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Silves

Retiring to Silves, in Algarve, Portugal, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 11.2°C in the coolest quarter and 23.1°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $1,052 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-09-29

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Rent, power & groceries USD $1,052 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-09-29 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 74° / 52°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 23° / 11°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.

Silves in pictures

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Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-09-29

USD $1,052 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-09-29 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $911

EUR €815 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Rent, Rent paid (official) · median · INE Portugal, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local (CC BY 4.0) · 2026-09-29

Electricity
USD $68

EUR €61 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Electricity (250 kWh/month, country figure) · Eurostat, electricity prices for household consumers (nrg_pc_204), band DC (2,500–4,999 kWh/yr), all taxes · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $73

EUR €66 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · Observatório dos Mercados Agrícolas e Importações / INE — preços médios · 2026-10-06

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the Portugal page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Rent paid · new leases USD $911 per month · 80 m² home
EUR €815 per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Restated for an 80 m² home. From the source figure: EUR €10.19 per m² per month — the source's median rent per m² × 80 USD $1.06 per ft² per month 12 months to June 2026 · 636 new leases · whole municipality INE Portugal, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local (CC BY 4.0) · figure for 2026
Which figure, and the others we hold Rent paid · new leases — what tenants agreed on leases signed recently All homes, new leases Rent paid (official) · median
Asking rent Not yet measured by the current method. Rent is measured one way in every country: 2-bedroom, unfurnished, 12-month-or-longer leases, asking rent net of utilities, from listings inside the town's own footprint, published as the 10th–75th percentile band with its median from at least 30 listings (10 to 29 widen the band; below 10, no figure). No figure has been harvested for this town yet.
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Silves — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/algarve/silves, figures as of 2026; original data: INE Portugal, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local (CC BY 4.0).

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Median rent per square meter on new leases signed in the last 12 months across the municipality — INE, Portugal's statistics office.

How rent is measured

Median rent per square meter on new leases signed in the last 12 months across the municipality — INE, Portugal's statistics office. Rent PAID, not asked: the median rent per square meter of NEW leases of family dwellings over the last 12 months, from lease declarations to the Portuguese Tax Authority (Imposto do Selo, Modelo 2), published by INE (methodology 2026, CC BY 4.0), over the whole municipality. It is a rate per m², not a monthly rent: multiply by the floor area you want. New leases only, so it reflects current market rents. Compares within Portugal only.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

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Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

Fewer than 10 homicides in 5 years Silves municipality figure
How we know this Population ~41,000 · 2020–2024. Below the ranked set of 9 Portuguese municipalities with 10 or more in 2020–2024. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09 and Y87.1), pooled 2020–2024 · INE Portugal, Óbitos por causas de morte, item 64 (indicators 0008206, 0013166), by município of residence · population: INE Portugal, População média anual residente (indicators 0012915, 0008268), 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Silves — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/algarve/silves, figures as of 2026; original data: INE Portugal, Óbitos por causas de morte, item 64 (indicators 0008206, 0013166), by município of residence; INE Portugal, População média anual residente (indicators 0012915, 0008268), 2020–2024.

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Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
28.5 min by road

Nearest: Farmácia Cruz de Portugal (OpenStreetMap node/801189135), 16.15 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
38.9 min by road

Nearest: SUB Albufeira (SNS list), 30.08 km by road.

SNS, Caracterização das Valências de Urgência; public emergency services only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/algarve/silves, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; SNS, Caracterização das Valências de Urgência; public emergency services only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

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Measured over the whole municipality

The figures in this card are computed over the whole municipality, about 681 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
-1–422 m
Kind of place
Rural
People in this area (modeled)
37,821
Distance to the sea
reaches the coast
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
8.2 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
1.3–16.6°
Coldest quarter, average
11.2°C (52°F)
Warmest quarter, average
23.1°C (74°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
19 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
353 mm
Least humid month
53%
Most humid month
64%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/algarve/silves, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

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Portugal — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: Visto de residência D7 (reforma ou rendimentos passivos) — D7 residence visa for retirement or passive income MNE (Portugal) visa portal: national visa for retirement / passive income (D7) · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: No fee What a registered resident pays to use Portugal's national health service: no enrollment fee and no user charges.
    How this is measured

    Portugal's national health service (SNS) charges a resident registered with it no enrollment fee and, since 1 June 2022, no user charges, except a hospital emergency visit made without SNS referral that does not end in admission (Decreto-Lei n.º 37/2022). The figure is that fee: zero, per person.

    Decreto-Lei n.º 37/2022, de 27 de maio (Diário da República) — SNS user charges · checked Oct 6, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 117.8 · overall average 104.8 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in Portugal", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/algarve/silves, figures as of 2021; original data: MNE (Portugal) visa portal: national visa for retirement / passive income (D7); Decreto-Lei n.º 37/2022, de 27 de maio (Diário da República) — SNS user charges; World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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How far is Silves from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Silves

Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), at Faro. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 5 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21).

Getting to FAO: about 1h 12m by road, 61.4 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~21h 12m
  • Perth PER ~21h 12m est. flight ~20h est. · 14,919 km / 9,270 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~23h 42m est. flight ~22h 30m est. · 17,008 km / 10,568 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~24h 27m est. flight ~23h 15m est. · 17,619 km / 10,948 mi straight line
  • Brisbane BNE ~24h 57m est. flight ~23h 45m est. · 17,944 km / 11,150 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~25h 12m est. flight ~24h est. · 18,100 km / 11,247 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~4h 42m
  • Linz LNZ ~4h 42m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,188 km / 1,360 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~4h 42m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,217 km / 1,378 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~4h 57m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,343 km / 1,456 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~4h 12m
  • Charleroi CRL ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,793 km / 1,114 mi straight line
  • Brussels BRU ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,832 km / 1,139 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,852 km / 1,151 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~5h 27m
  • Sofia SOF ~5h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,736 km / 1,700 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~5h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,852 km / 1,772 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~5h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,096 km / 1,924 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~8h 57m
  • Montreal YUL ~8h 57m est. flight ~7h 45m est. · 5,424 km / 3,370 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~9h 12m est. flight ~8h est. · 5,573 km / 3,463 mi straight line
  • Toronto YYZ ~9h 27m est. flight ~8h 15m est. · 5,928 km / 3,683 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~11h 57m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,864 km / 4,886 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~12h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,507 km / 5,286 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~4h 42m
  • Rijeka RJK ~4h 42m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,087 km / 1,297 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~4h 42m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,173 km / 1,350 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~4h 42m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,216 km / 1,377 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~6h 42m
  • Limassol PFO ~6h 42m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,627 km / 2,254 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~6h 42m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,722 km / 2,313 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~4h 57m
  • Prague PRG ~4h 57m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,292 km / 1,424 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~4h 57m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,398 km / 1,490 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,516 km / 1,564 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~5h 12m
  • Odense ODE ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,472 km / 1,536 mi straight line
  • Aarhus AAR ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,553 km / 1,587 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,584 km / 1,606 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~6h 27m
  • Tallinn TLL ~6h 27m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,415 km / 2,122 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~6h 27m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,445 km / 2,141 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~6h 12m
  • Turku TKU ~6h 12m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,366 km / 2,092 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~6h 27m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,475 km / 2,159 mi straight line
  • Tampere TMP ~6h 27m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,484 km / 2,165 mi straight line
From France · from ~3h 42m
  • Lyon LYS ~3h 42m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,455 km / 904 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~3h 57m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,581 km / 982 mi straight line
  • Lille LIL ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,745 km / 1,084 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~4h 27m
  • Essen DUS ~4h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,967 km / 1,222 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~4h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 2,038 km / 1,267 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~4h 57m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,389 km / 1,485 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~5h 27m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~5h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,697 km / 1,676 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~5h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,804 km / 1,743 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~5h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,966 km / 1,843 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~4h 57m
  • Gyor LHPR ~4h 57m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,409 km / 1,497 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,506 km / 1,557 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~5h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,677 km / 1,664 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~3h 57m
  • Cork ORK ~3h 57m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,649 km / 1,025 mi straight line
  • Galway SNN ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,746 km / 1,085 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,830 km / 1,137 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~4h 12m
  • Milan MXP ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,686 km / 1,048 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,812 km / 1,126 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~4h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,967 km / 1,222 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~6h 12m
  • Riga RIX ~6h 12m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,229 km / 2,007 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~5h 57m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~5h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,023 km / 1,879 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~5h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,134 km / 1,947 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~5h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,188 km / 1,981 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~4h 12m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,806 km / 1,122 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~4h 27m
  • Valletta MLA ~4h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 2,009 km / 1,248 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~4h 27m
  • Eindhoven EIN ~4h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,919 km / 1,192 mi straight line
  • Rotterdam RTM ~4h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,925 km / 1,196 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~4h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,970 km / 1,224 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~26h 42m
  • Christchurch CHC ~26h 42m est. flight ~25h 30m est. · 19,294 km / 11,989 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~26h 57m est. flight ~25h 45m est. · 19,479 km / 12,104 mi straight line
  • Auckland AKL ~27h 12m est. flight ~26h est. · 19,770 km / 12,285 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~5h 12m
  • Stavanger SVG ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,622 km / 1,629 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~5h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,910 km / 1,808 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~5h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,204 km / 1,991 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~5h 12m
  • Katowice KTW ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,615 km / 1,625 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~5h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,643 km / 1,642 mi straight line
  • Warsaw WAW ~5h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,813 km / 1,748 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~2h 12m
  • Lisbon LIS ~2h 12m est. flight ~1h est. · 221 km / 138 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~2h 27m est. flight ~1h 15m est. · 475 km / 295 mi straight line
  • Funchal FNC ~3h 12m est. flight ~2h est. · 935 km / 581 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~5h 12m
  • Timișoara TSR ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,614 km / 1,624 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~5h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,812 km / 1,747 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~5h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,965 km / 1,842 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~4h 57m
  • Bratislava BTS ~4h 57m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,389 km / 1,485 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,540 km / 1,579 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~5h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,688 km / 1,670 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~4h 42m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~4h 42m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,116 km / 1,315 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~4h 42m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,215 km / 1,376 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~12h 12m
  • Johannesburg JNB ~12h 12m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,979 km / 4,958 mi straight line
  • Cape Town CPT ~12h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,360 km / 5,194 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~12h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,455 km / 5,254 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~2h 42m
  • Madrid MAD ~2h 42m est. flight ~1h 30m est. · 543 km / 337 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~2h 57m est. flight ~1h 45m est. · 709 km / 441 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~3h 12m est. flight ~2h est. · 988 km / 614 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~5h 12m
  • Malmo MMX ~5h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,611 km / 1,622 mi straight line
  • Gothenburg GOT ~5h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,733 km / 1,698 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~5h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,120 km / 1,939 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~3h 57m
  • Geneva GVA ~3h 57m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,552 km / 964 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,782 km / 1,107 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~4h 12m
  • London LHR ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,713 km / 1,064 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~4h 12m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,784 km / 1,109 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~4h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,869 km / 1,161 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~4h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,935 km / 1,203 mi straight line
  • Glasgow GLA ~4h 42m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,113 km / 1,313 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~9h 12m
  • New York City JFK ~9h 12m est. flight ~8h est. · 5,580 km / 3,467 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~9h 12m est. flight ~8h est. · 5,725 km / 3,557 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~9h 27m est. flight ~8h 15m est. · 5,939 km / 3,690 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~10h 27m est. flight ~9h 15m est. · 6,624 km / 4,116 mi straight line
  • Miami MIA ~10h 42m est. flight ~9h 30m est. · 6,815 km / 4,235 mi straight line
  • Houston IAH ~11h 57m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,847 km / 4,876 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~12h 12m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,971 km / 4,953 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~13h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,958 km / 5,566 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~13h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,330 km / 5,797 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~13h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,338 km / 5,803 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from FAO to each destination's main airport. The drive to FAO is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Silves from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/algarve/silves, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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Silves Portugal
Algarve
USD $1,052 rent, power & groceries
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