Lisbon vs Amadora: which Lisbon area town suits you?

Lisbon has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Amadora has lower rents, cheaper homes to buy and less recorded crime.

Lisbon

517,802 people

Choose Lisbon if you want

More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (67, against 39)
More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (31, against 15)
More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (69, against 5)
More cafés within a 15-minute walk (116, against 53)

Amadora

178,858 people

Choose Amadora if you want

People who dislike heat: 26°C July highs and 1 day a year above 35°C
Lower rents in the municipality (€11.80/m² a month, against €15.93/m²)
Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€3,315/m², against €5,192/m²)
Less recorded crime in the municipality (25.8 per 1,000 residents, against 49.9)

Side by side

Bold marks the better value where one is clearly better and both values are precise.

Climate

Lisbon: RegionalAmadora: Town-level

Measure	Lisbon	Amadora
January high	14°C	14°C
January low	9°C	9°C
July high	25°C	26°C
Days above 35°C a year	0	1
Nights above 20°C a year	8	6
Frost days a year	0	0
Days with rain a year	83	87
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 27 min	9 h 27 min
Sea in August	19°C	18°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	Lisbon	Amadora
Grocery stores	67	39
Pharmacies	31	15
Doctors and clinics	69	5
Cafés	116	53
Restaurants	722	121

Getting around

Measure	Lisbon	Amadora
Nearest train station	1.4 km	0.8 km
Nearest bus station	2.3 km	3.6 km
Nearest hospital	0.4 km	1.3 km
Nearest beach	5.2 km	6.2 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	6.4 km	8.8 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	Lisbon	Amadora
Median rent per m², per month	€15.93/m²	€11.80/m²
Sale price per m²	€5,192/m²	€3,315/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+55%	+90%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	49.9	25.8

People

Measure	Lisbon	Amadora
Population	517,802	178,858
Aged 65 and over	22.3%	24.7%
Under 15	12.2%	13.2%
Born in another country	23.0%	21.7%

Natural hazards

Measure	Lisbon	Amadora
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900	2	2

Month by month

Lisbon: RegionalAmadora: Town-level

High	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lisbon	14°	15°	17°	18°	20°	23°	25°	26°	24°	21°	17°	15°
Amadora	14°	15°	17°	18°	20°	23°	26°	26°	24°	21°	17°	15°

At least one town's climate values are only known for the wider area, so the months are shown but not compared. Lisbon in November · Amadora in November

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Lisbon or Amadora: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Lisbon or Amadora?

The January high for Lisbon is only known for the wider area or is missing, so the two are not compared on it.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Lisbon: 67 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 39 in Amadora.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS): 6.4 km from Lisbon and 8.8 km from Amadora, in a straight line.