Living in Vila do Porto

In Vila do Porto, average gross earnings are €2,223 a month (2024).

Vila do Porto had a population of 5,552 in 2021. The foreign population count was 241 in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2312 sources

Population5,552people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average gross salary2,223EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Recorded crime2,570incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 6% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Vila do Porto?

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 Vila do Porto.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Vila do Porto. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesVila do Porto 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 fibre⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹¹Official · national market

Is Vila do Porto 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–71%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–71%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–67%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–70%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

4.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 241 of 5,552 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,223 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)¹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vila do Porto. 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 Vila do Porto. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

There were 250 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	250 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.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vila do Porto 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

Recorded crime across major citiesVila do Porto 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

Vila do Porto2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,570 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

The nearest airport was SMA, 3.7 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	SMA	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	3.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vila do Porto. 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 Vila do Porto.

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Population and city profile

The city covered 96.9 km² in 2021. Population density was 57.3 people per km² in 2021.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	96.89 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official
Foreign residents	241 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹²Independent
Population density	57.3 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁰Official
Population	5,552 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official

International community in Vila do Porto

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	5,406	100.0%
Portuguesa	5,163	95.5%
Estrangeira	243	4.5%
Europa	98	1.8%
América	96	1.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	76	1.4%
Alemanha	43	0.8%
África	40	0.7%
Canadá	37	0.7%
Estados Unidos da América	28	0.5%
Brasil	26	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Outros países - Europa	22	0.4%
Angola	18	0.3%
França	12	0.2%
Reino Unido	12	0.2%
Cabo Verde	10	0.2%
Ásia	9	0.2%
Moçambique	9	0.2%
Suíça	7	0.1%
Espanha	7	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	6	0.1%
Outros países - América	5	0.1%
Outros países - África	3	0.1%
Bélgica	3	0.1%
Índia	3	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	3	0.1%
Áustria	2	0.0%
Itália	2	0.0%
Suécia	2	0.0%
Lituânia	1	0.0%
Moldávia	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	1	0.0%
Ucrânia	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	5,406	100.0%
Portuguesa	5,277	97.6%
Estrangeira	129	2.4%
Europa	84	1.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	69	1.3%
Alemanha	44	0.8%
América	40	0.7%
Brasil	18	0.3%
Outros países - Europa	15	0.3%
Estados Unidos da América	11	0.2%
Reino Unido	10	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Canadá	9	0.2%
Espanha	6	0.1%
Suíça	4	0.1%
França	4	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	4	0.1%
Ásia	3	0.1%
Bélgica	3	0.1%
Suécia	3	0.1%
África	2	0.0%
Outros países - América	2	0.0%
Áustria	2	0.0%
China	2	0.0%
Outros países - África	1	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Lituânia	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	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 Vila do Porto

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.

Vila Real as a Vila do Porto alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1574 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 51,850 Vila Real vs 5,552 Vila do Porto+834%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,330 Vila Real vs 2,570 Vila do Porto−9%
Nearest airport: 3.2 km Vila Real vs 3.7 km Vila do Porto−14%

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Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Vila do Porto, nearest in population first.

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Olival5,508 residents Lobão5,490 residents Porto Santo5,483 residents Aguiar da Beira5,473 residents Golegã5,465 residents Sandim5,461 residents

How does Vila do Porto compare?

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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; Vila do Porto'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 safe is Vila do Porto?

Police recorded 2,570 incidents per 100k. 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.

How many people live in Vila do Porto?

The published population is 5,552 people. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How many foreign residents live in Vila do Porto?

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

Is Vila do Porto a good place to live?

Vila do Porto 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 Portuguesa live in Vila do Porto?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,163 people (95.5%) 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). Vila do Porto, Portugal: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 15ba2666d9631fac6dc951e6d227bc85]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vila-do-porto/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vila do Porto, Portugal: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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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
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
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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
Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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