Best areas to live in Matosinhos

Our picks in Matosinhos for different needs, based on official rents and our area guides. Within each list, cheaper areas come first.

All 10 areas compared on official rents (2025): from €8.27 to €14.29 per m², with a city figure of €12.11. Each pick shows what a 75 m² flat costs and what stands out about who lives there.

Most affordable

  1. Santa Cruz do Bispo €
    €8.27/m² · 75 m² ≈ €620/month · −32% vs city
    Lowest rents in Matosinhos
  2. Perafita €
    €8.53/m² · 75 m² ≈ €640/month · −30% vs city
    Airport workers; low rents
  3. Custóias €€
    €9.64/m² · 75 m² ≈ €723/month · −20% vs city
    Metro access at lower rents
  4. Leça do Balio €€
    €10.01/m² · 75 m² ≈ €751/month · −17% vs city
    Greener and calmer than the coast
  5. Guifões €€€
    €10.18/m² · 75 m² ≈ €764/month · −16% vs city
    Central location at mid-range rents

Near the beach

  1. Lavra €€€
    €10.64/m² · 75 m² ≈ €798/month · −12% vs city
    Quiet beaches and space
  2. Leça da Palmeira €€€€
    €11.99/m² · 75 m² ≈ €899/month · −1% vs city
    Seaside living with architecture and calm
  3. Matosinhos €€€€€
    €14.29/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,072/month · +18% vs city
    Beach, food and a metro to Porto

Quiet & green

  1. Leça do Balio €€
    €10.01/m² · 75 m² ≈ €751/month · −17% vs city
    Greener and calmer than the coast
  2. Lavra €€€
    €10.64/m² · 75 m² ≈ €798/month · −12% vs city
    Quiet beaches and space
  3. Leça da Palmeira €€€€
    €11.99/m² · 75 m² ≈ €899/month · −1% vs city
    Seaside living with architecture and calm

For commuters

  1. Perafita €
    €8.53/m² · 75 m² ≈ €640/month · −30% vs city
    Airport workers; low rents
  2. Custóias €€
    €9.64/m² · 75 m² ≈ €723/month · −20% vs city
    Metro access at lower rents
  3. Senhora da Hora €€€€€
    €13.17/m² · 75 m² ≈ €988/month · +9% vs city
    Excellent metro links in every direction
  4. Matosinhos €€€€€
    €14.29/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,072/month · +18% vs city
    Beach, food and a metro to Porto

Price level compares this area's rent with the others in the same city (€ = cheapest fifth, €€€€€ = most expensive fifth). Trend compares the rise since the first year of data with the city as a whole. Tags come from the area guide. Source: INE – Censos 2021 (2021).