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Almodôvar vs Silves: cost of living compared

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Yearly saving in Almodôvar
€4,607/year

For a single person buying a home, Almodôvar works out cheaper. A home in Almodôvar costs €106,980 less.

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AlmodôvarSilves
Estimated home price · 60 m²€64,620Δ €106,980€171,600
On the day you buy
Down payment€6,462€17,160
Transfer tax (IMT)€0€2,089
Stamp duty · purchase€517€1,373
Stamp duty · loan€349€927
Total upfront€7,328€21,548
Monthly payment€224€594
Mortgage payments35 years at 3.00% · 90% financed
€4,446less in Almodôvar
Property tax (IMI)1VPT estimated at 50% of price
€160less in Almodôvar
Water, sewage and wasteOfficial tariffs · 4 m³/month
no data for Almodôvar
ElectricityERSE regulated tariff · 1,469 kWh/year
same in both
GasNo network: butane bottles
same in both
Income tax refunded by the municipalityAlmodôvar gives back 1%
no data for Silves
Total per yearItems with data for both
€4,607less in Almodôvar

1 Property tax estimated using a taxable value (VPT) of 50% of market price. Enter the VPT from your property record for an exact figure.

Average rate on new housing loans: 3.00% (August 2026, Banco de Portugal).

excluded from comparison (missing for the other municipality)

Source: Portal das Finanças, taxas de IMI por município · 2025 · Source: Portal das Finanças, participação dos municípios no IRS · 2026 · Source: INE · 2nd quarter of 2026 · Energy: ERSE, October 2026

Beyond the cost

Mortgage payment ÷ 1 × local median gross salary
34%better in Almodôvar
House price rise over 5 yearsMedian sale price (€/m²), over 5 years
37 pointsrose more in Almodôvar
Crime rateRecorded crimes per 1 000 residents
7.7/1000better in Almodôvar
Average commuteOne way to work or school
1 minbetter in Almodôvar
Average salary (gross)Average monthly earnings, by place of work
€43/monthbetter in Silves
Median salary (gross)Half of workers earn less than this, by place of work
€9/monthbetter in Silves
Purchasing power (Portugal = 100)Per-capita index
2.4better in Silves
PharmaciesPer 1,000 people
0.10/1000better in Almodôvar
Nearest emergency departmentAverage straight-line distance from where residents live to the nearest hospital emergency department
9.7 kmbetter in Silves
CrèchesPublic, non-profit (IPSS) and private crèches and childminders, children under 3 (above 100: more places than children)
10/100better in Silves
Crèche placesTotal crèche places (excluding childminders)
432better in Silves
Not-for-profit crèchesShare of places in public, IPSS and misericórdia crèches, free under Creche Feliz
8%better in Almodôvar
Ageing indexOlder people per 100 young (lower = younger)
111better in Silves
Burnt land over 10 yearsShare of the land that burnt at least once in 10 years
18%better in Almodôvar

Not part of the euro total. Crime: recorded crimes per 1 000 residents (2025). Commute: average one-way trip to work or school (2021).

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