Living in Vila Franca de Xira
Vila Franca de Xira is a city in Portugal. Its population was 137,529 in 2021. There were 250 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €25 in December 2022. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €119 in December 2022. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 2.58%.
Pricier rent than 87% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 66% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 72% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Vila Franca de Xira?
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 Vila Franca de Xira?
Average net cold rent is 10.93 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): 10.93 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt13
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 49.76 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v216Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 24.88 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v216Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 398.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v216Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 8.95 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v216Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 16.5 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Cost of Living in Vila Franca de Xira. Jun 2025. Prices in Vila Franca de Xira14Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 39.81 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v216Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 119.4 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v216Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.93 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19 | 27 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt13Official |
Cost of living
Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat were about €1,130 in the latest published figures. From a median gross salary of €1,388, that leaves €259 before income tax and social contributions.
- Net rent, 85 m² · 82%€929
- Utilities, 85 m² · 11%€119
- Transport pass · 4%€40
- Internet and mobile · 4%€41
One person, 85 m² flat; the ring splits the €1,130 fixed basket before income tax and social contributions, latest published figures (checked 2026-08-27).
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 656 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.93 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.
Is rent affordable on a local salary?
A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 656 EUR a month, which is 47% of the published median gross salary of 1,388 (2022). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.
Work and income
What is the typical salary in Vila Franca de Xira?
The median gross salary is about 1,388 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source1
City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.
What is the unemployment rate in Vila Franca de Xira?
The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.58 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202617
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vila Franca de Xira. 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 Vila Franca de Xira. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| 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.9Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vila Franca de Xira 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 Vila Franca de Xira?
Police recorded 2,360 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: 2,360 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,360 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,715 | 31 Dec 2022 | INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vila Franca de Xira. 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 NO₂ was 15 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 17 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Vila Franca de Xira?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olivais)2
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 15.03 µg/m³country median 10.5 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found18Independent |
| PM10 — annual mean | 16.95 µg/m³country median 18.6 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found18Independent |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olivais)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 14.3 · Feb 15.4 · Mar 18 · Apr 19.3 · May 22 · Jun 24.9 · Jul 26.8 · Aug 27.8 · Sep 26.3 · Oct 22.5 · Nov 17.5 · Dec 14.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação TORRES VEDRAS (Dois Portos) (nº 739)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 5.4 · Feb 6 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 9.4 · May 11.4 · Jun 14 · Jul 15.7 · Aug 16 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 6.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação TORRES VEDRAS (Dois Portos) (nº 739)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 9.8 · Feb 10.7 · Mar 13 · Apr 14.4 · May 16.7 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 17.3 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 10.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação TORRES VEDRAS (Dois Portos) (nº 739)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 81.3 · Feb 62 · Mar 60.9 · Apr 63.3 · May 48 · Jun 16 · Jul 3.8 · Aug 5.6 · Sep 31.2 · Oct 90.8 · Nov 98 · Dec 86.8 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação TORRES VEDRAS (Dois Portos) (nº 739)8Official · nearest-station reading |
Alternatives with a better balance
Nearby is not always better: the greyed row leaves less than Vila Franca de Xira at the same fixed-cost basket. Every alternative publishes the same metric families, each with its own source and date.
Cities of a similar size in Portugal
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 318.2 km² in 2021. Population density was 432.2 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Vila Franca de Xira?
The published population was 137,529 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 318.2 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.9 % | 31 Dec 2023 | Eurostat3Official |
| Foreign residents | 13,718 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.15Independent |
| Population density | 432.2 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.12Official |
| Population | 137,529 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official |
Population rose 3.8% between 2010 and 2025, from 135,572 to 140,711.
Foreign residents rose 76.9% between 2011 and 2023, from 7,753 to 13,718.
International community in Vila Franca de Xira
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 | 137,529 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 119,662 | 87.0% |
| Estrangeira | 17,867 | 13.0% |
| África | 7,919 | 5.8% |
| América | 5,707 | 4.1% |
| Brasil | 5,173 | 3.8% |
| Europa | 3,340 | 2.4% |
| Angola | 3,327 | 2.4% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 1,830 | 1.3% |
| Outros países - Europa | 1,510 | 1.1% |
| Moçambique | 1,471 | 1.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verde | 1,443 | 1.0% |
| Ásia | 892 | 0.6% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 719 | 0.5% |
| Ucrânia | 661 | 0.5% |
| França | 654 | 0.5% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 509 | 0.4% |
| Roménia | 392 | 0.3% |
| Moldávia | 332 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - África | 299 | 0.2% |
| Índia | 281 | 0.2% |
| Venezuela | 273 | 0.2% |
| Alemanha | 264 | 0.2% |
| Reino Unido | 224 | 0.2% |
| China | 210 | 0.2% |
| Espanha | 172 | 0.1% |
| África do Sul | 151 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 150 | 0.1% |
| Suíça | 132 | 0.1% |
| Federação da Rússia | 126 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 106 | 0.1% |
| Bangladeche | 99 | 0.1% |
| Nepal | 92 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 83 | 0.1% |
| Itália | 74 | 0.1% |
| Bélgica | 62 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 60 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 54 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 51 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 41 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 41 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 35 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 21 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 7 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 7 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Grécia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 5 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estónia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Finlândia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Croácia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Eslováquia | 1 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 137,529 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 128,775 | 93.6% |
| Estrangeira | 8,748 | 6.4% |
| América | 4,135 | 3.0% |
| Brasil | 3,936 | 2.9% |
| África | 2,307 | 1.7% |
| Europa | 1,535 | 1.1% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 909 | 0.7% |
| Angola | 793 | 0.6% |
| Ásia | 771 | 0.6% |
| Cabo Verde | 673 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outros países - Europa | 626 | 0.5% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 390 | 0.3% |
| Ucrânia | 380 | 0.3% |
| Roménia | 360 | 0.3% |
| China | 262 | 0.2% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 212 | 0.2% |
| Índia | 193 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 129 | 0.1% |
| Itália | 127 | 0.1% |
| Moldávia | 125 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 120 | 0.1% |
| Bangladeche | 105 | 0.1% |
| Nepal | 97 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 92 | 0.1% |
| Moçambique | 88 | 0.1% |
| França | 87 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 64 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 60 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 59 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 54 | 0.0% |
| Alemanha | 52 | 0.0% |
| Reino Unido | 43 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 33 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 31 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 30 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 22 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 17 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 10 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 9 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 9 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 9 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Apátrida | 6 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 6 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 5 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 2 | 0.0% |
| Estónia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Grécia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Finlândia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Croácia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Eslováquia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Is Vila Franca de Xira 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.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is Vila Franca de Xira expensive?
Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat — net rent, utilities, a transport pass, internet and mobile — came to about €1,130 against a median gross salary of €1,388 (figures), leaving about €259 before income tax. Sources: the rent, recurring-cost and salary series published on this page, each with its own source and date.
How many people live in Vila Franca de Xira?
The published population was 137,529 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Vila Franca de Xira?
Average net cold rent is 10.93 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 765 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
Is the air quality good in Vila Franca de Xira?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olivais).
How safe is Vila Franca de Xira?
Police recorded 2,360 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 Vila Franca de Xira?
The median gross salary is about 1,388 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source.
What is the unemployment rate in Vila Franca de Xira?
The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
Is Vila Franca de Xira a good place to live?
Vila Franca de Xira 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 Vila Franca de Xira?
The official country of birth distribution records 3,340 people (2.4%) 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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- Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
- EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olivais) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
- 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 TORRES VEDRAS (Dois Portos) (nº 739) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
- 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
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- 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
- www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-27
- Cost of Living in Vila Franca de Xira. Jun 2025. Prices in Vila Franca de Xira numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-27
- Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
- Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
- 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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