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Living in Montemor-o-Novo

In Montemor-o-Novo, average gross earnings are €1,248 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €5.80 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.6% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 1.58% in June 2026. Montemor-o-Novo is in Portugal; its population was 17,437 in 2021. The foreign population count was 766 in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population17,437people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,248EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent5.8EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 6% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.58%country median 2.3% — 32% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,990incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 10% aboveOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Lower unemployment than 86% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 63% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Montemor-o-Novo?

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 Montemor-o-Novo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Montemor-o-Novo?

Average net cold rent is 5.8 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): 5.8 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt13
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Montemor-o-Novo recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesMontemor-o-Novo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Montemor-o-Novo highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Montemor-o-Novo€5.80
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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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MEO fixed fibre6Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan12Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt13Official

Is Montemor-o-Novo a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–66%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–72%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–63%
Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–63%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 348 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.8 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 Montemor-o-Novo?

The unemployment rate is about 1.6 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.58 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202618
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Montemor-o-Novo is 1.6%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,248 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)1Official
Unemployment rate1.58 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202618Independent

What does a salary buy in Montemor-o-Novo?

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€527of €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€5.80/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €348
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€527
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Montemor-o-Novo Salary needed to live in Montemor-o-Novo

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Montemor-o-Novo. 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 Montemor-o-Novo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents190 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.8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Montemor-o-Novo 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 Montemor-o-Novo?

Police recorded 2,990 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: 2,990 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 citiesMontemor-o-Novo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Montemor-o-Novo highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Montemor-o-Novo2,990
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Cascais2,700
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,990 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 20223Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LIS, 81.1 km away, with 103 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport103 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportLIS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport81.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Montemor-o-Novo. 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 Montemor-o-Novo.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 21.1 · Feb 23.24 · Mar 28.24 · Apr 30.98 · May 37.26 · Jun 43.39 · Jul 43.8 · Aug 45.36 · Sep 43.18 · Oct 36.2 · Nov 26.26 · Dec 21.46 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -4.51 · Feb -4.63 · Mar -2.92 · Apr 2 · May 4.42 · Jun 8.81 · Jul 11.39 · Aug 11.73 · Sep 9.69 · Oct 4.15 · Nov -1.45 · Dec -5.04 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.83 · Feb 9.64 · Mar 12.13 · Apr 14.59 · May 18.31 · Jun 22.49 · Jul 24.82 · Aug 25.22 · Sep 22.45 · Oct 17.9 · Nov 12.26 · Dec 9.34 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,233 km² in 2021. Population density was 14.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Montemor-o-Novo?

The published population was 17,437 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area1,233 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official
Foreign residents766 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.17Independent
Population density14.14 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population17,437 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official

International community in Montemor-o-Novo

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
Total15,799100.0%
Portuguesa14,98494.8%
Estrangeira8155.2%
Europa3472.2%
América2391.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2251.4%
Brasil2211.4%
África1611.0%
Outros países - Europa1220.8%
Angola910.6%
França680.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ásia630.4%
Suíça600.4%
Alemanha430.3%
Roménia390.2%
Moçambique330.2%
Bangladeche310.2%
Ucrânia240.2%
Espanha200.1%
Reino Unido200.1%
China190.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)160.1%
Outros países - África130.1%
Bélgica110.1%
Itália110.1%
Moldávia110.1%
Cabo Verde90.1%
Venezuela90.1%
Nepal80.1%
Guiné-Bissau60.0%
Federação da Rússia60.0%
Oceânia50.0%
Luxemburgo50.0%
África do Sul50.0%
Outros países - América40.0%
Outros países - Ásia40.0%
Austrália40.0%
Suécia40.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe40.0%
Estados Unidos da América30.0%
Bulgária20.0%
Grécia20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Canadá10.0%
Finlândia10.0%
Índia10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Polónia10.0%
Eslovénia10.0%
Outros10.0%

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
Total15,799100.0%
Portuguesa15,34397.1%
Estrangeira4562.9%
América1931.2%
Brasil1791.1%
Europa1721.1%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1340.8%
Ásia630.4%
Outros países - Europa380.2%
Roménia340.2%
Bangladeche310.2%
Show 33 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
África260.2%
China220.1%
Alemanha210.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)190.1%
Ucrânia190.1%
França140.1%
Itália120.1%
Bélgica110.1%
Outros países - África90.1%
Espanha90.1%
Moldávia90.1%
Venezuela90.1%
Cabo Verde80.1%
Nepal80.1%
Angola60.0%
Reino Unido60.0%
Suécia60.0%
Suíça40.0%
Outros países - América30.0%
Outros países - Ásia20.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Austrália20.0%
Luxemburgo20.0%
Moçambique20.0%
Argentina10.0%
Bulgária10.0%
Canadá10.0%
Finlândia10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Guiné-Bissau10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Polónia10.0%
Eslovénia10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Montemor-o-Novo

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.

Arraiolos as a Montemor-o-Novo alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €5.00/m² Arraiolos vs €5.80/m² Montemor-o-Novo−14%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,420 Arraiolos vs 2,990 Montemor-o-Novo−19%
  • Residents: 7,363 Arraiolos vs 17,437 Montemor-o-Novo−58%
  • Nearest airport: 100.1 km Arraiolos vs 81.1 km Montemor-o-Novo+23%
  • Unemployment: 1.5% Arraiolos vs 1.6% Montemor-o-Novo−6%
Full comparisonMore about Arraiolos

Amarante as a Montemor-o-Novo alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 291 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 1.6% Montemor-o-Novo+80%
  • Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 17,437 Montemor-o-Novo+200%
  • Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €5.80/m² Montemor-o-Novo−20%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 2,990 Montemor-o-Novo−33%
  • Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 81.1 km Montemor-o-Novo−63%
Full comparisonMore about Amarante

Cities near Montemor-o-Novo

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

Vendas Novas 21.0 km away
Rent
6.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Arraiolos 21.7 km away
Rent
5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Montemor-o-Novo, nearest in population first.

All Portugal cities
Alcochete17,569 residentsLousã17,604 residentsPeso da Régua17,131 residentsCondeixa-a-Nova17,080 residentsVila Real de Santo António17,956 residentsValpaços16,882 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; Montemor-o-Novo'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 Montemor-o-Novo?

The published population was 17,437 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Montemor-o-Novo?

Average net cold rent is 5.8 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 406 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Montemor-o-Novo?

Police recorded 2,990 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 Montemor-o-Novo?

The unemployment rate is about 1.6 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Montemor-o-Novo?

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

Is Montemor-o-Novo a good place to live?

Montemor-o-Novo 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 Montemor-o-Novo?

Vendas Novas, Arraiolos are near Montemor-o-Novo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Montemor-o-Novo?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,984 people (94.8%) 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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Sources

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  1. INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
  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. MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
  7. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  8. 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
  9. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  10. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  2. Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
  3. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  4. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  5. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  6. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  7. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  8. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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