Municipality · Porto
Póvoa de Varzim: Cost of living in Póvoa de Varzim
The year's bill · Single person · Buy€7,200€600 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
48%of the local median salary
Home price2,472 €/m²
Median salary€1,081/month
The year's bill · Couple · Buy€9,466€789 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
32%of 2 local median salaries
Home price2,472 €/m²
Median salary€1,081/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Buy€13,637€1,136 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
44%of 2 local median salaries
Home price2,472 €/m²
Median salary€1,081/month
The year's bill · Single person · Rent€7,358€613 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
50%of the local median salary
Rent9.09 €/m²
Median salary€1,081/month
The year's bill · Couple · Rent€9,676€806 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
34%of 2 local median salaries
Rent9.09 €/m²
Median salary€1,081/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Rent€13,996€1,166 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
46%of 2 local median salaries
Rent9.09 €/m²
Median salary€1,081/month
Home
What it costs to buy or rent, and the yearly property tax.
Median sale price (€/m²)€ per m², last 12 months
2,472 €/m²
House price rise over 5 yearsSale €/m²
+79%from 1,384 to 2,472 €/m²
Median rent (€/m² per month)€ per m² a month, new contracts
9.09 €/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
€225€313€442
Electricity
€380€459€1,188
Gas
€228€228€427
Income tax refunded by the municipalityThe municipality keeps 4% and gives back 1% of your income tax
€20€50€60
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
€1,081/month
Average salary (gross)Average monthly earnings, by place of work
€1,324/month
Purchasing power (Portugal = 100)Per-capita index
95.0
Health and family
Emergency care, crèches and pharmacies.
Nearest emergency departmentAverage straight-line distance from where residents live to the nearest hospital emergency department
2.8 kmUnidade Hospitalar da Póvoa do Varzim · · 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)
54 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.
979
749 places in public or not-for-profit crèches, 230 in private ones
Safety and population
Recorded crime, the population's age and wildfires.
Crime rateRecorded crimes per 1 000 residents
19.2 per 1,000 people
Ageing indexOlder people per 100 young (lower = younger)
175 older people per 100 young
Burnt land over 10 yearsShare of the land that burnt at least once
2.0% 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 | €148,320 | €197,760 | €271,920 |
| Mortgage payments | €6,165 | €8,220 | €11,302 |
| 1 | €222 | €297 | €338 |
| Water, sewage and waste | €225 | €313 | €442 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €228 | €228 | €427 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | -€20 | -€50 | -€60 |
| Total per year | €7,200 | €9,466 | €13,637 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 48% | 32% | 44% |
| Monthly payment | €514 | €685 | €942 |
| On the day you buy | €17,744 | €25,823 | €39,412 |
| Single personSingle | CoupleCouple | Family with 2 childrenFamily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | €6,545 | €8,726 | €11,999 |
| Water, sewage and waste | €225 | €313 | €442 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €228 | €228 | €427 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | -€20 | -€50 | -€60 |
| Total per year | €7,358 | €9,676 | €13,996 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 50% | 34% | 46% |
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 19 stations, DGEG · 26 October 2026
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