Rents by parish · Lisboa municipality
How much does it cost to rent in Santa Maria Maior?
In 2025, the median rent of new leases in Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of Lisboa, was €18.60/m² (−3.6% vs 2024). That is 10.1% above the municipality's median.
- Official INE data 2020–2026
- Up to Q2 2026
- Updated 11 October 2026
New lease rents, not asking prices.
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Renting in Santa Maria Maior
An 85 m² T2 (2-bed) is about €1,560 a month (Aluseg estimate, full year 2025). It ranks 5th of the 24 parishes of Lisboa with data.
- An 85 m² T2 per month (estimate)
- Median · full year 2025 · Santa Maria Maior parish · Source: INE · Aluseg estimate for an 85 m² T2
- €1,560
- Median rent per m² of new leases (2025)
- Median · full year 2025 · Santa Maria Maior parish · Source: INE
- €18.60/m²
- Vs the municipality's median (€16.89/m²)
- Median · full year 2025 · Santa Maria Maior parish vs Lisboa municipality · Source: INE
- +10.1%
- Change in a year (2024 → 2025)
- Median · full years 2024 → 2025 · Santa Maria Maior parish · Source: INE
- −3.6%
- New leases (2025)
- Count · full year 2025 · Santa Maria Maior parish · Source: INE
- 647
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Since 2020: rent in Santa Maria Maior, the municipality and nationally
- Santa Maria Maior parish
- Lisboa municipality
- Portugal
Show every year's values
| Year | Santa Maria Maior parish | Lisboa municipality | Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12.50€/m² | 11.54€/m² | 5.79€/m² |
| 2021 | 13.15€/m² | 11.34€/m² | 6.31€/m² |
| 2022 | 14.65€/m² | 12.99€/m² | 6.88€/m² |
| 2023 | 17.66€/m² | 15.38€/m² | 7.62€/m² |
| 2024 | 19.29€/m² | 16.31€/m² | 8.47€/m² |
| 2025 | 18.60€/m² | 16.89€/m² | 9.29€/m² |
Between 2020 and 2025, the parish median moved +48.8%; the municipality's, +46.4%.
The latest figures
| Period | Santa Maria Maior | Change in a year | New leases | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2025 | €18.60/m² | −3.6% | 647 | €16.89/m² |
| 12 months to Q1 2026 | €19.44/m² | – | 653 | €17.22/m² |
| 12 months to Q2 2026 | €19.92/m² | – | 654 | €17.43/m² |
INE publishes parishes up to Q2 2026, like municipalities: the series end in the same period. n/p = not published by INE (too few leases).
Size and floor area
What does it come to for your floor area?
Estimated median rent
€1,580
€18.60/m² × floor area (INE parish median, all sizes, 2025). INE publishes no quartiles for parishes; the table below adjusts the €/m² to each size.
Monthly rent from T0 to T4
| Size | Reference area | Estimated median rent | €/m² used |
|---|---|---|---|
| T0 or T1 (studio, 1-bed) | 48 m² | €1,070 | 22.28 |
| T2 (2-bed) | 85 m² | €1,560 | 18.37 |
| T3 (3-bed) | 115 m² | €1,980 | 17.22 |
| T4+ (4-bed or more) | 145 m² | €2,220 | 15.33 |
Aluseg estimate: median €/m² (2025) adjusted by INE's own medians by size for Lisboa and multiplied by a reference floor area. INE does not publish monthly rent by size at parish level.
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Context
Lisboa municipality in figures
INE publishes income, jobs and demography by municipality, not by parish: these figures are the municipality's.
- 112%T2 rent as a share of one person's median income (municipality)T2 €1,420/month (2025) vs €1,266/month (2024, after income tax) · in this parish the T2 would equal 123% of the same municipality income (INE does not publish income by parish)
- 545,796Residents of LisboaCensus 2021, whole municipality
- 41.8 yearsMedian age in the municipality2025
- 22.3 minAverage commuting time in the municipalityCensus 2021
Income per person, not per household: it is not a household rent-to-income ratio. How to read this figure is on the municipality page.
Nearby
Other parishes of Lisboa
From the most expensive to the most affordable, with the €/m² (2025) and the change in a year.
- Santo António€20.92/m²−0.9%749 new leases
- Misericórdia€19.70/m²+2.2%689 new leases
- Estrela€19.28/m²+4.6%919 new leases
- Campo de Ourique€18.88/m²+1.3%1,007 new leases
- Ajuda€18.43/m²+3.7%426 new leases
- Parque das Nações€18.33/m²−0.2%563 new leases
- Campolide€18.32/m²+4.2%568 new leases
- São Vicente€17.88/m²+3.5%828 new leases
- Avenidas Novas€17.86/m²+5.4%1,109 new leases
- Marvila€17.14/m²+2.7%213 new leases
- Alcântara€16.68/m²+4.2%643 new leases
- Belém€16.67/m²+2.5%415 new leases
- Carnide€16.67/m²+4.6%200 new leases
- Penha de França€16.42/m²+7.2%1,108 new leases
- Arroios€16.36/m²+3.9%1,563 new leases
- Beato€16.00/m²+2.8%360 new leases
- Olivais€16.00/m²+5.0%357 new leases
- Alvalade€15.82/m²+6.4%977 new leases
- Benfica€15.78/m²+7.1%867 new leases
- São Domingos de Benfica€15.75/m²+6.2%988 new leases
- Areeiro€14.95/m²−0.2%713 new leases
- Lumiar€14.50/m²−0.8%887 new leases
- Santa Clara€12.42/m²+2.1%288 new leases
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FAQ: renting in Santa Maria Maior
What is the rent per m² in Santa Maria Maior?
€18.60/m² a month (median of new leases, 2025, INE). Over the 12 months to Q2 2026, €19.92/m². For an 85 m² T2, about €1,560/month; for another size, use the floor-area calculator.
Are rents in Santa Maria Maior higher than in the rest of Lisboa?
The parish median is 10.1% above the municipality's median (€16.89/m²). It ranks 5th of the 24 parishes of Lisboa with INE data. See the municipality.
Are rents rising in Santa Maria Maior?
No: the median fell 3.6% between 2024 and 2025. Since 2020: +48.8%.
How many leases are signed in Santa Maria Maior?
INE counted 647 new leases (2025). The median on this page is based on them.
Why are some parishes missing?
INE only publishes a parish when there are enough leases to protect statistical confidentiality. We do not estimate the missing parishes: see the municipality's value.
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Sources and methodology
Source: INE (Statistics Portugal), Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local (Metodologia 2026) (indicators 0014773, 0014772, 0014771, 0014695, 0014704). Rents of new lease contracts declared to the Tax Authority, not asking prices from listings. Years 2020 to 2025; last-12-month series up to Q2 2026.
What is an Aluseg estimate: monthly rent by size (median €/m² × INE ratio by size × reference area) and the floor-area calculator. Every other figure is INE's, unchanged. A value INE does not publish (too few leases) shows as n/p and is never filled in by us.
Maps: administrative boundaries from CAOP 2025, Direção-Geral do Território (Portugal), CC BY 4.0, simplified by Aluseg.
Data extracted from the INE API on 11 October 2026. Download every value as CSV · Aluseg Rent Index
Local indicators on this page: INE, which republishes data from the Tax Authority, MTSSS/GEP, DGEEC/DGES and AIMA. The year is the data's, not the page's. The rent of a T2 and its comparison with income are Aluseg estimates built from these figures.
- Income: median income after income tax per taxpayer, 2024 (0012757)
- Mobility: average commuting time (Census 2021), 2021 (0012331)
- Demography: resident population (Census 2021), 2021 (0014584); median age, 2025 (0013043)
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