Where is it safest to live in Portugal? Guarda, Santarém and Bragança are the three safest districts in the country, according to the Securitas Direct Safety Barometer 2020, which evaluates the various areas of the country taking into account the number of incidents recorded.
For many expats there is a liberating feeling in being able to choose anywhere in the world to live, but the reality is that many wind up choosing the same places, as they are simply more attractive as destinations to live.
Lisbon is the 83rd most expensive city in the world in terms of cost of living, moving up 23 places in the ranking compared to last year. This is according to a study by Mercer released at the end of June 2021. The ranking of the most expensive cities for expats is led by Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
If you're planning on moving to Portugal in 2021, one of the key factors to consider is the cost of living. What is the average cost of living in Portugal? How much money do you need to live comfortably in Portugal? Where is the cheapest place to live in Portugal?
In a list of 59 countries from around the world, Portugal was considered one of the destinations with the best quality of life and work, occupying fifth position in the table.
As vaccination against the coronavirus progresses, mandatory masking and social distancing concerns may ease, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which updated its pandemic control guidelines on 21st April 2021.
The pandemic has generated new space needs and some people are thinking of moving house, and even location. Even more so as a result of the pandemic, quality of life is something that carries a lot of weight on the decision of where to live.
In the space of a year, from 2019 to 2020, marked by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy stagnated or receded in most European Union (EU) member states, according to provisional data released recently by Eurostat.
Lisbon has been named as the second best city in the world to raise a family, second only to Iceland's capital, Reykjavik. Wellington, in New Zealand, completes the podium.
What is the minimum wage in Portugal? Mimimum wage in Portugal stood at 635 euros in 2020, and the good news is that it is set to rise in 2021, however, it is significantly lower than other European countries.
