⭐️ Total score | 2.77/5 (Rank #1116) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,897 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 12Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 24°C76°F (feels 24°C75°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 62% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 37 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Bad |
🎓 Education level* | High |
💰 Income level* | Low: $1,436 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare* | Good |
😄 Happiness* | Okay |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Great |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Okay |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Greece |
⏱ Average trip length | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 12 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 24°C 75°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 37 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Cosmote |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 107 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 36,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $17,230 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Skroutz |
🏠 Apartment listings | Spitogatos |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Olympic air |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aegean Air |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,897 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,633 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,736 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $782 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $279 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $260 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,312 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $61 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 138 listings) | $6,412 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $210 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $13,000 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $29,920 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $79,420 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
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Feels | 6317° cool | 6317° cool | 6116° cool | 6418° cool | 7524° warm | 7725° warm | 8831° hot | 9133° hot | 8228° warm | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 6116° cool |
Real | 6317° cool | 6217° cool | 6116° cool | 6418° cool | 7524° warm | 7725° warm | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8027° warm | 7222° mild | 6820° mild | 6116° cool |
Humidity | nice 68% | nice 69% | nice 66% | nice 61% | nice 57% | nice 59% | nice 57% | nice 57% | nice 59% | nice 66% | nice 69% | nice 69% |
Rain | rainy 60mm | rainy 62mm | rainy 70mm | dry 26mm | dry 4mm | dry 6mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 19mm | dry 37mm | dry 19mm | rainy 168mm |
Cloud | cloudy 60% | pockets 44% | pockets 43% | pockets 50% | pockets 13% | clear 5% | clear 1% | clear 1% | clear 9% | pockets 42% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 70% |
Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 57✈️15h$7,275 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people×Was here for January 2022. It was very nice. It's a very European city with South American vibes. Due to high inflation, it's cheap. The steak is the best I've ever eaten. Go to AreaTres for coworking. Bring cash (EUR or USD) in large bills. Otherwise, you'll have to pay by card and get the official exchange rate, which is 50% of what you get on the black ("blue") market. There are many places to exchange cash. As an alternative to cash, I've also heard that people like to send themselves money
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😝 Cheap📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety badTap to open🌤 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 19✈️15h$910 / mo🌇 Also went here4 people×