Cited June 2026 · 9 primary sources · screening, not advice

Portugal

Portugal is a western European country on the Atlantic, long favoured by remote workers and retirees for its mild coast, English-friendly cities, and residence routes. The figures below are screened, sourced, and dated. They are not advice.

Cost and climate

Cited cost and climate facts for Portugal
Cost of living (price level index) 86.6 high Eurostat, price level index for actual individual consumption (tec00120, EU27=100) Verified 2026-06-24 Portugal price level index for actual individual consumption (EU27 = 100): 86.6 in 2025 (100 = EU average).
Average January high 14.8 °C low Lisbon climate normals (IPMA 1981-2010), via Wikipedia Verified 2026-06-24 Reported, not verified against a primary source.Lisbon, the capital, shown as representative for Portugal: mean daily maximum 14.8 C in January (1981 to 2010 normals).
Average July high 27.9 °C low Lisbon climate normals (IPMA 1981-2010), via Wikipedia Verified 2026-06-24 Reported, not verified against a primary source.Lisbon: mean daily maximum 27.9 C in July (1981 to 2010 normals).
Annual sunshine 2874.9 hours low Lisbon climate normals (IPMA 1981-2010), via Wikipedia Verified 2026-06-24 Reported, not verified against a primary source.Lisbon: about 2,874.9 mean annual sunshine hours (1981 to 2010 normals).
Climate classification Csa high GloH2O Koppen-Geiger climate classification (Beck et al. 2023) Verified 2026-06-24 Koppen-Geiger class Csa, hot-summer Mediterranean, across much of central and southern Portugal.

Residency and tax

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Cited residency and tax facts for Portugal
Digital nomad visa, minimum net income 3680 EUR/month medium AIMA, Portugal D8 remote-work residence (Nomadas Digitais) Verified 2026-06-28 Portugal D8 digital nomad visa: minimum income of 4 times the national minimum wage (RMMG 920 euros, Decreto-Lei 139/2025), about 3,680 euros per month in 2026, assessed by AIMA at the appointment date.
Golden visa / investor residency Real estate and capital-transfer routes removed in October 2023 (Mais Habitacao, Law 56/2023). Remaining routes include 500,000 euros into qualifying Portuguese investment funds, 250,000 euros cultural support (200,000 in low-density areas), 500,000 euros scientific research, and job creation. medium Portugal golden visa (ARI) after the 2023 Mais Habitacao reform Verified 2026-06-24 Real estate purchases and capital transfers no longer qualify; investment funds (minimum 500,000 euros) and cultural support (from 250,000 euros) remain.
Top personal income tax rate 48 % medium PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Portugal, taxes on personal income Verified 2026-06-24 Top personal income tax rate 48 percent on taxable income above about 86,634 euros, plus a solidarity rate of 2.5 to 5 percent on higher incomes.
Special tax regime for movers IFICI (the NHR successor, from 2024): 20 percent flat on eligible Portuguese employment and professional income, plus exemptions on certain foreign income. The old NHR regime closed to new entrants at the end of 2023. medium PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Portugal, significant developments Verified 2026-06-24 IFICI provides a special 20 percent rate on category A and B income from eligible activities; applicants must not have benefited from the NHR regime.

Healthcare and safety

Cited healthcare and safety facts for Portugal
Physicians per 1,000 people 5.77 medium WHO Global Health Observatory, medical doctors per 10,000, via Wikipedia Verified 2026-06-24 Portugal: 57.7 medical doctors per 10,000 (about 5.8 per 1,000), WHO 2021. Counts doctors licensed to practise, which overstates practising doctors.
Global Peace Index score (lower is safer) 1.372 medium Institute for Economics and Peace, Global Peace Index 2024 Verified 2026-06-24 Portugal 2024 Global Peace Index score 1.372 (rank 7 of 163), one of the most peaceful countries. Lower is more peaceful.

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