Living in Vila Nova de Gaia

In Vila Nova de Gaia, the median gross salary is €1,306 a month (2022), rents in new contracts average €10.61 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 3.1% (2026).

The city covered 168.5 km² in 2021. In 2021, population density was 1,803.5 people per km². There were 700 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.13% in June 2026. The nearest airport was OPO, 13.9 km away, with 61 listed destinations in June 2026. In 2021, Vila Nova de Gaia had a population of 303,824.

Last checked 2026-09-1929 sources

Population303,824people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Median gross salary1,306EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Collected source

Average net rent10.61EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 71% aboveOfficial source · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)

Unemployment rate3.13%country median 2.3% — 34% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

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

Pricier rent than 86% of Portuguese cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 81% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Vila Nova de Gaia?

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 Nova de Gaia.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vila Nova de Gaia?

Average net cold rent is 10.61 EUR/m² per month (2026), 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): 10.61 EUR/m²/month · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)⁵

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€373

Utilities, 85 m² flat€114

Internet, 60 Mbps€42

Transport pass€40

Fitness club€34

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Transport pass, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

Net rent across major citiesVila Nova de Gaia highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61

Porto€10.15

Braga€8.57

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Almada€13.43

Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

Seixal€11.33

Sintra€11.24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	34.33 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.02 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	373.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	7.96 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	39.81 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	114.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.61 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	4 Aug 2026	Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal)⁵Official

Is Vila Nova de Gaia 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–54%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–65%

Student49%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–58%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–64%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 637 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.61 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

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 637 EUR a month, which is 49% of the published median gross salary of 1,306 (2022). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: 2026

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Vila Nova de Gaia?

The median gross salary is about 1,306 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source¹

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Vila Nova de Gaia?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 3.13 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²⁷

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Vila Nova de Gaia is 3.1%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

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Vila Nova de Gaia 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	IEFP — Serviço de Emprego e Formação Profissional Vila Nova de Gaia²Official
Median gross salary	1,306 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Collected source¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.13 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Vila Nova de Gaia?

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

Left over each month€192of €1,039 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
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.	€1,039
Rent, 60 m²€10.61/m² · official · Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal) · 2026-08-04	− €637
Public transport pass€40 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €40
Utilities, 85 m²€114 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €114
Internet€42 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €42
Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €15
Left over	€192

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Public employment offices in Vila Nova de Gaia

IEFP lists 1 public employment office in Vila Nova de Gaia (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	700 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.¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vila Nova de Gaia 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

How safe is Vila Nova de Gaia?

Police recorded 2,570 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: 2,570 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesVila Nova de Gaia 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	2,570 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 2022⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	61 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹¹Official
Nearest airport	OPO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	13.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vila Nova de Gaia. 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

Annual NO₂ was 13.4 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 20.5 µg/m³ in 2024.

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

14°6°

15°7°

17°9°

18°10°

20°12°

23°15°

24°15°

25°16°

24°15°

21°13°

17°9°

15°8°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

151

101

149

166

153

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

PM1020.5WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂13.4WHO 10 · EU 40

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

PM10 across cities in PortugalWhere Vila Nova de Gaia lands among 49 measured cities

7–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2122–2323–2424–2528–2939–40

Vila Nova de Gaia 20.5

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	13.4 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found²⁸Independent
PM10 — annual mean	20.49 µg/m³country median 18.6	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found²⁸Independent
Annual mean temperature (modelled)	15.19 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Annual precipitation (modelled)	1,008 mm/year	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January mean temperature (modelled)	10.52 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January minimum temperature (modelled)	0.6 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July maximum temperature (modelled)	34.84 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July mean temperature (modelled)	19.89 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Daily precipitation rate (modelled)	2.76 mm/day	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Solar exposure (modelled)	4.39 kWh/m²/day	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14 · Feb 15 · Mar 17 · Apr 18.1 · May 20.3 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 14.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 6.4 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 10.1 · May 12.3 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 7.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 10.2 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 12.9 · Apr 14.1 · May 16.3 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 16.8 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 11.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 151 · Feb 97.8 · Mar 101.1 · Apr 95.5 · May 85.6 · Jun 33.7 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 68.2 · Oct 148.9 · Nov 165.9 · Dec 153.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±2.2 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±1.6 °C, Barakaldo (Spain) ±1.0 °C, Bilbao (Spain) ±1.0 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.0 °C, Lugo (Spain) ±2.9 °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 Vila Nova de Gaia?

The published population was 303,824 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	168.5 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official
Foreign-resident share	5.76 %	31 Dec 2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.²⁵Official
Foreign residents	17,502 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.²⁵Independent
Population density	1,804 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹³Official
Population	303,824 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official

International community in Vila Nova de Gaia

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	303,824	100.0%
Portuguesa	280,301	92.3%
Estrangeira	23,523	7.7%
América	11,132	3.7%
Brasil	8,706	2.9%
África	6,382	2.1%
Europa	5,272	1.7%
Angola	3,656	1.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	3,546	1.2%
França	2,047	0.7%
Venezuela	1,901	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Outros países - Europa	1,726	0.6%
Moçambique	1,297	0.4%
Ásia	713	0.2%
Ucrânia	640	0.2%
África do Sul	499	0.2%
Alemanha	459	0.2%
Suíça	402	0.1%
Espanha	374	0.1%
Outros países - África	330	0.1%
Reino Unido	315	0.1%
Cabo Verde	314	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	274	0.1%
Outros países - América	227	0.1%
Federação da Rússia	197	0.1%
Guiné-Bissau	193	0.1%
China	183	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	151	0.0%
Itália	117	0.0%
Índia	99	0.0%
Canadá	97	0.0%
Moldávia	94	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	93	0.0%
Luxemburgo	87	0.0%
Outros	78	0.0%
Nepal	76	0.0%
Bélgica	73	0.0%
Roménia	71	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	63	0.0%
Polónia	55	0.0%
Argentina	50	0.0%
Bangladeche	48	0.0%
Paquistão	33	0.0%
Bulgária	25	0.0%
Oceânia	24	0.0%
Irlanda	21	0.0%
Suécia	20	0.0%
Hungria	19	0.0%
Austrália	16	0.0%
Dinamarca	16	0.0%
Lituânia	15	0.0%
Letónia	15	0.0%
Chéquia	13	0.0%
Áustria	12	0.0%
Grécia	9	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	8	0.0%
Finlândia	8	0.0%
Croácia	8	0.0%
Estónia	7	0.0%
Eslováquia	7	0.0%
Eslovénia	3	0.0%
Malta	2	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	303,824	100.0%
Portuguesa	293,532	96.6%
Estrangeira	10,285	3.4%
América	6,323	2.1%
Brasil	5,778	1.9%
Europa	2,019	0.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	1,400	0.5%
África	1,322	0.4%
Angola	794	0.3%
Outros países - Europa	619	0.2%
Ásia	616	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
França	319	0.1%
Itália	304	0.1%
Venezuela	300	0.1%
Ucrânia	291	0.1%
Espanha	279	0.1%
China	228	0.1%
Cabo Verde	164	0.1%
Alemanha	162	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	156	0.1%
Reino Unido	141	0.0%
Outros países - América	114	0.0%
Outros países - África	113	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	91	0.0%
Índia	81	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	78	0.0%
Nepal	77	0.0%
Moçambique	75	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	69	0.0%
Roménia	60	0.0%
Suíça	51	0.0%
África do Sul	50	0.0%
Bangladeche	48	0.0%
Polónia	46	0.0%
Outros	36	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	35	0.0%
Argentina	34	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	33	0.0%
Moldávia	31	0.0%
Bélgica	29	0.0%
Paquistão	26	0.0%
Canadá	19	0.0%
Lituânia	18	0.0%
Irlanda	17	0.0%
Bulgária	16	0.0%
Suécia	16	0.0%
Dinamarca	15	0.0%
Chéquia	14	0.0%
Hungria	14	0.0%
Luxemburgo	11	0.0%
Áustria	10	0.0%
Letónia	9	0.0%
Apátrida	7	0.0%
Estónia	6	0.0%
Finlândia	6	0.0%
Croácia	6	0.0%
Oceânia	5	0.0%
Grécia	5	0.0%
Eslováquia	4	0.0%
Austrália	3	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	2	0.0%
Eslovénia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Alternatives for people set on Vila Nova de Gaia

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.

Matosinhos as a Vila Nova de Gaia alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €11.98/m² Matosinhos vs €10.61/m² Vila Nova de Gaiano percentage
Median gross pay, city: €1,537 Matosinhos vs €1,306 Vila Nova de Gaia+18%
Nearest airport: 6.8 km Matosinhos vs 13.9 km Vila Nova de Gaia−51%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,910 Matosinhos vs 2,570 Vila Nova de Gaia+13%
Residents: 172,557 Matosinhos vs 303,824 Vila Nova de Gaia−43%
Unemployment: 3.0% Matosinhos vs 3.1% Vila Nova de Gaia−5%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €103 Matosinhos vs €114 Vila Nova de Gaia−10%

Full comparison More about Matosinhos

Oeiras as a Vila Nova de Gaia alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 277 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €2,020 Oeiras vs €1,306 Vila Nova de Gaia+55%
Foreign residents: 11.5% Oeiras vs 5.8% Vila Nova de Gaia+99%
Unemployment: 2.0% Oeiras vs 3.1% Vila Nova de Gaia−37%
Rent: €15.42/m² Oeiras vs €10.61/m² Vila Nova de Gaiano percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Oeiras vs 13.9 km Vila Nova de Gaia−60%
Residents: 171,658 Oeiras vs 303,824 Vila Nova de Gaia−44%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,380 Oeiras vs 2,570 Vila Nova de Gaia−7%

Full comparison More about Oeiras

Cities near Vila Nova de Gaia

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

Porto 1.9 km away

Rent: 10.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Salary: 1,629 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31

Paranhos 5.2 km away

Rent: 14.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Vila Nova de Gaia, nearest in population first.

All Portugal cities

Porto273,476 residents Sintra385,606 residents Cascais214,124 residents Braga212,635 residents Loures201,590 residents Almada177,238 residents

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Vila Nova de Gaia in rankings

#3 of 30 in Largest cities in Portugal #4 of 27 in Major cities where the modelled January mean stays above freezing #7 of 30 in Major cities with the highest modelled solar exposure #10 of 30 in Major cities with the highest modelled annual precipitation #14 of 24 in Highest salary cities in Portugal #23 of 30 in Most international cities in Portugal

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 Nova de Gaia'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 Vila Nova de Gaia?

The published population was 303,824 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Vila Nova de Gaia?

Average net cold rent is 10.61 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 743 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Portugal).

How safe is Vila Nova de Gaia?

Police recorded 2,570 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 Nova de Gaia?

The median gross salary is about 1,306 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source.

What is the unemployment rate in Vila Nova de Gaia?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Vila Nova de Gaia?

17,502 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Vila Nova de Gaia a good place to live?

Vila Nova de Gaia 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 Vila Nova de Gaia?

Porto, Massarelos, Oliveira do Douro, Canidelo, Lordelo do Ouro are near Vila Nova de Gaia. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Vila Nova de Gaia?

The official country of birth distribution records 280,301 people (92.3%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c9a27b7b65b88c8e5395669bb6b3eeac]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vila-nova-de-gaia/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_vila-nova-de-gaia-portugal-population-rent-salary-jobs_c588a137b6b2,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {c9a27b7b65b88c8e5395669bb6b3eeac},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vila-nova-de-gaia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vila-nova-de-gaia/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version c9a27b7b65b88c8e5395669bb6b3eeac; retrieved 2026-10-25; built 2026-10-25.

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Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
IEFP — Serviço de Emprego e Formação Profissional Vila Nova de Gaia IEFP · iefponline.iefp.pt · checked 2026-09-15
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) ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
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 PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology NASA POWER · power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-10-25
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

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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
Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
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
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
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
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
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q36433 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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