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Arouca vs Gondomar: cost of living compared

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AroucaGondomar
Estimated home price · 60 m²€63,060Δ €77,820€140,880
On the day you buy
Down payment€6,306€14,088
Transfer tax (IMT)€0€691
Stamp duty · purchase€504€1,127
Stamp duty · loan€341€761
Total upfront€7,151€16,666
Monthly payment€218€488
Mortgage payments35 years at 3.00% · 90% financed
€3,235less in Arouca
Property tax (IMI)1VPT estimated at 50% of price
no data for Gondomar
Water, sewage and wasteOfficial tariffs · 4 m³/month
€7less in Arouca
ElectricityERSE regulated tariff · 1,469 kWh/year
same in both
GasArouca: bottle · Gondomar: network
€149less in Gondomar
Income tax refunded by the municipalityGondomar keeps the 5%
no data for Arouca
Total per yearItems with data for both
no data for Gondomar

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
24%better in Arouca
House price rise over 5 yearsMedian sale price (€/m²), over 5 years
43 pointsrose more in Gondomar
Crime rateRecorded crimes per 1 000 residents
0.8/1000better in Gondomar
Average commuteOne way to work or school
5 minbetter in Arouca
Average salary (gross)Average monthly earnings, by place of work
€66/monthbetter in Gondomar
Median salary (gross)Half of workers earn less than this, by place of work
€23/monthbetter in Gondomar
Purchasing power (Portugal = 100)Per-capita index
12.0better in Gondomar
PharmaciesPer 1,000 people
0.10/1000better in Arouca
Nearest emergency departmentAverage straight-line distance from where residents live to the nearest hospital emergency department
0.7 kmbetter in Arouca
CrèchesPublic, non-profit (IPSS) and private crèches and childminders, children under 3 (above 100: more places than children)
40/100better in Arouca
Crèche placesTotal crèche places (excluding childminders)
1,086better in Gondomar
Not-for-profit crèchesShare of places in public, IPSS and misericórdia crèches, free under Creche Feliz
54%better in Arouca
Ageing indexOlder people per 100 young (lower = younger)
24better in Gondomar
Burnt land over 10 yearsShare of the land that burnt at least once in 10 years
30%better in Gondomar

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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