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Living in Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria da Feira, a city in Portugal, had a population of 136,674 in 2021. The foreign population count was 2,970 in 2023. There were 370 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Higher unemployment than 67% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 76% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Santa Maria da Feira?

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 Maria da Feira.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Santa Maria da Feira?

Average net cold rent is 6.63 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): 6.63 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt12

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Santa Maria da Feira yet.

Net rent across major citiesSanta Maria da Feira highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Santa Maria da Feira highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.57Braga€6.63Santa Maria da Feiranet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.63 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt12Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 398 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.63 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

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 398 EUR a month, which is 33% of the published median gross salary of 1,222 (2022). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: 2026-Q1

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 2.59% in June 2026.

What is the typical salary in Santa Maria da Feira?

The median gross salary is about 1,222 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source1

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Santa Maria da Feira?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.59 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202614
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Santa Maria da Feira is 2.6%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Portugal per band6 cities: 0% to under 1%60–176 cities: 1% to under 2%761–2118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–3Santa Maria da Feira 2.6%41 cities: 3% to under 4%413–44 cities: 4% to under 5%44–52 cities: 5% to under 6%25–61 city: 6% to under 7%16–71 city: 7% to under 8%17–81 city: 9% to under 10%19–101 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary1,222 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Collected source1Official
Unemployment rate2.59 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202614Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Santa Maria da Feira. 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 Maria da Feira. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents370 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.8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Santa Maria da Feira 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 Maria da Feira?

Police recorded 2,280 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: 2,280 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225
Recorded crime across major citiesSanta Maria da Feira highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Santa Maria da Feira highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,280Santa Maria da Feira2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,280 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,71531 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was OPO, 37.1 km away, with 61 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport61 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportOPO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport37.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Santa Maria da Feira. 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.

Portuguesevaries
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–B2varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Santa Maria da Feira.

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Santa Maria da Feira annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit154020.0PM10104011.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in PortugalWhere Santa Maria da Feira lands among 47 measured cities
annual PM10, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band17–818–929–10110–11111–12212–13113–14314–15315–16216–17417–18618–19719–20620–21Santa Maria da Feira 20.0222–23223–24124–25128–29139–40

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Anta-Espinho)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean20 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Anta-Espinho)3Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Portugal cities
Vila Franca de Xira137,529 residentsMaia134,977 residentsVila Nova de Famalicão133,534 residentsCoimbra140,816 residentsSetúbal141,266 residentsLeiria126,897 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 215.9 km² in 2021. Population density was 633.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Santa Maria da Feira?

The published population was 136,674 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Santa Maria da Feira residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.8%Foreign residents 2.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area215.9 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official
Foreign residents2,970 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.13Independent
Population density633.1 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population136,674 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official

International community in Santa Maria da Feira

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
Total136,674100.0%
Portuguesa127,88193.6%
Estrangeira8,7936.4%
América3,6722.7%
Europa2,9562.2%
Brasil2,0641.5%
África2,0161.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2,0081.5%
Venezuela1,4421.1%
França1,3951.0%
Angola1,0160.7%
Show 47 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Outros países - Europa9480.7%
Suíça5290.4%
Moçambique3840.3%
África do Sul2750.2%
Alemanha2500.2%
Ucrânia2230.2%
Espanha1580.1%
Ásia1430.1%
Outros países - África1310.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe1000.1%
Reino Unido960.1%
Cabo Verde810.1%
Outros países - América690.1%
China680.0%
Outros países - Ásia620.0%
Luxemburgo610.0%
Estados Unidos da América590.0%
Federação da Rússia470.0%
Itália370.0%
Canadá320.0%
Guiné-Bissau290.0%
Bélgica280.0%
Moldávia280.0%
Outros250.0%
Roménia150.0%
Índia110.0%
Polónia80.0%
Lituânia70.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)70.0%
Oceânia60.0%
Argentina60.0%
Áustria60.0%
Austrália60.0%
Croácia50.0%
Hungria50.0%
Irlanda50.0%
Grécia40.0%
Bulgária30.0%
Chipre30.0%
Dinamarca20.0%
Estónia20.0%
Finlândia20.0%
Suécia20.0%
Eslováquia20.0%
Letónia10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Paquistão10.0%

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

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
Total136,674100.0%
Portuguesa133,92798.0%
Estrangeira2,7442.0%
América1,6171.2%
Brasil1,3171.0%
Europa6310.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)4150.3%
África3790.3%
Venezuela2340.2%
Outros países - Europa2160.2%
Angola1370.1%
Show 44 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Ásia1170.1%
Espanha1160.1%
Ucrânia1110.1%
França940.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe860.1%
China850.1%
Itália730.1%
Alemanha570.0%
Cabo Verde470.0%
Outros países - África440.0%
Outros países - América350.0%
África do Sul320.0%
Reino Unido300.0%
Suíça290.0%
Outros países - Ásia270.0%
Moçambique260.0%
Estados Unidos da América240.0%
Federação da Rússia230.0%
Roménia170.0%
Outros150.0%
Lituânia80.0%
Moldávia80.0%
Polónia80.0%
Guiné-Bissau70.0%
Bélgica60.0%
Luxemburgo60.0%
Croácia50.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)50.0%
Áustria40.0%
Bulgária40.0%
Canadá40.0%
Apátrida30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Índia30.0%
Estónia20.0%
Finlândia20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Eslováquia20.0%
Grécia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Letónia10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Paquistão10.0%
Suécia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Is Santa Maria da Feira 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–72%
Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–66%
Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 58–74%
Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–71%
Foreign residents2,970 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population136,674 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.63 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Median gross salary1,222 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate2.59 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
NO₂ — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Anta-Espinho)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Common questions

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

How many people live in Santa Maria da Feira?

The published population was 136,674 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Santa Maria da Feira?

Average net cold rent is 6.63 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 464 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Santa Maria da Feira?

Police recorded 2,280 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 typical salary in Santa Maria da Feira?

The median gross salary is about 1,222 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source.

What is the unemployment rate in Santa Maria da Feira?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Santa Maria da Feira?

2,970 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Santa Maria da Feira a good place to live?

Santa Maria da Feira 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.

How many people born in Europa live in Santa Maria da Feira?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,956 people (2.2%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santa-maria-da-feira/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal: rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santa-maria-da-feira/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
  2. EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Anta-Espinho) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  3. EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Anta-Espinho) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  4. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  5. 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
  6. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  7. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  8. 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
  9. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  10. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  2. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  3. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  4. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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