Municipality · Açores
Lajes do Pico: Cost of living in Lajes do Pico
The year's bill · Single person · Buy€3,488€291 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
22%of the local median salary
Home price1,113 €/m²
Median salary€1,070/month
The year's bill · Couple · Buy€4,525€377 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
14%of 2 local median salaries
Home price1,113 €/m²
Median salary€1,070/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Buy€6,851€571 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
20%of 2 local median salaries
Home price1,113 €/m²
Median salary€1,070/month
The year's bill · Single person · Rentno data
no dataof the local median salary
Rentno data
Median salary€1,070/month
The year's bill · Couple · Rentno data
no dataof 2 local median salaries
Rentno data
Median salary€1,070/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Rentno data
no dataof 2 local median salaries
Rentno data
Median salary€1,070/month
Home
What it costs to buy or rent, and the yearly property tax.
Median sale price (€/m²)€ per m², last 12 months
1,113 €/m²
House price rise over 5 yearsSale €/m²
+214%from 354 to 1,113 €/m²
Median rent (€/m² per month)€ per m² a month, new contracts
no data
Property tax rate (IMI)On the taxable property value
0.30%
IMI FamiliarProperty tax discount on your own home, by dependants
Yes−€30 with 1 dependant, −€70 with 2, −€140 with 3 or more
Bills and taxes
What you pay every year, for the chosen household.
Water, sewage and waste
no datano datano data
Electricity
€377€456€1,155
Gas
€235€235€494
Income tax refunded by the municipalityThe municipality keeps the full 5%: nothing comes back
€0€0€0
Work and income
What people earn here, and how long it takes to get to work.
Median salary (gross)Half of workers earn less than this, by place of work
€1,070/month
Average salary (gross)Average monthly earnings, by place of work
€1,155/month
Purchasing power (Portugal = 100)Per-capita index
72.1
Health and family
Emergency care, crèches and pharmacies.
Nearest emergency departmentAverage straight-line distance from where residents live to the nearest hospital emergency department
7.9 kmCentro de Saúde das Lajes do Pico — Unidade Básica de Urgência · · 75% of residents within 15 km
CrèchesPublic, non-profit (IPSS) and private crèches and childminders, children under 3 (above 100: more places than children)
no data
Crèche placesAzores: crèche practically free for all families (regional scheme, outside Creche Feliz).
no data
Safety and population
Recorded crime, the population's age and wildfires.
Crime rateRecorded crimes per 1 000 residents
10.1 per 1,000 people
Ageing indexOlder people per 100 young (lower = younger)
223 older people per 100 young
Burnt land over 10 yearsShare of the land that burnt at least once
0% of the landno fires recorded
The year's costs
Everything in the year's bill, for the three households. The chosen one is highlighted.
| Single personSingle | CoupleCouple | Family with 2 childrenFamily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated home price | €66,780 | €89,040 | €122,430 |
| Mortgage payments | €2,776 | €3,701 | €5,089 |
| 1 | €100 | €134 | €114 |
| Water, sewage and waste | no data | no data | no data |
| Electricity | €377 | €456 | €1,155 |
| Gas | €235 | €235 | €494 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | €3,488 | €4,525 | €6,851 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 22% | 14% | 20% |
| Monthly payment | €231 | €308 | €424 |
| On the day you buy | €7,573 | €10,097 | €13,884 |
| Single personSingle | CoupleCouple | Family with 2 childrenFamily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | no data | no data | no data |
| Water, sewage and waste | no data | no data | no data |
| Electricity | €377 | €456 | €1,155 |
| Gas | €235 | €235 | €494 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | no data | no data | no data |
| Housing effort rate2 | no data | no data | no data |
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.
2 Effort rate on the local median gross salary (half of workers earn less), × 1 salary for a single person and × 2 for a couple or family.
Water, sewage and waste: no data.
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