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Living in Murtosa

In Murtosa, average gross earnings are €1,203 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €6.10 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.5% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 1.48% in June 2026. There were 200 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. Its population was 10,585 in 2021. The city covered 73.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 144.8 people per km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2328 sources

Population10,585people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,203EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent6.1EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 2% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.48%country median 2.3% — 36% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime3,080incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 13% aboveOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 6.2 — 30% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 91% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 66% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Murtosa.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Murtosa?

Average net cold rent is 6.1 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): 6.1 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Murtosa recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Murtosa€6.10
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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 fibre10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan16Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt17Official

Is Murtosa 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–70%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–60%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–61%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 366 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.1 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 Murtosa?

The unemployment rate is about 1.5 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.48 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Murtosa is 1.5%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,203 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)4Official
Unemployment rate1.48 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628Independent

What does a salary buy in Murtosa?

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€509of €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€6.10/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €366
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€509
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Murtosa Salary needed to live in Murtosa

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents200 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.11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Murtosa 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 Murtosa?

Police recorded 3,080 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: 3,080 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20226
Recorded crime across major citiesMurtosa highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Murtosa highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Murtosa3,080
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Cascais2,700
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,080 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 20226Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was OPO, 57 km away, with 61 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport61 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportOPO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport57 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Murtosa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3

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 Murtosa is 8.0 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 mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 6.231 Dec 2023European Environment Agency3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 14.6 · Feb 15.6 · Mar 17.6 · Apr 18.6 · May 20.8 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 24 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 23.7 · Oct 21.4 · Nov 17.3 · Dec 15.4 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVEIRO (Universidade) (nº 702)9Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 6.8 · Feb 7.4 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 10.9 · May 13.1 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 10 · Dec 7.8 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVEIRO (Universidade) (nº 702)9Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 10.7 · Feb 11.5 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 16.9 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 17.4 · Nov 13.7 · Dec 11.6 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVEIRO (Universidade) (nº 702)9Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 132.7 · Feb 87 · Mar 81.3 · Apr 95.5 · May 75 · Jun 27.9 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 51.3 · Oct 132.4 · Nov 134.7 · Dec 126.1 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVEIRO (Universidade) (nº 702)9Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2015–2023

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.7% between 2015 and 2023, from 15.0 to 8.0.

Similar climate. In Portugal: Gondomar ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±1.7 °C, Downey (United States) ±2.5 °C, Barakaldo (Spain) ±1.3 °C, Bilbao (Spain) ±1.3 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±4.5 °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

How many people live in Murtosa?

The published population was 10,585 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area73.09 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official
Foreign residents340 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.27Independent
Population density144.8 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.14Official
Population10,585 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official

International community in Murtosa

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
Total10,476100.0%
Portuguesa9,56091.3%
Estrangeira9168.7%
América5134.9%
Venezuela2872.7%
Europa2182.1%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1761.7%
África1631.6%
Brasil1481.4%
França1121.1%
Angola820.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Estados Unidos da América580.6%
Outros países - Europa420.4%
Moçambique350.3%
Alemanha290.3%
Ásia210.2%
Suíça190.2%
Ucrânia160.2%
África do Sul160.2%
Espanha130.1%
Cabo Verde120.1%
Outros países - Ásia100.1%
Outros países - África90.1%
Canadá90.1%
Guiné-Bissau90.1%
Outros países - América80.1%
Índia60.1%
China50.0%
Itália40.0%
Luxemburgo40.0%
Roménia40.0%
Argentina30.0%
Outros30.0%
Bulgária20.0%
Reino Unido20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)20.0%
Federação da Rússia20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Bélgica10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Polónia10.0%
Suécia10.0%

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

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
Total10,476100.0%
Portuguesa10,20897.4%
Estrangeira2682.6%
América1541.5%
Brasil830.8%
Europa740.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)560.5%
Venezuela560.5%
França260.2%
África240.2%
Outros países - Europa180.2%
Show 25 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Ásia150.1%
Espanha130.1%
Ucrânia110.1%
Angola100.1%
Alemanha80.1%
Estados Unidos da América80.1%
Índia70.1%
Itália50.0%
África do Sul50.0%
Outros países - África40.0%
Outros países - América40.0%
Outros países - Ásia40.0%
Suíça40.0%
China40.0%
Guiné-Bissau40.0%
Argentina20.0%
Roménia20.0%
Federação da Rússia20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Canadá10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Reino Unido10.0%
Moçambique10.0%
Polónia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Alternatives for people set on Murtosa

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 Murtosa

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

Estarreja 6.2 km away
Rent
6.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Aveiro 11.0 km away
Rent
9.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Gafanha 12.9 km away
Rent
8.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Vouzela10,564 residentsGrijó10,626 residentsMontalegre10,537 residentsFátima10,533 residentsSacavém10,650 residentsSão Brás de Alportel10,662 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; Murtosa'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 Murtosa?

The published population was 10,585 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Murtosa?

Average net cold rent is 6.1 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 427 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Murtosa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Murtosa?

Police recorded 3,080 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 Murtosa?

The unemployment rate is about 1.5 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Murtosa?

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

Is Murtosa a good place to live?

Murtosa 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 Murtosa?

Estarreja, Cacia, Beduido, Avanca, Aveiro are near Murtosa. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Murtosa?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,560 people (91.3%) 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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  title = {Murtosa, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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