The 25 Cheapest Municipalities to Rent a Home in Portugal in Q2 2025

The housing map of Portugal reveals a clear disparity when analyzing rental prices in each municipality during the second quarter of 2025. House rents range from a maximum of €22.2 per square meter (€/m2) registered in the municipality of Lisbon, to a minimum of €6.8/m2 observed in Castelo Branco. This article reveals the 25 cheapest municipalities to rent a home in Portugal, according to data from idealista, the real estate marketplace in Portugal.

When analyzing rental prices by Portuguese municipalities with representative samples, Castelo Branco clearly takes first place on the list. Property owners in this municipality are asking for a median price of €6.8 per square meter, making it the cheapest square meter in the country during the second quarter of 2025.

The top five cheapest municipalities to rent a home in Portugal are completed by:

  • Santa Maria da Feira (€7.1/m2)

  • Viseu (€8/m2)

  • Covilhã (€8.1/m2)

  • Barcelos (€8.3/m2)

There are also 11 other municipalities with median rents below €10/m2:

  • Vila Nova de Famalicão (€8.4/m2)

  • Santarém (€8.8/m2)

  • Leiria (€8.9/m2)

  • Lourinhã (€9.1/m2)

  • Viana do Castelo (€9.2/m2)

  • Figueira da Foz (€9.3/m2)

  • Caldas da Rainha (€9.4/m2)

  • Valongo (€9.5/m2)

  • Ílhavo (€9.6/m2)

  • Guimarães (€9.6/m2)

  • Braga (€9.8/m2)

The list continues with:

  • Gondomar and Maia, where rental homes cost €10.3/m2

  • Póvoa de Varzim (€10.4/m2)

  • Espinho (€10.5/m2)

  • Torres Vedras (€10.6/m2)

At the bottom of the ranking of the 25 cheapest municipalities to rent a house in Portugal are:

  • Alenquer (€11.1/m2)

  • Nazaré (€11.1/m2)

  • Alcochete (€11/m2)

  • Vila do Conde (€10.8/m2)

The 25 Cheapest Municipalities to Rent a Home in Portugal

Median values
Data from Q2 2025

Ranking District Municipality Price (€/m2)
1st Castelo Branco Castelo Branco 6.8
2nd Aveiro Santa Maria da Feira 7.1
3rd Viseu Viseu 8.0
4th Castelo Branco Covilhã 8.1
5th Braga Barcelos 8.3
6th Braga Vila Nova de Famalicão 8.4
7th Santarém Santarém 8.8
8th Leiria Leiria 8.9
9th Lisbon Lourinhã 9.1
10th Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo 9.2
11th Coimbra Figueira da Foz 9.3
12th Leiria Caldas da Rainha 9.4
13th Porto Valongo 9.5
14th Aveiro Ílhavo 9.6
15th Braga Guimarães 9.6
16th Braga Braga 9.8
17th Porto Gondomar 10.3
18th Porto Maia 10.3
19th Porto Póvoa de Varzim 10.4
20th Aveiro Espinho 10.5
21st Lisbon Torres Vedras 10.6
22nd Porto Vila do Conde 10.8
23rd Setúbal Alcochete 11.0
24th Leiria Nazaré 11.1
25th Lisbon Alenquer 11.1

Only municipalities with representative samples were included.
Source: idealista

The 5 Most Expensive Municipalities to Rent a Home in Portugal

The analysis by idealista also identified the five most exclusive municipalities to rent a home in Portugal. Lisbon tops the list, where the square meter costs €22.2, making it the most expensive in the country.

It is followed by:

  • Cascais (€20/m2)

  • Porto (€17.7/m2)

  • Loulé (€17.5/m2)

  • Oeiras (€16.8/m2)