Municipality · Vila Real
Mesão Frio: Cost of living in Mesão Frio
The year's bill · Single person · Buy€2,733€228 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
16%of the local median salary
Home price729 €/m²
Median salary€968/month
The year's bill · Couple · Buy€3,478€290 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
10%of 2 local median salaries
Home price729 €/m²
Median salary€968/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Buy€5,454€454 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
14%of 2 local median salaries
Home price729 €/m²
Median salary€968/month
The year's bill · Single person · Rentno data
no dataof the local median salary
Rentno data
Median salary€968/month
The year's bill · Couple · Rentno data
no dataof 2 local median salaries
Rentno data
Median salary€968/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Rentno data
no dataof 2 local median salaries
Rentno data
Median salary€968/month
Home
What it costs to buy or rent, and the yearly property tax.
Median sale price (€/m²)€ per m², last 12 months
729 €/m²
House price rise over 5 yearsSale €/m²
+46%from 500 to 729 €/m²
Median rent (€/m² per month)€ per m² a month, new contracts
no data
Property tax rate (IMI)On the taxable property value
0.40%
IMI FamiliarProperty tax discount on your own home, by dependants
No
Bills and taxes
What you pay every year, for the chosen household.
Water, sewage and waste
€279€370€502
Electricity
€380€459€1,188
Gas
€209€209€390
Income tax refunded by the municipalityThe municipality keeps 3% and gives back 2% of your income tax
€40€100€120
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
€968/month
Average salary (gross)Average monthly earnings, by place of work
€1,083/month
Purchasing power (Portugal = 100)Per-capita index
70.2
Average commuteOne way to work or school
19 min
Health and family
Emergency care, crèches and pharmacies.
Nearest emergency departmentAverage straight-line distance from where residents live to the nearest hospital emergency department
11.3 kmUnidade Hospitalar de Proximidade de Lamego (Lamego) · · 100% of residents within 15 km
PharmaciesPer 1,000 people
0.90 per 1,000 people
CrèchesPublic, non-profit (IPSS) and private crèches and childminders, children under 3 (above 100: more places than children)
65 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.
32
32 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
25.7 per 1,000 people
Ageing indexOlder people per 100 young (lower = younger)
362 older people per 100 young
Burnt land over 10 yearsShare of the land that burnt at least once
13% 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 | €43,740 | €58,320 | €80,190 |
| Mortgage payments | €1,818 | €2,424 | €3,333 |
| 1 | €87 | €117 | €160 |
| Water, sewage and waste | €279 | €370 | €502 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €209 | €209 | €390 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | -€40 | -€100 | -€120 |
| Total per year | €2,733 | €3,478 | €5,454 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 16% | 10% | 14% |
| Monthly payment | €152 | €202 | €278 |
| On the day you buy | €4,960 | €6,613 | €9,094 |
| Single personSingle | CoupleCouple | Family with 2 childrenFamily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | no data | no data | no data |
| Water, sewage and waste | €279 | €370 | €502 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €209 | €209 | €390 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | -€40 | -€100 | -€120 |
| 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.
Fuel: average of 1 stations, DGEG · 26 October 2026
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