population was 172,557 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Matosinhos residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94%Foreign residents 6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area62.42 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official
Foreign residents10,338 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.12Independent
Population density2,764 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.10Official
Population172,557 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official

International community in Matosinhos

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
Total172,557100.0%
Portuguesa160,90093.2%
Estrangeira11,6576.8%
América5,2723.1%
Brasil4,5102.6%
África3,0161.7%
Europa2,9671.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2,1591.3%
Angola1,6250.9%
França1,1090.6%
Outros países - Europa8080.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Moçambique8020.5%
Venezuela4250.2%
Ásia3880.2%
Espanha3080.2%
Alemanha2960.2%
Ucrânia2490.1%
Reino Unido1870.1%
África do Sul1780.1%
China1770.1%
Suíça1760.1%
Outros países - Ásia1530.1%
Cabo Verde1510.1%
Outros países - África1250.1%
Estados Unidos da América1170.1%
Outros países - América1160.1%
Federação da Rússia970.1%
Itália960.1%
Canadá780.0%
Guiné-Bissau740.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe610.0%
Polónia560.0%
Outros550.0%
Bélgica540.0%
Índia440.0%
Moldávia440.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)420.0%
Luxemburgo400.0%
Roménia340.0%
Argentina260.0%
Irlanda180.0%
Bulgária160.0%
Oceânia140.0%
Austrália120.0%
Suécia120.0%
Dinamarca110.0%
Chéquia100.0%
Áustria90.0%
Hungria90.0%
Finlândia80.0%
Croácia70.0%
Nepal70.0%
Lituânia60.0%
Paquistão60.0%
Grécia50.0%
Eslováquia50.0%
Estónia30.0%
Letónia30.0%
Outros países - Oceânia20.0%
Malta20.0%
Bangladeche10.0%

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

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
Total172,557100.0%
Portuguesa167,31697.0%
Estrangeira5,2393.0%
América3,2411.9%
Brasil3,0141.7%
Europa1,2290.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)8860.5%
África4330.3%
Outros países - Europa3430.2%
Ásia3280.2%
Espanha2390.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
China2050.1%
Angola1750.1%
Itália1750.1%
França1600.1%
Ucrânia1270.1%
Reino Unido1130.1%
Venezuela990.1%
Alemanha960.1%
Outros países - Ásia870.1%
Cabo Verde710.0%
Outros países - América560.0%
Moçambique540.0%
Estados Unidos da América510.0%
Federação da Rússia460.0%
Polónia400.0%
Outros países - África380.0%
Guiné-Bissau370.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe330.0%
Outros330.0%
Roménia300.0%
África do Sul250.0%
Índia220.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)190.0%
Suíça160.0%
Irlanda150.0%
Hungria140.0%
Bélgica130.0%
Argentina120.0%
Suécia110.0%
Bulgária100.0%
Canadá90.0%
Chéquia90.0%
Oceânia80.0%
Dinamarca80.0%
Moldávia80.0%
Áustria70.0%
Austrália70.0%
Lituânia70.0%
Nepal70.0%
Croácia60.0%
Paquistão60.0%
Finlândia50.0%
Luxemburgo50.0%
Malta40.0%
Eslováquia40.0%
Estónia30.0%
Letónia30.0%
Apátrida20.0%
Grécia20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Bangladeche10.0%
Chipre10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Is Matosinhos 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–57%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–69%
Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 39–57%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–58%
Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–54%
Foreign residents10,338 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population172,557 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.98 EUR/m²/month27 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Median gross salary1,537 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate2.98 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
NO₂ — annual mean20.08 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Matosinhos?

The published population was 172,557 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Matosinhos?

Average net cold rent is 11.98 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 839 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Matosinhos?

Police recorded 2,910 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 Matosinhos?

The median gross salary is about 1,537 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source.

What is the unemployment rate in Matosinhos?

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

How many foreign residents live in Matosinhos?

10,338 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Matosinhos a good place to live?

Matosinhos 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.

How many people born in Europa live in Matosinhos?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,967 people (1.7%) 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, September 12). Matosinhos, Portugal: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/matosinhos/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Matosinhos, Portugal: rent, salary, jobs},
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Sources

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  1. Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
  2. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  3. 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
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  6. IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  7. 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
  8. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  9. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  10. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
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  1. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-27
  2. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  3. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
  4. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  5. 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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