Portugal Loures why choose to live? Kist Channel in Europe
Loures is famous for housing workers or students who head to Lisbon every day and, in the late afternoon, return home.
In this video I will address a series of topics that will help you get to know the city better and at the end I will show you the full cost to live in the county and you will have an idea if the county is ideal for you or not.
My name is Silverio Kist and in this video you will know the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city, let's know more about Loures?
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Population
It has 201646 inhabitants distributed in 10 parishes, the Union of Parishes of Santa Iria de Azóia, São João da Talha and Bobadela has the largest number of residents, with more than 44 thousand individuals, 22.2% of the total number of residents.
Location
Loures is located in the Lisbon metropolitan area and borders the municipalities of Arruda dos Vinhos, Sintra, Odivelas, Lisbon, Vila Franca de Xira and Mafra.

How to get
Loures is just 20 minutes (13 kilometers) from Lisbon airport and Oriente Station, which are great connections with Europe and the world.
Using the bus, the journey takes an average of 1 hour.
There is still no metro to Loures, but there is a project to create the Loures/Odivelas Light Surface Metro that will serve the parishes of Loures, Santo António dos Cavaleiros and Frielas, in the Municipality of Loures, with 10 stations and 6.7 km.


what is it like to live

As it has a lower cost compared to Lisbon, Loures can be a good option in terms of quality of life since there you will find properties with better conditions and more affordable prices.
It is a very populous city, but with great infrastructure, such as shopping centers, hospital and transport. There are neighborhoods considered less safe, the socalled social neighborhoods. However, very different from what we are used to in Brazil.

Climate
In Loures, the summer is warm, dry and the sky is mostly clear; the winters are cold, wet, windy, and partly cloudy. Throughout the year, the temperature generally ranges from 8 °C to 29 °C and is rarely below 4 °C or above 35 °C.

Gastronomy
Of the regional dishes, the highlight goes to Sopa de Feijão, Cod Saloia and Albardado, Cozido Saloio, Feijoada Saloia and Coelho no Tacho.

Job market
Health
In the health service, there are 14 health centers, the Beatriz Ângelo Hospital which also has 44 external consultation offices, 8 operating rooms, 5 delivery rooms, 3 cesarean sections and 64 day hospital posts.

School Network
The municipality has 13 school groups with schools divided between kindergartens and primary, basic and secondary education.
Being in the Lisbon metropolitan region means having a range of options for university education.

Cost of living
Leisure
The proximity to Lisbon helps a lot with leisure options, but if you want you can take advantage of the city's structure, such as the LOURESHOPPING mall, which has 112 stores spread over two floors, 21 restaurants and a cinema that has a normal price of €6.70, on Mondays. the value changes to 5.70.
The lowcost gym (gym) has monthly fees from €3.90 per week.


Supermarket
But consider at least 100 to 150 euros per person.

transport
Local bus ticket Bus – €1.50
The metropolitan navigator pass allows the use of all public service companies for regular passenger transport, in all 18 municipalities in the Lisbon metropolitan area.– 40€.
Basic accounts
• Energy, water, heating, garbage in a 85m2 apartment – ​​from €60 to €120
• Internet/tv/telephone combo – €35 to €70
Rent Lease
According to the Numbeo website, the average rental prices for a T1 in Loures can vary between €500 to €700 and a T2 from €600, obviously it can be more depending on the type of property.
A T3 can vary on average between €700 to €1600, however there are properties that exceed this value.

Projection of Monthly Expenses
So let's make a projection of the average value of the cost of living in Loures for two people:
T1 apartment for rent €600
Supermarket €250
Energy, gas, water and waste €90
Internet, TV, telephone €45
Transport 80 €
Health expenses €40
Leisure €100
Total €1,205


Benefits
• Soft weather
• Good job opportunities due to proximity to Lisbon
• Good structure
• Proximity to the international airport with connections to other European cities;

Disadvantages
• Daily trips to Lisbon for those who work in the capital.
• Times of congestion to enter and leave Lisbon.
• It doesn't have a meter yet.