Living in Santiago do Cacém
In Santiago do Cacém, average gross earnings are €1,334 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €9.28 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.7% (2026).
The unemployment rate was 1.74% in June 2026. In 2023, the foreign population was 1,860. The population of Santiago do Cacém, in Portugal, was 29,749 in 2021. There were 370 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.
Pricier rent than 78% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 77% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 75% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Santiago do Cacém?
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 Santiago do Cacém?
Average net cold rent is 9.28 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): 9.28 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre7Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan11Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9.28 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt12Official |
Is Santiago do Cacém 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 557 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.28 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 Santiago do Cacém?
The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 1.74 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202617
Santiago do Cacém 1.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,334 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 1.74 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202617Independent |
What does a salary buy in Santiago do Cacém?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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€9.28/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €557 |
| 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 | €318 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Santiago do Cacém. 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 Santiago do Cacém. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 370 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 Santiago do Cacém 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 guideSafety
How safe is Santiago do Cacém?
Police recorded 3,320 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: 3,320 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,320 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
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Santiago do Cacém. 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
Annual PM2.5 was 7.54 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 2.29 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 17.4 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Santiago do Cacém?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.5 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: 7.54 µg/m³ · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found18
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.
Santiago do Cacém 7.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 2.29 µg/m³country median 10.5 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found18Independent |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17.41 µg/m³country median 18.6 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found18Independent |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.54 µg/m³country median 6.2 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found18Independent |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 14.9 · Feb 15.6 · Mar 17.6 · Apr 18.9 · May 21.4 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 21.9 · Nov 18 · Dec 15.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SINES (nº 541)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 8.4 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 11.1 · May 13 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 16.1 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 11.4 · Dec 9.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SINES (nº 541)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 11.7 · Feb 12 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 15 · May 17.2 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 21 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 18.3 · Nov 14.7 · Dec 12.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SINES (nº 541)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 68.1 · Feb 53.1 · Mar 48.9 · Apr 47.6 · May 34.5 · Jun 9.4 · Jul 1.2 · Aug 2.8 · Sep 26.3 · Oct 77.2 · Nov 84.8 · Dec 79.5 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SINES (nº 541)6Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 5.7% between 2018 and 2024, from 8.0 to 7.5.
Similar climate. In Portugal: Leiria ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.0 °C, Downey (United States) ±2.1 °C, Toulon (France) ±2.0 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±2.4 °C, East Los Angeles (United States) ±1.5 °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
The city covered 1,059.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 28.1 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Santiago do Cacém?
The published population was 29,749 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2
By nationality
National passport93.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 1,060 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,860 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.16Independent |
| Population density | 28.07 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.10Official |
| Population | 29,749 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official |
International community in Santiago do Cacém
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 | 27,772 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 25,004 | 90.0% |
| Estrangeira | 2,768 | 10.0% |
| África | 1,319 | 4.7% |
| Europa | 698 | 2.5% |
| Angola | 566 | 2.0% |
| Moçambique | 541 | 1.9% |
| América | 497 | 1.8% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 464 | 1.7% |
| Brasil | 421 | 1.5% |
| Ásia | 251 | 0.9% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outros países - Europa | 234 | 0.8% |
| Roménia | 131 | 0.5% |
| Cabo Verde | 114 | 0.4% |
| Índia | 97 | 0.3% |
| França | 95 | 0.3% |
| Ucrânia | 90 | 0.3% |
| Nepal | 82 | 0.3% |
| Alemanha | 68 | 0.2% |
| Reino Unido | 60 | 0.2% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 48 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - América | 45 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - África | 43 | 0.2% |
| Espanha | 37 | 0.1% |
| Moldávia | 34 | 0.1% |
| Bélgica | 26 | 0.1% |
| África do Sul | 26 | 0.1% |
| Suíça | 23 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 21 | 0.1% |
| Federação da Rússia | 21 | 0.1% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 20 | 0.1% |
| Bangladeche | 19 | 0.1% |
| China | 19 | 0.1% |
| Bulgária | 17 | 0.1% |
| Paquistão | 13 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 13 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 10 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 9 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 8 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 8 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 7 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 6 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 5 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estónia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Eslováquia | 1 | 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 | 27,772 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 26,558 | 95.6% |
| Estrangeira | 1,210 | 4.4% |
| Europa | 467 | 1.7% |
| América | 368 | 1.3% |
| Brasil | 323 | 1.2% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 321 | 1.2% |
| Ásia | 246 | 0.9% |
| Outros países - Europa | 146 | 0.5% |
| África | 128 | 0.5% |
| Roménia | 115 | 0.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Índia | 96 | 0.3% |
| Nepal | 82 | 0.3% |
| Ucrânia | 63 | 0.2% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 48 | 0.2% |
| Alemanha | 44 | 0.2% |
| Reino Unido | 41 | 0.1% |
| Cabo Verde | 38 | 0.1% |
| Angola | 37 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 33 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 30 | 0.1% |
| França | 27 | 0.1% |
| China | 26 | 0.1% |
| Moçambique | 24 | 0.1% |
| Bangladeche | 19 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 16 | 0.1% |
| Moldávia | 14 | 0.1% |
| Bélgica | 13 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 13 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 13 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 13 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 9 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 9 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 7 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 6 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 5 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.0% |
| Apátrida | 4 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 4 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 4 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 3 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estónia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 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 Santiago do Cacém
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.
Paços de Ferreira as a Santiago do Cacém alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 366 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €5.61/m² Paços de Ferreira vs €9.28/m² Santiago do Cacém−40%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,330 Paços de Ferreira vs 3,320 Santiago do Cacém−30%
- Unemployment: 2.2% Paços de Ferreira vs 1.7% Santiago do Cacém+28%
- Residents: 56,340 Paços de Ferreira vs 29,749 Santiago do Cacém+89%
- Nearest airport: 25.2 km Paços de Ferreira vs 95.0 km Santiago do Cacém−73%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.3 µg/m³ Paços de Ferreira vs 7.5 µg/m³ Santiago do Cacém−16%
Cities near Santiago do Cacém
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Santiago do Cacém, nearest in population first.
How does Santiago do Cacém compare?
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Santiago do Cacém in rankings
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; Santiago do Cacém'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 Santiago do Cacém?
The published population was 29,749 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Santiago do Cacém?
Average net cold rent is 9.28 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 650 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
Is the air quality good in Santiago do Cacém?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found.
How safe is Santiago do Cacém?
Police recorded 3,320 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 Santiago do Cacém?
The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Santiago do Cacém?
1,860 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Santiago do Cacém a good place to live?
Santiago do Cacém 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 Santiago do Cacém?
Sines, Grândola are near Santiago do Cacém. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Santiago do Cacém?
The official country of birth distribution records 25,004 people (90.0%) 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, October 16). Santiago do Cacém, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8682a93bfc65b36ea3a8e5635fd6effb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santiago-do-cacem/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
- 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
- IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SINES (nº 541) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
- MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- 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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- 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
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
- IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26
- official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found aqportal.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-15
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