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Mêda: Cost of living in Mêda
The year's bill · Single person · Buy€1,878€156 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
8%of the local median salary
Home price365 €/m²
Median salary€962/month
The year's bill · Couple · Buy€2,352€196 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
5%of 2 local median salaries
Home price365 €/m²
Median salary€962/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Buy€4,001€333 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
7%of 2 local median salaries
Home price365 €/m²
Median salary€962/month
The year's bill · Single person · Rent€2,843€237 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
17%of the local median salary
Rent2.65 €/m²
Median salary€962/month
The year's bill · Couple · Rent€3,638€303 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
11%of 2 local median salaries
Rent2.65 €/m²
Median salary€962/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Rent€5,830€486 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
15%of 2 local median salaries
Rent2.65 €/m²
Median salary€962/month
Home
What it costs to buy or rent, and the yearly property tax.
Median sale price (€/m²)€ per m², last 12 months
365 €/m²
House price rise over 5 yearsSale €/m²
+35%from 270 to 365 €/m²
Median rent (€/m² per month)€ per m² a month, new contracts
2.65 €/m²
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
€195€276€389
Electricity
€380€459€1,188
Gas
€360€360€755
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
€962/month
Average salary (gross)Average monthly earnings, by place of work
€1,117/month
Purchasing power (Portugal = 100)Per-capita index
69.4
Health and family
Emergency care, crèches and pharmacies.
Nearest emergency departmentAverage straight-line distance from where residents live to the nearest hospital emergency department
19.0 kmServiço de Urgência Básica de Vila Nova de Foz Côa (Vila Nova de Foz Côa) · · 10% of residents within 15 km
PharmaciesPer 1,000 people
0.20 per 1,000 people
CrèchesPublic, non-profit (IPSS) and private crèches and childminders, children under 3 (above 100: more places than children)
106 places per 100 children
Crèche placesCreche Feliz: free up to age 3 in public crèches and those with a state agreement; in adhering private ones, only if there is no agreement place near home or work.
62
62 places in public or not-for-profit crèches, 0 in private ones
Safety and population
Recorded crime, the population's age and wildfires.
Crime rateRecorded crimes per 1 000 residents
22.2 per 1,000 people
Ageing indexOlder people per 100 young (lower = younger)
471 older people per 100 young
Burnt land over 10 yearsShare of the land that burnt at least once
44% of the land
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 | €21,900 | €29,200 | €40,150 |
| Mortgage payments | €910 | €1,214 | €1,669 |
| 1 | €33 | €44 | €0 |
| Water, sewage and waste | €195 | €276 | €389 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €360 | €360 | €755 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | €1,878 | €2,352 | €4,001 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 8% | 5% | 7% |
| Monthly payment | €76 | €101 | €139 |
| On the day you buy | €2,483 | €3,311 | €4,553 |
| Single personSingle | CoupleCouple | Family with 2 childrenFamily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | €1,908 | €2,544 | €3,498 |
| Water, sewage and waste | €195 | €276 | €389 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €360 | €360 | €755 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | €2,843 | €3,638 | €5,830 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 17% | 11% | 15% |
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.
Fuel: average of 3 stations, DGEG · 26 October 2026
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