Living in Riachos
In Riachos, rent averages €6.65 per m² a month (2026).
Riachos is a city in Portugal, and the figures below are its published values.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Riachos?
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 Riachos?
Average net cold rent is 6.65 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): 6.65 EUR/m²/month · Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan10Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.65 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 31 Mar 2026 | Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local9Official |
Is Riachos 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 399 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.65 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 Riachos?
The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.16 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621
Riachos 2.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,396 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)3Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 2.16 % | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621Independent · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Riachos?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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€6.65/m² · official · Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local · 2026-03-31 | − €399 |
| 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 | €476 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Riachos. 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 Riachos. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Riachos?
Police recorded 2,790 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,790 incidents per 100,000country median 2,730 | 31 Dec 2025 | Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça8Official |
Mobility and administration
Riachos's nearest airport was LIS, 91 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Riachos. 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
Is the air quality good in Riachos?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 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: 5.19 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
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.
Riachos 5.2
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5.19 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 21.34 · Feb 23.21 · Mar 28.05 · Apr 30.04 · May 35.14 · Jun 38.09 · Jul 39.26 · Aug 40.98 · Sep 38.38 · Oct 33.34 · Nov 25.46 · Dec 20.09 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · parent municipality |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -2.83 · Feb -2.58 · Mar -3.32 · Apr 2.83 · May 5.53 · Jun 8.86 · Jul 11.22 · Aug 11.45 · Sep 10.09 · Oct 5 · Nov 0.63 · Dec -3.18 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 9.37 · Feb 10.01 · Mar 12.15 · Apr 14.27 · May 17.13 · Jun 20.02 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.94 · Sep 20.47 · Oct 17.21 · Nov 12.43 · Dec 9.76 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · parent municipality |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Riachos?
The published population was 4,040 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,040 people | 19 Apr 2021 | Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Riachos
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.
Monsanto as a Riachos alternative in the same region
17 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €4.83/m² Monsanto vs €6.65/m² Riachos−27%
- Residents: 551 Monsanto vs 4,040 Riachos−86%
- Unemployment: 1.7% Monsanto vs 2.2% Riachos−20%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,610 Monsanto vs 2,790 Riachos−6%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³ Monsanto vs 5.2 µg/m³ Riachossame level
Cities near Riachos
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Riachos, nearest in population first.
How does Riachos compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Riachos 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; Riachos's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Riachos?
The published population was 4,040 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).
How much does it cost to rent in Riachos?
Average net cold rent is 6.65 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 466 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local.
Is the air quality good in Riachos?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 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 Riachos?
Police recorded 2,790 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 Riachos?
The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
Is Riachos a good place to live?
Riachos 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 Riachos?
Torres Novas, Entroncamento, Golegã, Vila Nova da Barquinha, Chamusca are near Riachos. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Riachos, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 91a0de434970596d5c377a72382b9170]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/riachos/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
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- Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
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