
Portugal
Strong fitconfidence lowChecked against the law
Why this score raises it: Lifestyle and environmentraises it: Feasibilitylowers it: Fit for your reason for moving: How fast the economy has been growing full breakdown
We read this route’s requirements in the instrument that sets them and checked every rule against it on the date shown below.
· within the limit
EU/EEA free movement (register within 30 days after three months) · other routes here: 1
You would apply in Portugal itself.
- A month here
- €778 – €926across its 2 citiesillustrative
- Safety
- 99the same in all 2 cities
- Healthcare
- 90the same in all 2 cities
- Temperate months
- 100the same in all 2 cities
Affordability is not scored here. The rent we hold covers every contract in force, including tenants who signed long ago; the same office also publishes what people signing a new lease now pay, and that is the figure this city should be ranked on.
- The median household budget leaves €574 per month after costs.
Lisbon: 12 of 12 months inside 10–26 °C — our standard band, the same for every reader.
- Jan151311
- Feb151311
- Mar161412
- Apr171513
- May191715
- Jun211917
- Jul232018
- Aug232118
- Sept232018
- Oct211917
- Nov171614
- Dec151412
Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.
Lisbon, 2025: PM2.5 averaged over 4 reference monitor(s) within 25 km. The World Health Organization’s guideline is 5 µg/m³ and its first interim target is 35.
- Jan11
- Feb10
- Mar7
- Apr6
- May5
- Jun3
- Jul4
- Aug4
- Sept12
- Oct—
- Nov8
- Dec12
A hatched month with a dash is one no monitor measured. It is an absence, not clean air, and it is left out of the annual mean.
How this score was worked out
Each part is scored out of 100, multiplied by what it is worth, and divided by the total. Nothing here is a guess about you: the weights are the same for every reader, and the criteria below are your own answers.
| Part of the score | Score out of 100 | What it is worth | Points it added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feasibility | 90 | 3 of 18 | 18 |
| Affordability The published cost figure here covers sitting tenancies, and the same publisher states a newer figure, so this one is shown and not scored. | not scored | 3 of 18 | — |
| Income and career | 100 | 1 of 18 | 7 |
| Family | 95 | 1 of 18 | 6 |
| Lifestyle and environment | 98 | 3 of 18 | 20 |
| Long-term settlement | 54 | 1 of 18 | 4 |
| Fit for your reason for moving | 74 | 6 of 18 | 30 |
| Fit score | 84 | ||
These add up over the 15 points we could measure here, not all 18. A part we cannot measure is left out rather than counted as zero, so the parts we can measure are each worth proportionally more.
What the fit for your reason for moving is made of
- Whether this route lets you own and run a business: 100
- How long your capital lasts here: not measured here
- Rule of law and control of corruption: 70
- Doing business in a language used here: 80
- How long this route lets you stay: 100
- Whether your partner may work here too: 100
- How fast the economy has been growing: 40
- How far your capital goes here: 40Your capital of at least €200,000 is about 13 years of an average employee's gross pay here (€1,262 a month, ILOSTAT 2025).
How far your capital goes is scored on bands that are Emigrator's judgement, not a publisher's: under 10 years of pay scores 10, under 25 scores 40, under 50 scores 70, and 50 or more scores 100. It never rules a destination out.
Inside lifestyle and environment: your own criteria
| Criterion | How important you said it was | Score out of 100 | Effect on lifestyle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | High | 99 | +19.6 |
| Healthcare | Medium | 90 | +8 |
| Safety from armed conflict | Medium | 100 | +10 |
| ClimateJudged against 10–26 °C, our default band, because you stated neither end. It is used for ranking only — nothing is ruled out on it. | Medium | 100 | +10 |



