Living in Santo André

In Santo André (Setúbal District), rent averages €9.28 per m² a month (2026).

Annual PM2.5 levels for Santo André stood at 7.5 µg/m³ in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0711 sources

Population8,436people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)

Average gross salary1,334EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent9.28EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 50% aboveOfficial 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

Unemployment rate1.74%30 Jun 2026Municipality figureIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime3,690incidents per 100,000country median 2,730 — 35% aboveOfficial source · Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça

PM2.5, annual mean9.54µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

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 83% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Santo André?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Santo André?

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 · 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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesSanto André highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Porto€10.15

Braga€8.57

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Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

Seixal€11.33

Sintra€11.24

Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.28 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 Santo André a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–61%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–69%

Student50%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–60%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–60%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–62%

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.

Source period: 2026-Q1

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Santo André?

The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 1.74 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Santo André is 1.7%. 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

Santo André 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)³Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate	1.74 %	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Santo André?

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

Left over each month€318of €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€9.28/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	− €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

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Santo André. 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 Santo André. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Santo André?

Police recorded 3,690 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

Recorded crime across major citiesSanto André 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

Seixal2,170

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,690 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

Santo André's nearest airport was LIS, 86 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	103 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	86 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LIS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Santo André. 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

Santo André's monthly mean temperatures were 11.7°C in January and 20.4°C in July. Santo André's monthly precipitation totalled 68.1 mm in January and 1.2 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Santo André?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.5 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: 9.54 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59.5WHO 5 · EU 25

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

PM2.5 across cities in PortugalAnnual PM2.5 in Santo André is 9.5 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Santo André 9.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.54 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
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)⁴Official · parent municipality
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)⁴Official · parent municipality
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)⁴Official · parent municipality
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)⁴Official · parent municipality

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

How many people live in Santo André?

The published population was 8,436 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,436 people	19 Apr 2021	Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Santo André

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Santo André from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Santo André, nearest in population first.

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Campo Maior8,456 residents Rebordosa8,414 residents Rio de Mouro8,467 residents Vila Viçosa8,319 residents Proença-a-Nova8,314 residents Torre de Moncorvo8,572 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Santo André 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.

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; Santo André'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 Santo André?

The published population was 8,436 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How much does it cost to rent in Santo André?

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: 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 Santo André?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.5 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 Santo André?

What is the unemployment rate in Santo André?

The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

Is Santo André a good place to live?

Santo André 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.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Santo André (Setúbal District), Portugal: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a820042667183ecfe532ffbbcfa09d9d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santo-andre-19-1509/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Santo André (Setúbal District), Portugal: population, rent},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a820042667183ecfe532ffbbcfa09d9d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santo-andre-19-1509/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
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
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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
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
Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15

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IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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