Municipality · Porto
Paços de Ferreira: Cost of living in Paços de Ferreira
The year's bill · Single person · Buy€4,536€378 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
31%of the local median salary
Home price1,525 €/m²
Median salary€1,014/month
The year's bill · Couple · Buy€5,928€494 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
21%of 2 local median salaries
Home price1,525 €/m²
Median salary€1,014/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Buy€8,816€735 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
29%of 2 local median salaries
Home price1,525 €/m²
Median salary€1,014/month
The year's bill · Single person · Rent€4,584€382 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
33%of the local median salary
Rent5.54 €/m²
Median salary€1,014/month
The year's bill · Couple · Rent€5,993€499 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
22%of 2 local median salaries
Rent5.54 €/m²
Median salary€1,014/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Rent€8,905€742 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
30%of 2 local median salaries
Rent5.54 €/m²
Median salary€1,014/month
Home
What it costs to buy or rent, and the yearly property tax.
Median sale price (€/m²)€ per m², last 12 months
1,525 €/m²
House price rise over 5 yearsSale €/m²
+95%from 782 to 1,525 €/m²
Median rent (€/m² per month)€ per m² a month, new contracts
5.54 €/m²
Property tax rate (IMI)On the taxable property value
0.30%
IMI FamiliarProperty tax discount on your own home, by dependants
Only with 3 or more dependants−€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
€380€459€1,188
Gas
€216€216€404
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
€1,014/month
Average salary (gross)Average monthly earnings, by place of work
€1,197/month
Purchasing power (Portugal = 100)Per-capita index
82.3
Health and family
Emergency care, crèches and pharmacies.
Nearest emergency departmentAverage straight-line distance from where residents live to the nearest hospital emergency department
10.1 kmUnidade Hospitalar de Santo Tirso (Santo Tirso) · · 100% 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)
48 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.
756
455 places in public or not-for-profit crèches, 301 in private ones
Safety and population
Recorded crime, the population's age and wildfires.
Crime rateRecorded crimes per 1 000 residents
24.3 per 1,000 people
Ageing indexOlder people per 100 young (lower = younger)
147 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 | €91,500 | €122,000 | €167,750 |
| Mortgage payments | €3,803 | €5,071 | €6,972 |
| 1 | €137 | €183 | €252 |
| Water, sewage and waste | no data | no data | no data |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €216 | €216 | €404 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | €4,536 | €5,928 | €8,816 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 31% | 21% | 29% |
| Monthly payment | €317 | €423 | €581 |
| On the day you buy | €10,376 | €14,148 | €20,919 |
| Single personSingle | CoupleCouple | Family with 2 childrenFamily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | €3,989 | €5,318 | €7,313 |
| Water, sewage and waste | no data | no data | no data |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €216 | €216 | €404 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | €4,584 | €5,993 | €8,905 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 33% | 22% | 30% |
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.
Fuel: average of 21 stations, DGEG · 26 October 2026
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