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Living in Perafita

In Perafita, rents in new contracts average €9.19 per m² a month (2026).

Perafita is a city in Portugal, and the figures below are its published values.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population128people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)
Average gross salary1,328EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent9.19EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 48% aboveOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate2.09%30 Jun 2026Municipality figureIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,100incidents per 100,000country median 2,730 — 23% belowOfficial source · Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça

Pricier rent than 76% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 64% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 85% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Perafita?

Average net cold rent is 9.19 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): 9.19 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt11
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Perafita recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Perafita€9.19
Braga€8.57
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 fibre5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan10Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.19 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt11Official

Is Perafita 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–63%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–70%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–68%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 551 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.19 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 Perafita?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.09 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Perafita is 2.1%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,328 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)3Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate2.09 %30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Perafita?

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€324of €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€9.19/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €551
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€324
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Perafita Salary needed to live in Perafita

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Perafita. 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

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Perafita. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Perafita?

Police recorded 2,100 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça8

Recorded crime across major citiesPerafita highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Perafita 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
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
Seixal2,170
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,100 incidents per 100,000country median 2,73031 Dec 2025Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça8Official

Mobility and administration

Perafita's nearest airport was OPO, 36 km away and offered 61 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport61 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Distance to the nearest major airport36 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)OPO3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

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

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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Perafita.

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Climate and air quality

Perafita's monthly mean temperatures were 7.3°C in January and 20.4°C in July. Perafita's monthly precipitation totalled 196 mm in January and 15.3 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 11 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 15.7 · Apr 17.3 · May 20.5 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 27 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 19.7 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 11.6 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)4Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.6 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 7.6 · May 10.1 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 4.5 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)4Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan 7.3 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 11 · Apr 12.4 · May 15.3 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 15 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 8 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)4Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 196 · Feb 129.3 · Mar 133.2 · Apr 134.2 · May 93.5 · Jun 37.6 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 29.7 · Sep 72.6 · Oct 162.6 · Nov 183.4 · Dec 194.2 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)4Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Reims (France) ±2.9 °C, Ventura (United States) ±2.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.3 °C, Santiago de Compostela (Spain) ±1.0 °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 Perafita?

The published population was 128 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population128 people19 Apr 2021Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Perafita

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.

Lordelo as a Perafita alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 9,051 Lordelo vs 128 Perafita+6971%
  • Rent: €3.13/m² Lordelo vs €9.19/m² Perafita−66%
  • Unemployment: 2.5% Lordelo vs 2.1% Perafita+21%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,620 Lordelo vs 2,100 Perafitano percentage

Cities near Perafita

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

Paredes Commuting Zone · 6.9 km away
Rent
5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Penafiel 3.1 km away
Rent
5.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Lousada 11.5 km away
Rent
4.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Freamunde 13.6 km away
Rent
5.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Lordelo 14.6 km away
Rent
3.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Gandra 15.2 km away
Rent
7.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Perafita 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.

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; Perafita's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Perafita part of Porto?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source2

Common questions

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

How many people live in Perafita?

The published population was 128 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How much does it cost to rent in Perafita?

Average net cold rent is 9.19 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 643 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Perafita?

Police recorded 2,100 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça.

What is the unemployment rate in Perafita?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

Is Perafita a good place to live?

Perafita 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 Perafita part of Porto?

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

Which cities are near Perafita?

Paredes, Penafiel, Marco de Canaveses, Marco de Canavezes, Lousada are near Perafita. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Perafita, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 770134234651e3809e209fe9b09ba9ee]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/perafita/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Perafita, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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