Living in Santa Comba Dão

In Santa Comba Dão, average gross earnings are €1,200 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.75 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.2% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 2.16% in June 2026. Santa Comba Dão, a city in Portugal, had a population of 11,597 in 2021. In 2023, the foreign population was 425. The nearest airport was VSE, 41.7 km away in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2323 sources

Population11,597people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average gross salary1,200EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent4.75EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 23% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.16%country median 2.3% — 7% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime2,190incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 20% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Cheaper rent than 75% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 82% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Santa Comba Dão?

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 Santa Comba Dão.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Santa Comba Dão?

Average net cold rent is 4.75 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): 4.75 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹²

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesSanta Comba Dão highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Braga€8.57

Santa Comba Dão€4.75

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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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.75 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹²Official

Is Santa Comba Dão a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–70%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–76%

Student62%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 53–71%

Family70%strong on family, weak on education · range 62–78%

Retirement63%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 53–73%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 285 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.75 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 Santa Comba Dão?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.16 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Santa Comba Dão is 2.2%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

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0–11–22–33–44–55–66–77–89–1012–13

Santa Comba Dão 2.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.16 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³Independent

What does a salary buy in Santa Comba Dão?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€590of €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€4.75/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €285
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	€590

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	260 per 100,000	2024	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.⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Santa Comba Dão 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 Santa Comba Dão?

Police recorded 2,190 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: 2,190 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 citiesSanta Comba Dão highlighted among comparable cities

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

Santa Comba Dão2,190

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,190 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VSE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	41.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Santa Comba Dão. 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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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 20.87 · Feb 24.33 · Mar 28.84 · Apr 31.52 · May 38.94 · Jun 40.91 · Jul 41.99 · Aug 43.11 · Sep 40.71 · Oct 35.43 · Nov 26.16 · Dec 20.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -4.46 · Feb -5.03 · Mar -4.5 · Apr -0.96 · May 1.98 · Jun 6.32 · Jul 7.93 · Aug 8.43 · Sep 6.94 · Oct 1.7 · Nov -1.3 · Dec -4.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.34 · Feb 7.94 · Mar 10.22 · Apr 12.5 · May 15.73 · Jun 19.85 · Jul 22.55 · Aug 22.92 · Sep 20.51 · Oct 15.85 · Nov 10.35 · Dec 7.83 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 112 km² in 2021. Population density was 103.6 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Santa Comba Dão?

The published population was 11,597 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	112 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official
Foreign residents	425 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.²²Independent
Population density	103.6 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁰Official
Population	11,597 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official

International community in Santa Comba Dão

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 group	People	Share
Total	10,641	100.0%
Portuguesa	9,773	91.8%
Estrangeira	868	8.2%
África	339	3.2%
Europa	315	3.0%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	221	2.1%
Angola	193	1.8%
América	169	1.6%
Brasil	138	1.3%
França	104	1.0%
Outros países - Europa	94	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Moçambique	80	0.8%
Ásia	45	0.4%
Alemanha	44	0.4%
Suíça	41	0.4%
Índia	36	0.3%
Outros países - África	34	0.3%
Reino Unido	26	0.2%
Luxemburgo	25	0.2%
Ucrânia	19	0.2%
África do Sul	14	0.1%
Bélgica	13	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	11	0.1%
Roménia	11	0.1%
Venezuela	11	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	10	0.1%
Espanha	9	0.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe	9	0.1%
Cabo Verde	7	0.1%
Argentina	5	0.0%
China	5	0.0%
Outros	5	0.0%
Outros países - América	3	0.0%
Moldávia	3	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	2	0.0%
Canadá	2	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	2	0.0%
Itália	2	0.0%
Paquistão	2	0.0%
Suécia	2	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	10,641	100.0%
Portuguesa	10,354	97.3%
Estrangeira	287	2.7%
América	102	1.0%
Europa	97	0.9%
Brasil	92	0.9%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	64	0.6%
Ásia	46	0.4%
África	42	0.4%
Outros países - Europa	33	0.3%
Índia	33	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Angola	21	0.2%
Reino Unido	19	0.2%
França	18	0.2%
Roménia	16	0.2%
China	11	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	9	0.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe	7	0.1%
Ucrânia	7	0.1%
Espanha	6	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	6	0.1%
Suíça	5	0.0%
Alemanha	5	0.0%
Outros países - África	4	0.0%
Cabo Verde	4	0.0%
Itália	4	0.0%
Moçambique	4	0.0%
Venezuela	4	0.0%
Bélgica	3	0.0%
Moldávia	2	0.0%
Paquistão	2	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
Luxemburgo	1	0.0%
Malta	1	0.0%
Suécia	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Santa Comba Dão

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.

Mortágua as a Santa Comba Dão alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 0.8% Mortágua vs 2.2% Santa Comba Dão−62%
Rent: €4.36/m² Mortágua vs €4.75/m² Santa Comba Dão−8%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,000 Mortágua vs 2,190 Santa Comba Dão−9%
Residents: 9,607 Mortágua vs 11,597 Santa Comba Dão−17%
Nearest airport: 47.1 km Mortágua vs 41.7 km Santa Comba Dão+13%

Full comparison More about Mortágua

Cities near Santa Comba Dão

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

Mortágua 7.3 km away

Rent: 4.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Tábua 9.2 km away

Rent: 4.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Carregal do Sal 11.9 km away

Rent: 4.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Tondela 13.6 km away

Rent: 5.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Penacova 19.2 km away

Rent: 4.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Arganil 21.6 km away

Rent: 4.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Vila Nova de Poiares 22.7 km away

Rent: 4.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Oliveira do Hospital 22.9 km away

Rent: 4.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Santa Comba Dão, nearest in population first.

All Portugal cities

Pedrouços11,564 residents Calheta11,521 residents Óbidos11,689 residents Trancoso11,484 residents Samora Correia11,761 residents Resende11,364 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; Santa Comba Dão'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 Santa Comba Dão?

The published population was 11,597 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Santa Comba Dão?

Average net cold rent is 4.75 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 333 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Santa Comba Dão?

Police recorded 2,190 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 Santa Comba Dão?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Santa Comba Dão?

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

Is Santa Comba Dão a good place to live?

Santa Comba Dão 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 Santa Comba Dão?

Mortágua, Tábua, Carregal do Sal, Tondela, Penacova are near Santa Comba Dão. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Santa Comba Dão?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,773 people (91.8%) 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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INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
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
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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