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Penela

Retiring to Penela, in Centro, Portugal, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 8.7°C in the coolest quarter and 20.2°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $627 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 $627 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 68° / 48°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 20° / 9°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.

Penela 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 $627 / month

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

Rent
USD $486

EUR €435 · 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 $486 per month · 80 m² home
EUR €435 per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Restated for an 80 m² home. From the source figure: EUR €5.44 per m² per month — the source's median rent per m² × 80 USD $0.56 per ft² per month 12 months to June 2026 · 41 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, "Penela — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/centro/penela, 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 Penela municipality figure
How we know this Population ~5,000 · 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, "Penela — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/centro/penela, 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
1.8 min by road

Nearest: Farmácia Penela (OpenStreetMap node/13761659108), 0.63 km by road.

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

Nearest hospital
26.9 min by road

Nearest: Urgência da Maternidade Daniel de Matos (SNS list), 30.28 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/centro/penela, 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 135 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
132–867 m
Kind of place
Rural
People in this area (modeled)
5,292
Distance to the sea
34 km
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
8.3 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
2.6–19.3°
Coldest quarter, average
8.7°C (48°F)
Warmest quarter, average
20.2°C (68°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
76 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
490 mm
Least humid month
58%
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/centro/penela, 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/centro/penela, 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 Penela from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Penela

Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), at Porto. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 4 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21).

Getting to OPO: about 1h 54m by road, 155.5 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 54m
  • Perth PER ~21h 54m est. flight ~20h est. · 15,051 km / 9,353 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~24h 39m est. flight ~22h 45m est. · 17,081 km / 10,613 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~25h 24m est. flight ~23h 30m est. · 17,716 km / 11,008 mi straight line
  • Brisbane BNE ~25h 24m est. flight ~23h 30m est. · 17,750 km / 11,029 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~25h 54m est. flight ~24h est. · 18,070 km / 11,228 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~5h 09m
  • Linz LNZ ~5h 09m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,957 km / 1,216 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~5h 09m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 2,019 km / 1,255 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,125 km / 1,321 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~4h 24m
  • Charleroi CRL ~4h 24m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,440 km / 895 mi straight line
  • Brussels BRU ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,473 km / 916 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,506 km / 936 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~6h 09m
  • Sofia SOF ~6h 09m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,643 km / 1,642 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~6h 09m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,769 km / 1,721 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~6h 24m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,989 km / 1,858 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~9h 09m
  • Montreal YUL ~9h 09m est. flight ~7h 15m est. · 5,136 km / 3,191 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~9h 24m est. flight ~7h 30m est. · 5,283 km / 3,282 mi straight line
  • Toronto YYZ ~9h 54m est. flight ~8h est. · 5,642 km / 3,506 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~12h 09m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,466 km / 4,639 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~13h 09m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,098 km / 5,032 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~5h 09m
  • Rijeka RJK ~5h 09m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,927 km / 1,198 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,049 km / 1,273 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,059 km / 1,280 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~7h 24m
  • Limassol PFO ~7h 24m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,645 km / 2,265 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~7h 24m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,733 km / 2,320 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~5h 09m
  • Prague PRG ~5h 09m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 2,024 km / 1,258 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,160 km / 1,342 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~5h 39m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,275 km / 1,413 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~5h 24m
  • Odense ODE ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,101 km / 1,306 mi straight line
  • Aarhus AAR ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,176 km / 1,352 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,225 km / 1,383 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~6h 39m
  • Tallinn TLL ~6h 39m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,064 km / 1,904 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~6h 39m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,111 km / 1,933 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~6h 24m
  • Turku TKU ~6h 24m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,998 km / 1,863 mi straight line
  • Tampere TMP ~6h 39m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,112 km / 1,934 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~6h 39m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,116 km / 1,936 mi straight line
From France · from ~4h 09m
  • Lyon LYS ~4h 09m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,215 km / 755 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~4h 09m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,231 km / 765 mi straight line
  • Lille LIL ~4h 24m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,377 km / 856 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~4h 39m
  • Essen DUS ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,624 km / 1,009 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~4h 54m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,790 km / 1,112 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,078 km / 1,291 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~6h 09m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~6h 09m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,647 km / 1,645 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~6h 09m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,803 km / 1,742 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~6h 24m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 3,007 km / 1,869 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~5h 24m
  • Gyor LHPR ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,206 km / 1,371 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~5h 39m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,312 km / 1,437 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~5h 54m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,489 km / 1,546 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~4h 09m
  • Cork ORK ~4h 09m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,178 km / 732 mi straight line
  • Galway SNN ~4h 24m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,274 km / 791 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~4h 24m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,366 km / 849 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~4h 39m
  • Milan MXP ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,484 km / 922 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~4h 54m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,739 km / 1,081 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~5h 09m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,921 km / 1,193 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~6h 24m
  • Riga RIX ~6h 24m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,903 km / 1,804 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~6h 09m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~6h 09m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,699 km / 1,677 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~6h 24m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,832 km / 1,760 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~6h 24m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,894 km / 1,798 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~4h 39m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,485 km / 923 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~5h 24m
  • Valletta MLA ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,096 km / 1,302 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~4h 39m
  • Rotterdam RTM ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,552 km / 964 mi straight line
  • Eindhoven EIN ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,560 km / 970 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,595 km / 991 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~27h 39m
  • Auckland AKL ~27h 39m est. flight ~25h 45m est. · 19,457 km / 12,090 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~27h 54m est. flight ~26h est. · 19,724 km / 12,256 mi straight line
  • Christchurch CHC ~27h 54m est. flight ~26h est. · 19,747 km / 12,270 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~5h 24m
  • Stavanger SVG ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,200 km / 1,367 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~5h 54m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,504 km / 1,556 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~6h 09m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,780 km / 1,727 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~5h 39m
  • Katowice KTW ~5h 39m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,363 km / 1,469 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~5h 39m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,401 km / 1,492 mi straight line
  • Warsaw WAW ~5h 54m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,541 km / 1,579 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~2h 39m
  • Porto OPO ~2h 39m est. flight ~0h 45m est. · 0 km / 0 mi straight line
  • Lisbon LIS ~2h 54m est. flight ~1h est. · 277 km / 172 mi straight line
  • Funchal FNC ~4h 09m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,191 km / 740 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~5h 54m
  • Timișoara TSR ~5h 54m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,457 km / 1,527 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~6h 09m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,640 km / 1,641 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~6h 24m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,835 km / 1,762 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~5h 24m
  • Bratislava BTS ~5h 24m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,174 km / 1,351 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~5h 39m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,323 km / 1,443 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~5h 54m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,476 km / 1,538 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~5h 09m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~5h 09m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,932 km / 1,200 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~5h 09m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 2,029 km / 1,261 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~13h 24m
  • Johannesburg JNB ~13h 24m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,404 km / 5,222 mi straight line
  • Cape Town CPT ~13h 54m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,818 km / 5,479 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~14h 09m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,878 km / 5,517 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~3h 09m
  • Madrid MAD ~3h 09m est. flight ~1h 15m est. · 438 km / 272 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~3h 39m est. flight ~1h 45m est. · 721 km / 448 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~3h 54m est. flight ~2h est. · 899 km / 558 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~5h 39m
  • Malmo MMX ~5h 39m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,257 km / 1,402 mi straight line
  • Gothenburg GOT ~5h 39m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,352 km / 1,461 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~6h 09m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,745 km / 1,705 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~4h 24m
  • Geneva GVA ~4h 24m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,309 km / 813 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,530 km / 950 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~4h 24m
  • London LHR ~4h 24m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,298 km / 807 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~4h 24m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,351 km / 840 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~4h 24m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,428 km / 887 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,497 km / 930 mi straight line
  • Glasgow GLA ~4h 39m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,655 km / 1,028 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~9h 24m
  • New York City JFK ~9h 24m est. flight ~7h 30m est. · 5,333 km / 3,314 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~9h 39m est. flight ~7h 45m est. · 5,481 km / 3,406 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~9h 54m est. flight ~8h est. · 5,697 km / 3,540 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~10h 39m est. flight ~8h 45m est. · 6,332 km / 3,934 mi straight line
  • Miami MIA ~11h 09m est. flight ~9h 15m est. · 6,668 km / 4,143 mi straight line
  • Houston IAH ~12h 24m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,610 km / 4,729 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~12h 24m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,645 km / 4,751 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~13h 39m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,620 km / 5,356 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~14h 09m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,963 km / 5,570 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~14h 09m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,999 km / 5,592 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from OPO to each destination's main airport. The drive to OPO 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 Penela from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/centro/penela, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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USD $627 rent, power & groceries
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