Living in Santo António

In Santo António, rents in new contracts average €21.33 per m² a month (2026).

An unemployment rate of 12.05% was measured at the end of 2021. Annual PM2.5 levels for Santo António stood at 5.2 µg/m³ in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Average gross salary1,465EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent21.33EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 244% aboveOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate12.05%31 Dec 2021Municipality figureOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime2,820incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça

PM2.5, annual mean3.85µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Pricier rent than any other Portuguese city that publishes it, higher unemployment than any other Portuguese city that publishes it and cleaner air than 86% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Santo António.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Santo António?

Average net cold rent is 21.33 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): 21.33 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesSanto António highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Santo António€21.33

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Porto€10.15

Braga€8.57

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Almada€13.43

Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

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 fibre⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	21.33 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹¹Official

Is Santo António a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on housing · range 30–54%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–66%

Student23%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 12–34%

Family44%strong on safety, weak on education · range 31–57%

Retirement44%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 31–57%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 1,280 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 21.33 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 António?

The unemployment rate is about 12.1 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 12.05 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Santo António is 12.1%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

131

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–77–89–1012–13

Santo António 12.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,465 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)⁴Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate	12.05 %	31 Dec 2021	Eurostat²Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Santo António?

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

Left over each month€405of €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€21.33/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €1,280
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	-€405

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Santo António Salary needed to live in Santo António

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Santo António?

Police recorded 2,820 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 Justiça⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesSanto António 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	2,820 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024) e Categoria de crime; Anual - Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça⁹Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Santo António's nearest airport was FNC, 16 km away and offered 30 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	30 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FNC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Santo António. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Santo António.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 17.1°C in January to 22.6°C in July. Santo António's monthly precipitation totalled 67.1 mm in January and 1.7 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Santo António?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.85 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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21°14°

21°15°

22°16°

24°18°

25°20°

27°21°

27°20°

25°19°

23°17°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.53.8WHO 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 António is 3.9 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Santo António 3.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.85 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 20 · Feb 19.9 · Mar 20.6 · Apr 21 · May 22 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 26.6 · Oct 25.2 · Nov 22.8 · Dec 21 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Funchal, 1991-2020⁵Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 14.3 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 14.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 16.2 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 17 · Dec 15.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Funchal, 1991-2020⁵Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 17.1 · Feb 16.8 · Mar 17.4 · Apr 17.9 · May 19.1 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 22.2 · Nov 19.9 · Dec 18.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Funchal, 1991-2020⁵Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67.1 · Feb 72.4 · Mar 62.3 · Apr 45.2 · May 27.2 · Jun 7.8 · Jul 1.7 · Aug 1.3 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 91.2 · Nov 80.3 · Dec 94.8 mm	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Funchal, 1991-2020⁵Official · parent municipality

Alternatives for people set on Santo António

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.

São Roque as a Santo António alternative in the same region

2 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €5.58/m² São Roque vs €21.33/m² Santo António−74%
Unemployment: 12.1% São Roque vs 12.1% Santo Antóniosame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,820 São Roque vs 2,820 Santo Antóniosame level
Annual PM2.5: 3.8 µg/m³ São Roque vs 3.8 µg/m³ Santo Antóniosame level

Full comparison More about São Roque

Caldas da Rainha as a Santo António alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1027 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.30/m² Caldas da Rainha vs €21.33/m² Santo António−61%
Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Caldas da Rainha vs 3.8 µg/m³ Santo António+56%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,390 (2022) Caldas da Rainha vs 2,820 (2025) Santo Antóniono percentage

Full comparison More about Caldas da Rainha

Cities near Santo António

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

Funchal Commuting Zone · 2.8 km away

Rent: 13.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

São Roque 1.9 km away

Rent: 5.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Câmara de Lobos 2.4 km away

Rent: 8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Santa Maria Maior 4.8 km away

Rent: 19.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Santa Cruz 10.7 km away

Rent: 10.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

How does Santo António compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Santo António 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 António's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Santo António part of Funchal?

Santo António is in the published commuting zone of Funchal; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Funchal city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source³

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Common questions

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

How much does it cost to rent in Santo António?

Average net cold rent is 21.33 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,493 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Santo António?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Santo António?

What is the unemployment rate in Santo António?

The unemployment rate is about 12.1 % (2021). Source: Eurostat.

Is Santo António a good place to live?

Santo António 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.

Is Santo António part of Funchal?

Santo António is in the published commuting zone of Funchal; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Santo António?

Funchal, São Roque, Câmara de Lobos, Santa Luzia, Nossa Senhora do Monte are near Santo António. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Santo António, Portugal: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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