Municipality · Porto
Paredes: Cost of living in Paredes
The year's bill · Single person · Buy€5,318€443 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
34%of the local median salary
Home price1,705 €/m²
Median salary€1,041/month
The year's bill · Couple · Buy€6,951€579 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
23%of 2 local median salaries
Home price1,705 €/m²
Median salary€1,041/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Buy€10,124€844 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
31%of 2 local median salaries
Home price1,705 €/m²
Median salary€1,041/month
The year's bill · Single person · Rent€5,118€426 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
34%of the local median salary
Rent5.84 €/m²
Median salary€1,041/month
The year's bill · Couple · Rent€6,683€557 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
22%of 2 local median salaries
Rent5.84 €/m²
Median salary€1,041/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Rent€9,826€819 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
31%of 2 local median salaries
Rent5.84 €/m²
Median salary€1,041/month
Home
What it costs to buy or rent, and the yearly property tax.
Median sale price (€/m²)€ per m², last 12 months
1,705 €/m²
House price rise over 5 yearsSale €/m²
+98%from 863 to 1,705 €/m²
Median rent (€/m² per month)€ per m² a month, new contracts
5.84 €/m²
Property tax rate (IMI)On the taxable property value
0.30%
IMI FamiliarProperty tax discount on your own home, by dependants
Only with 2 or more dependants−€70 with 2, −€140 with 3 or more
Bills and taxes
What you pay every year, for the chosen household.
Water, sewage and waste
€320€406€531
Electricity
€380€459€1,188
Gas
€213€213€398
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
€1,041/month
Average salary (gross)Average monthly earnings, by place of work
€1,243/month
Purchasing power (Portugal = 100)Per-capita index
79.9
Health and family
Emergency care, crèches and pharmacies.
Nearest emergency departmentAverage straight-line distance from where residents live to the nearest hospital emergency department
7.1 kmHospital Padre Américo - Vale do Sousa (Penafiel) · · 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)
25 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.
559
493 places in public or not-for-profit crèches, 66 in private ones
Safety and population
Recorded crime, the population's age and wildfires.
Crime rateRecorded crimes per 1 000 residents
26.2 per 1,000 people
Ageing indexOlder people per 100 young (lower = younger)
144 older people per 100 young
Burnt land over 10 yearsShare of the land that burnt at least once
25% 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 | €102,300 | €136,400 | €187,550 |
| Mortgage payments | €4,252 | €5,669 | €7,795 |
| 1 | €153 | €205 | €211 |
| Water, sewage and waste | €320 | €406 | €531 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €213 | €213 | €398 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | €5,318 | €6,951 | €10,124 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 34% | 23% | 31% |
| Monthly payment | €354 | €472 | €650 |
| On the day you buy | €11,601 | €16,069 | €24,155 |
| Single personSingle | CoupleCouple | Family with 2 childrenFamily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | €4,205 | €5,606 | €7,709 |
| Water, sewage and waste | €320 | €406 | €531 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €213 | €213 | €398 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | €5,118 | €6,683 | €9,826 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 34% | 22% | 31% |
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 30 stations, DGEG · 26 October 2026
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