Among the 14 district capitals with representative samples, the price of houses for rent increased in 11 Portuguese cities last year, with Faro (13.9%), Santarém (13.6%), and Braga (13.3%) leading the climbs. The list of increases in house rent in 2024 continues with Viana do Castelo (12.6%), Setúbal (8.3%), Coimbra (7.2%), Funchal (5.2%), Castelo Branco (5 %), Viseu (4.9%), Porto (4.7%) and Lisbon (4.1%).

In Évora (0.4%), the rental value stabilised. On the other hand, houses for rent became cheaper in Aveiro (-1.6%) and Leiria (-1.4%).

Lisbon continues to be the city where it is most expensive to rent a house: 21.8 euros/m2. Porto (17.7 euros/m2) and Funchal (15.3 euros/m2) occupy second and third place, respectively. Next come Faro (14.1 euros/m2), Setúbal (12.6 euros/m2), Évora (11.6 euros/m2), Coimbra (11.4 euros/m2), Aveiro (11.2 euros / m2), Braga (9.8 euros/m2), Viana do Castelo (8.5 euros/m2) and Santarém (8.4 euros/m2).

The most economical cities to rent a house in the country are Castelo Branco (7 euros/m2), Viseu (7.3 euros/m2) and Leiria (8 euros/m2).