Living in Queluz
Annual PM2.5 levels for Queluz stood at 7.4 µg/m³ in 2024.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Queluz?
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 Queluz?
Average net cold rent is 11.24 EUR/m² per month (2026), 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): 11.24 EUR/m²/month · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre9Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan13Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 30 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa / TML12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 11.24 EUR/m²/month | 6 Aug 2026 | Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)7Official · parent municipality |
Is Queluz 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 674 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.24 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Queluz?
The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.42 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624
Queluz 2.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,531 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)6Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 2.42 % | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624Independent · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Queluz?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentTransportInternetMobileLeft 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€11.24/m² · official · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal) · 2026-08-06 | − €674 |
| Public transport pass€30 · official · Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa / TML · 2026-12-31 | − €30 |
| Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city | — |
| Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €30 |
| Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €15 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €171 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Queluz. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Queluz. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Queluz?
Police recorded 2,570 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 Justiça11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,570 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça11Official · parent municipality |
Mobility and administration
Queluz was 9 km from its nearest major airport.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Queluz. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 12.1°C in January to 18.5°C in July. Queluz's monthly precipitation totalled 55.4 mm in January and 3.2 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Queluz?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.38 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Queluz 7.4
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.38 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 14.3 · Feb 14.5 · Mar 16 · Apr 16.8 · May 18.6 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 20.1 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 15.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CABO DA ROCA (nº 750)8Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 10 · Feb 10 · Mar 11 · Apr 11.9 · May 13.5 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 16 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 12.8 · Dec 11.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CABO DA ROCA (nº 750)8Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 12.1 · Feb 12.3 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 14.3 · May 16 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 19 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 14.9 · Dec 13.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CABO DA ROCA (nº 750)8Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 55.4 · Feb 46.7 · Mar 42.7 · Apr 41.1 · May 35.4 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 3.2 · Aug 6.2 · Sep 23.7 · Oct 69.5 · Nov 77.4 · Dec 58.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CABO DA ROCA (nº 750)8Official · parent municipality |
Similar climate. In Portugal: Leiria ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.6 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.3 °C, Toulon (France) ±2.7 °C, East Los Angeles (United States) ±2.1 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±3.7 °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 Queluz?
The published population was 21,633 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 21,633 people | 19 Apr 2021 | Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Queluz
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.
Linda-a-Velha as a Queluz alternative in the same region
5 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €15.42/m² Linda-a-Velha vs €11.24/m² Queluzno percentage
- Unemployment: 2.0% Linda-a-Velha vs 2.4% Queluz−18%
- Residents: 15,978 Linda-a-Velha vs 21,633 Queluz−26%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,680 Linda-a-Velha vs 2,570 Queluz+4%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.9 µg/m³ Linda-a-Velha vs 7.4 µg/m³ Queluz+7%
Cities near Queluz
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 11.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-04
- Salary
- 1,355 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Salary
- 1,612 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 12.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 12.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Queluz, nearest in population first.
How does Queluz compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Queluz 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 guideSchool 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; Queluz's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Queluz part of Lisbon?
Queluz belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Lisbon; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 8.7 km away by straight-line distance. Lisbon city profile
Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Queluz?
The published population was 21,633 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).
How much does it cost to rent in Queluz?
Average net cold rent is 11.24 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 787 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal).
Is the air quality good in Queluz?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).
How safe is Queluz?
Police recorded 2,570 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 Queluz?
The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How much is public transport in Queluz?
A monthly transport pass is 30 EUR/month. Source: Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa / TML.
Is Queluz a good place to live?
Queluz 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 Queluz part of Lisbon?
Queluz belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Lisbon; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 8.7 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Queluz?
Sintra, Amadora, Belas, Carnaxide, Barcarena are near Queluz. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Queluz, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 27701f5c73cc813ae5900775ef710ae9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/queluz/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged) discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-23
- Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT) Censos 2021 · mapas.ine.pt · checked 2026-10-07
- Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
- GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
- gisco-services.ec.europa.eu place coordinates gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal) ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
- IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CABO DA ROCA (nº 750) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
- MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça ine.pt · checked 2026-10-05
- Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa / TML tmlmobilidade.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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- IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26
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