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Town · Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal

Calheta

Retiring to Calheta, in Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 12.5°C in the coolest quarter and 19.7°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $685 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 $685 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 67° / 55°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 20° / 13°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.

Calheta 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 $685 / month

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

Rent
USD $543

EUR €486 · 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 $543 per month · 80 m² home
EUR €486 per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Restated for an 80 m² home. From the source figure: EUR €6.08 per m² per month — the source's median rent per m² × 80 USD $0.63 per ft² per month 12 months to June 2026 · 65 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, "Calheta — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/regiao-autonoma-da-madeira/calheta, 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 Calheta (R.A.M.) municipality figure
How we know this Population ~11,000 · 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, "Calheta — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/portugal/regiao-autonoma-da-madeira/calheta, 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
1.0 min by road

Nearest: Parafarmácia (OpenStreetMap node/3851494259), 0.64 km by road.

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

Nearest hospital
34.1 min by road

Nearest: Urgência do Hospital Dr. Nélio de Mendonça (Cruz de Carvalho) (SNS list), 31.31 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/regiao-autonoma-da-madeira/calheta, 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 112 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
-1–1,635 m
Kind of place
Town or suburb
People in this area (modeled)
10,359
Distance to the sea
reaches the coast
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
7.1 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
6.6–34.9°
Coldest quarter, average
12.5°C (55°F)
Warmest quarter, average
19.7°C (67°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
103 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
1,196 mm
Least humid month
59%
Most humid month
66%
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/regiao-autonoma-da-madeira/calheta, 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/regiao-autonoma-da-madeira/calheta, 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 Calheta from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Calheta

Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), at Funchal. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 2 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21).

Getting to FNC: about 50 min by road, 49.3 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 35m
  • Perth PER ~21h 35m est. flight ~20h 45m est. · 15,611 km / 9,700 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~24h 20m est. flight ~23h 30m est. · 17,726 km / 11,015 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~25h 05m est. flight ~24h 15m est. · 18,258 km / 11,345 mi straight line
  • Brisbane BNE ~25h 50m est. flight ~25h est. · 18,878 km / 11,730 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~25h 50m est. flight ~25h est. · 18,888 km / 11,736 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~5h 35m
  • Linz LNZ ~5h 35m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,105 km / 1,929 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~5h 35m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,144 km / 1,954 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~5h 50m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,265 km / 2,029 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~4h 50m
  • Charleroi CRL ~4h 50m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,631 km / 1,635 mi straight line
  • Brussels BRU ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,664 km / 1,655 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,697 km / 1,676 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~6h 20m
  • Sofia SOF ~6h 20m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,668 km / 2,279 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~6h 20m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,782 km / 2,350 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~6h 50m est. flight ~6h est. · 4,029 km / 2,504 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~8h 05m
  • Montreal YUL ~8h 05m est. flight ~7h 15m est. · 5,007 km / 3,111 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~8h 05m est. flight ~7h 15m est. · 5,158 km / 3,205 mi straight line
  • Toronto YYZ ~8h 35m est. flight ~7h 45m est. · 5,493 km / 3,413 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~11h 20m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,702 km / 4,786 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~12h 20m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,374 km / 5,204 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~5h 20m
  • Rijeka RJK ~5h 20m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 3,020 km / 1,877 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~5h 35m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,108 km / 1,932 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~5h 35m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,149 km / 1,957 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~7h 20m
  • Limassol PFO ~7h 20m est. flight ~6h 30m est. · 4,516 km / 2,806 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~7h 35m est. flight ~6h 45m est. · 4,615 km / 2,867 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~5h 35m
  • Prague PRG ~5h 35m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,194 km / 1,985 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~5h 50m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,313 km / 2,059 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~6h 05m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,431 km / 2,132 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~5h 50m
  • Odense ODE ~5h 50m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,289 km / 2,044 mi straight line
  • Aarhus AAR ~5h 50m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,362 km / 2,089 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~6h 05m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,415 km / 2,122 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~7h 05m
  • Tallinn TLL ~7h 05m est. flight ~6h 15m est. · 4,254 km / 2,643 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~7h 05m est. flight ~6h 15m est. · 4,302 km / 2,673 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~6h 50m
  • Turku TKU ~6h 50m est. flight ~6h est. · 4,184 km / 2,600 mi straight line
  • Tampere TMP ~7h 05m est. flight ~6h 15m est. · 4,297 km / 2,670 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~7h 05m est. flight ~6h 15m est. · 4,305 km / 2,675 mi straight line
From France · from ~4h 35m
  • Lyon LYS ~4h 35m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,363 km / 1,468 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~4h 35m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,421 km / 1,505 mi straight line
  • Lille LIL ~4h 50m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,567 km / 1,595 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~5h 05m
  • Essen DUS ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,814 km / 1,749 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~5h 20m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,948 km / 1,832 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~5h 50m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,264 km / 2,028 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~6h 20m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~6h 20m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,620 km / 2,249 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~6h 20m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,710 km / 2,306 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~6h 35m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,849 km / 2,392 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~5h 50m
  • Gyor LHPR ~5h 50m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,336 km / 2,073 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~6h 05m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,434 km / 2,134 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~6h 20m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,608 km / 2,242 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~4h 20m
  • Cork ORK ~4h 20m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,232 km / 1,387 mi straight line
  • Galway SNN ~4h 35m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,312 km / 1,436 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~4h 50m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,452 km / 1,524 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~4h 50m
  • Milan MXP ~4h 50m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,609 km / 1,621 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,745 km / 1,706 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~5h 20m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,894 km / 1,799 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~6h 50m
  • Riga RIX ~6h 50m est. flight ~6h est. · 4,093 km / 2,543 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~6h 35m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~6h 35m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,888 km / 2,416 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~6h 50m est. flight ~6h est. · 4,017 km / 2,496 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~6h 50m est. flight ~6h est. · 4,077 km / 2,533 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~5h 05m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,671 km / 1,660 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~5h 20m
  • Valletta MLA ~5h 20m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,882 km / 1,791 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~5h 05m
  • Rotterdam RTM ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,741 km / 1,703 mi straight line
  • Eindhoven EIN ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,751 km / 1,709 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,784 km / 1,730 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~25h 20m
  • Christchurch CHC ~25h 20m est. flight ~24h 30m est. · 18,567 km / 11,537 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~25h 20m est. flight ~24h 30m est. · 18,611 km / 11,564 mi straight line
  • Auckland AKL ~25h 50m est. flight ~25h est. · 18,857 km / 11,717 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~5h 50m
  • Stavanger SVG ~5h 50m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,354 km / 2,084 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~6h 20m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,671 km / 2,281 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~6h 35m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,924 km / 2,438 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~6h 05m
  • Katowice KTW ~6h 05m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,526 km / 2,191 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~6h 05m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,558 km / 2,211 mi straight line
  • Warsaw WAW ~6h 20m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,714 km / 2,308 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~1h 35m
  • Funchal FNC ~1h 35m est. flight ~0h 45m est. · 0 km / 0 mi straight line
  • Lisbon LIS ~2h 50m est. flight ~2h est. · 965 km / 600 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~3h 05m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,191 km / 740 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~6h 05m
  • Timișoara TSR ~6h 05m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,548 km / 2,205 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~6h 20m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,745 km / 2,327 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~6h 35m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,900 km / 2,423 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~5h 50m
  • Bratislava BTS ~5h 50m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,312 km / 2,058 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~6h 05m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,463 km / 2,152 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~6h 20m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,612 km / 2,245 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~5h 35m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~5h 35m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,046 km / 1,893 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~5h 35m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,144 km / 1,954 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~12h 05m
  • Johannesburg JNB ~12h 05m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,093 km / 5,029 mi straight line
  • Cape Town CPT ~12h 05m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,285 km / 5,148 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~12h 35m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,571 km / 5,326 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~3h 20m
  • Madrid MAD ~3h 20m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,460 km / 907 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~3h 35m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,644 km / 1,021 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~4h 05m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,922 km / 1,194 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~6h 05m
  • Malmo MMX ~6h 05m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,447 km / 2,142 mi straight line
  • Gothenburg GOT ~6h 05m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,536 km / 2,197 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~6h 35m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,929 km / 2,442 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~4h 50m
  • Geneva GVA ~4h 50m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,460 km / 1,528 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,688 km / 1,670 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~4h 50m
  • London LHR ~4h 50m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,472 km / 1,536 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~4h 50m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,506 km / 1,557 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~4h 50m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,570 km / 1,597 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,640 km / 1,640 mi straight line
  • Glasgow GLA ~5h 05m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,748 km / 1,708 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~8h 05m
  • New York City JFK ~8h 05m est. flight ~7h 15m est. · 5,071 km / 3,151 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~8h 20m est. flight ~7h 30m est. · 5,208 km / 3,236 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~8h 35m est. flight ~7h 45m est. · 5,415 km / 3,365 mi straight line
  • Miami MIA ~9h 20m est. flight ~8h 30m est. · 6,120 km / 3,803 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~9h 35m est. flight ~8h 45m est. · 6,193 km / 3,848 mi straight line
  • Houston IAH ~10h 50m est. flight ~10h est. · 7,285 km / 4,527 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~11h 20m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,594 km / 4,718 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~12h 35m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,600 km / 5,344 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~13h 05m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,978 km / 5,579 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~13h 05m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 9,045 km / 5,620 mi straight line

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

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The report starts from the same sourced figures you see here, then adds clearly labeled estimates for the costs no official source prices for each town.

Example — towns we hold cost data for USD · monthly
01
Morelia Mexico
Michoacán
USD $453–$1,021 rent, power & groceries
02
Orihuela Spain
Comunitat Valenciana
USD $503–$677 rent, power & groceries
03
Calheta Portugal
Região Autónoma da Madeira
USD $685 rent, power & groceries
Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · as of 2026-09-29. Each town's page shows these lines with their own sources.

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