CITY / CITYComparación de ciudades verificada
Athensvs.Thessaloniki.
Athens y Thessaloniki empatan en los datos principales, con 0 resultados mejores cada una de 8. Cost of living (single, excl. rent): Athens $766/mo, Thessaloniki $766/mo. Freelancer tax burden: Athens 30,9%, Thessaloniki 30,9%. Climate comfort: Athens 5/12 mo, Thessaloniki 5/12 mo.
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gr / gr · SettleMetric
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Las diferencias clave
Las cifras clave cara a cara, con el lado más fuerte señalado. La puntuación global es decorativa; lo que importa es qué datos encajan contigo.
Resultado principal
Empate: 0 de 8 cada uno
Athens
0
Thessaloniki
0
ELSTAT — Household Budget Survey 2023
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- ELSTAT HBS 2023: average annual expenditure per person = €8,358.24 = €696.52/month (monetary purchases, excludes imputed owner rent). Subtracted the actual-rent component (~€24.6/person) → €671.9/person excl. rent × 1.1399 = $766. Same low-reading per-capita HBS basis as peers.
- Notas
- Greek monetary household consumption is genuinely depressed (ELSTAT reports it ~20.5% below 2008), so the per-capita figure lands near Czechia despite Greece feeling pricier in tourist zones. Rent shown separately.
ELSTAT — Household Budget Survey 2023
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- ELSTAT HBS 2023: average annual expenditure per person = €8,358.24 = €696.52/month (monetary purchases, excludes imputed owner rent). Subtracted the actual-rent component (~€24.6/person) → €671.9/person excl. rent × 1.1399 = $766. Same low-reading per-capita HBS basis as peers.
- Notas
- Greek monetary household consumption is genuinely depressed (ELSTAT reports it ~20.5% below 2008), so the per-capita figure lands near Czechia despite Greece feeling pricier in tourist zones. Rent shown separately.
SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (Law 5246/2025 income-tax scale + e-EFKA Class 1)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Standard freelancer scheme at €60,000, single (scheme gr-freelancer-standard): EFKA Class 1 = 3,006/yr (deductible); income tax on 56,994 via the 2026 scale (9/20/26/34/39%) = 15,528. Levies 18,534 → 30.9%. NOTE: a relocating new tax resident gets the 50% income-tax exemption (Article 5C, scheme gr-freelancer-newresident-50) for 7 years, cutting this to ≈13.5% — but the 30.9% standard figure is the unconditional, steady-state burden shown as the headline.
SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (Law 5246/2025 income-tax scale + e-EFKA Class 1)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Standard freelancer scheme at €60,000, single (scheme gr-freelancer-standard): EFKA Class 1 = 3,006/yr (deductible); income tax on 56,994 via the 2026 scale (9/20/26/34/39%) = 15,528. Levies 18,534 → 30.9%. NOTE: a relocating new tax resident gets the 50% income-tax exemption (Article 5C, scheme gr-freelancer-newresident-50) for 7 years, cutting this to ≈13.5% — but the 30.9% standard figure is the unconditional, steady-state burden shown as the headline.
Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB, geo=EL)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.78). Very low by global standards (world average ~5.8) and down over the series (1.29 in 2008 to 0.68–0.88 recently). One of the safer countries in the set.
Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB, geo=EL)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.78). Very low by global standards (world average ~5.8) and down over the series (1.29 in 2008 to 0.68–0.88 recently). One of the safer countries in the set.
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Climates to Travel 1991–2020, Athens/Ellinikon)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C AND precipitation < 150mm: Mar (16.5), Apr (20.2), May (25.2), Oct (23.8), Nov (18.8) = 5. Excluded: Jan/Feb/Dec (max 13.3–14.7°C); Jun–Sep (max 28.9–33.4°C). All months satisfy the precip test (max 60 mm). Athens's hot summers and cool winters leave the two shoulder seasons as the pleasant stretch.
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Climates to Travel 1991–2020, Thessaloniki airport)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C AND precipitation < 150mm: Apr (19.4), May (25.0), Sep (27.3), Oct (21.6), Nov (15.8) = 5. Excluded: Jan/Feb/Dec and Mar (14.9°C, just below 15) for cold; Jun–Aug (30.0–32.3°C) for heat. All months satisfy the precip test (max 50 mm). Thessaloniki's colder winters knock out March, while its milder September qualifies.
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Greece
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for GR in 2023 = 37.3 Mbps (268,076 download tests; daily medians ranged 21.3–47.3). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads below Ookla-style tests — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- Greece's fixed broadband is improving as fibre rolls out; the single-stream M-Lab median is used only for cross-country comparability on one consistent method.
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Greece
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for GR in 2023 = 37.3 Mbps (268,076 download tests; daily medians ranged 21.3–47.3). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads below Ookla-style tests — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- Greece's fixed broadband is improving as fibre rolls out; the single-stream M-Lab median is used only for cross-country comparability on one consistent method.
EF EPI 2025 — Greece (score 592, rank 20/123, High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Greece scores 592, rank 20/123 — top of the 'High' band, just below the 'Very High' threshold (~600); global average 488. English is widely functional in tourism, services and among younger Greeks, though the score slipped 10 points from the prior edition.
EF EPI 2025 — Greece (score 592, rank 20/123, High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Greece scores 592, rank 20/123 — top of the 'High' band, just below the 'Very High' threshold (~600); global average 488. English is widely functional in tourism, services and among younger Greeks, though the score slipped 10 points from the prior edition.
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Midpoint of local comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) annual premiums for a healthy 35-year-old, €600–1,800 from major Greek insurers (mid-range €100–180/month) → ~€1,200/yr × 1.1399 = $1,368.
- Notas
- Public cover exists via EOPYY (funded through EFKA contributions), but waiting lists and gaps drive a large private market. Local plans run cheaper than international/expat plans ($2,000–4,000+/yr). Greek insurers raised premiums ~14% in 2025 — a rising curated midpoint, not a firm quote.
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Midpoint of local comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) annual premiums for a healthy 35-year-old, €600–1,800 from major Greek insurers (mid-range €100–180/month) → ~€1,200/yr × 1.1399 = $1,368.
- Notas
- Public cover exists via EOPYY (funded through EFKA contributions), but waiting lists and gaps drive a large private market. Local plans run cheaper than international/expat plans ($2,000–4,000+/yr). Greek insurers raised premiums ~14% in 2025 — a rising curated midpoint, not a firm quote.
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- 2024 annual mean PM2.5 averaged across 5 EEA-reporting monitoring stations in the Athens area, from EEA verified data compiled by the EU Air Quality Tracker.
- Notas
- ≈2.8× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU annual limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10). Down markedly from ~22 µg/m³ in 2019 (IQAir), consistent with the declining trend. Underlying authority is the EEA (third-party presentation of EEA-verified 2024 data).
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SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (Law 5246/2025 income-tax scale + e-EFKA Class 1)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Standard freelancer scheme at €60,000, single (scheme gr-freelancer-standard): EFKA Class 1 = 3,006/yr (deductible); income tax on 56,994 via the 2026 scale (9/20/26/34/39%) = 15,528. Levies 18,534 → 30.9%. NOTE: a relocating new tax resident gets the 50% income-tax exemption (Article 5C, scheme gr-freelancer-newresident-50) for 7 years, cutting this to ≈13.5% — but the 30.9% standard figure is the unconditional, steady-state burden shown as the headline.
SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (Law 5246/2025 income-tax scale + e-EFKA Class 1)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Standard freelancer scheme at €60,000, single (scheme gr-freelancer-standard): EFKA Class 1 = 3,006/yr (deductible); income tax on 56,994 via the 2026 scale (9/20/26/34/39%) = 15,528. Levies 18,534 → 30.9%. NOTE: a relocating new tax resident gets the 50% income-tax exemption (Article 5C, scheme gr-freelancer-newresident-50) for 7 years, cutting this to ≈13.5% — but the 30.9% standard figure is the unconditional, steady-state burden shown as the headline.
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Greece
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for GR in 2023 = 37.3 Mbps (268,076 download tests; daily medians ranged 21.3–47.3). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads below Ookla-style tests — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- Greece's fixed broadband is improving as fibre rolls out; the single-stream M-Lab median is used only for cross-country comparability on one consistent method.
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Greece
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for GR in 2023 = 37.3 Mbps (268,076 download tests; daily medians ranged 21.3–47.3). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads below Ookla-style tests — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- Greece's fixed broadband is improving as fibre rolls out; the single-stream M-Lab median is used only for cross-country comparability on one consistent method.
EF EPI 2025 — Greece (score 592, rank 20/123, High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Greece scores 592, rank 20/123 — top of the 'High' band, just below the 'Very High' threshold (~600); global average 488. English is widely functional in tourism, services and among younger Greeks, though the score slipped 10 points from the prior edition.
EF EPI 2025 — Greece (score 592, rank 20/123, High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Greece scores 592, rank 20/123 — top of the 'High' band, just below the 'Very High' threshold (~600); global average 488. English is widely functional in tourism, services and among younger Greeks, though the score slipped 10 points from the prior edition.
ELSTAT — Household Budget Survey 2023
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- ELSTAT HBS 2023: average annual expenditure per person = €8,358.24 = €696.52/month (monetary purchases, excludes imputed owner rent). Subtracted the actual-rent component (~€24.6/person) → €671.9/person excl. rent × 1.1399 = $766. Same low-reading per-capita HBS basis as peers.
- Notas
- Greek monetary household consumption is genuinely depressed (ELSTAT reports it ~20.5% below 2008), so the per-capita figure lands near Czechia despite Greece feeling pricier in tourist zones. Rent shown separately.
ELSTAT — Household Budget Survey 2023
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- ELSTAT HBS 2023: average annual expenditure per person = €8,358.24 = €696.52/month (monetary purchases, excludes imputed owner rent). Subtracted the actual-rent component (~€24.6/person) → €671.9/person excl. rent × 1.1399 = $766. Same low-reading per-capita HBS basis as peers.
- Notas
- Greek monetary household consumption is genuinely depressed (ELSTAT reports it ~20.5% below 2008), so the per-capita figure lands near Czechia despite Greece feeling pricier in tourist zones. Rent shown separately.
Greek carrier networks (ELTA, ACS, BoxNow) — composite
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Dense mainland-city coverage: national couriers (ELTA post, ACS, Geniki Taxydromiki, Speedex) plus one of SE Europe's largest parcel-locker networks (BoxNow) and Skroutz Last Mile; cash-on-delivery ('αντικαταβολή') is mainstream. Athens/Thessaloniki are excellent, but ELTA's financial troubles and ferry-dependent island last-mile keep the national rating at 'good' rather than 'excellent'.
Greek carrier networks (ELTA, ACS, BoxNow) — composite
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Dense mainland-city coverage: national couriers (ELTA post, ACS, Geniki Taxydromiki, Speedex) plus one of SE Europe's largest parcel-locker networks (BoxNow) and Skroutz Last Mile; cash-on-delivery ('αντικαταβολή') is mainstream. Athens/Thessaloniki are excellent, but ELTA's financial troubles and ferry-dependent island last-mile keep the national rating at 'good' rather than 'excellent'.
Familia
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Athens encaja mejor: 1 de 5
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Count of IB World Schools in the Athens/Attica metro (accreditor: International Baccalaureate): ACS Athens, International School of Athens, St. Catherine's British School, Campion School, Pierce–The American College of Greece, Costeas-Geitonas, Geitonas School, Doukas School, Platon School, Athens College, DES Schools, Lampiri School, International Metropolitan School, International School of Piraeus = 14. Flagship schools independently confirmed via their own sites.
- Notas
- Verified FLOOR, IB-accreditation basis only (the true count is higher — it excludes the German School of Athens (Abitur) and the Lycée Franco-Hellénique (AEFE), plus Cambridge centres). Greece has 22 IB World Schools nationally. ±2 on the IB count.
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Accreditor-verified: (1) Pinewood — The International School of Thessaloniki (IB World School, PYP/MYP/DP; also Middle States Association-accredited, US State Dept-recognized); (2) Anatolia College (IB DP-authorized since 1997). Pinewood and Anatolia jointly deliver one IBDP but are two distinct IB-authorized institutions = 2.
- Notas
- Verified FLOOR (±1). Greece has 22 IB World Schools nationally, ~14 in Athens. Additional IB or other-accreditor schools may exist in the wider Thessaloniki area; 2 is a conservative floor.
Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB, geo=EL)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.78). Very low by global standards (world average ~5.8) and down over the series (1.29 in 2008 to 0.68–0.88 recently). One of the safer countries in the set.
Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB, geo=EL)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.78). Very low by global standards (world average ~5.8) and down over the series (1.29 in 2008 to 0.68–0.88 recently). One of the safer countries in the set.
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Midpoint of local comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) annual premiums for a healthy 35-year-old, €600–1,800 from major Greek insurers (mid-range €100–180/month) → ~€1,200/yr × 1.1399 = $1,368.
- Notas
- Public cover exists via EOPYY (funded through EFKA contributions), but waiting lists and gaps drive a large private market. Local plans run cheaper than international/expat plans ($2,000–4,000+/yr). Greek insurers raised premiums ~14% in 2025 — a rising curated midpoint, not a firm quote.
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Midpoint of local comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) annual premiums for a healthy 35-year-old, €600–1,800 from major Greek insurers (mid-range €100–180/month) → ~€1,200/yr × 1.1399 = $1,368.
- Notas
- Public cover exists via EOPYY (funded through EFKA contributions), but waiting lists and gaps drive a large private market. Local plans run cheaper than international/expat plans ($2,000–4,000+/yr). Greek insurers raised premiums ~14% in 2025 — a rising curated midpoint, not a firm quote.
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- 2024 annual mean PM2.5 averaged across 5 EEA-reporting monitoring stations in the Athens area, from EEA verified data compiled by the EU Air Quality Tracker.
- Notas
- ≈2.8× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU annual limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10). Down markedly from ~22 µg/m³ in 2019 (IQAir), consistent with the declining trend. Underlying authority is the EEA (third-party presentation of EEA-verified 2024 data).
EF EPI 2025 — Greece (score 592, rank 20/123, High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Greece scores 592, rank 20/123 — top of the 'High' band, just below the 'Very High' threshold (~600); global average 488. English is widely functional in tourism, services and among younger Greeks, though the score slipped 10 points from the prior edition.
EF EPI 2025 — Greece (score 592, rank 20/123, High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Greece scores 592, rank 20/123 — top of the 'High' band, just below the 'Very High' threshold (~600); global average 488. English is widely functional in tourism, services and among younger Greeks, though the score slipped 10 points from the prior edition.
Dinero y cripto
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Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 10 abr 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- EU MiCA applies and was transposed by Law 5193/2025 (10 April 2025), with CASP licensing and EU passporting, supervised by HCMC and the Bank of Greece. Individual crypto capital gains are taxed at a flat 15% (from 1 Jan 2025), with a €500 annual tax-free threshold and 5-year loss carry-forward. Fully legal and now clearly regulated/taxed rather than a grey area.
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 10 abr 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- EU MiCA applies and was transposed by Law 5193/2025 (10 April 2025), with CASP licensing and EU passporting, supervised by HCMC and the Bank of Greece. Individual crypto capital gains are taxed at a flat 15% (from 1 Jan 2025), with a €500 annual tax-free threshold and 5-year loss carry-forward. Fully legal and now clearly regulated/taxed rather than a grey area.
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Composite: EUR (eurozone), full EU free movement of capital; the 2015 crisis-era capital controls were fully lifted on 1 September 2019, so funds move abroad without restriction. Offsetting this: Greece has the STRICTEST cash-payment cap in the EU (€500 for consumer transactions; breaches fined at double the amount) plus routine AML/CASP reporting. The open capital account alone reads 'low', but the €500 everyday-cash restriction pulls the composite up to 'moderate'.
- Notas
- A 2025–26 proposal to cut the cap to €200 was withdrawn; the €500 limit remains.
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Composite: EUR (eurozone), full EU free movement of capital; the 2015 crisis-era capital controls were fully lifted on 1 September 2019, so funds move abroad without restriction. Offsetting this: Greece has the STRICTEST cash-payment cap in the EU (€500 for consumer transactions; breaches fined at double the amount) plus routine AML/CASP reporting. The open capital account alone reads 'low', but the €500 everyday-cash restriction pulls the composite up to 'moderate'.
- Notas
- A 2025–26 proposal to cut the cap to €200 was withdrawn; the €500 limit remains.
SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (Law 5246/2025 income-tax scale + e-EFKA Class 1)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Standard freelancer scheme at €60,000, single (scheme gr-freelancer-standard): EFKA Class 1 = 3,006/yr (deductible); income tax on 56,994 via the 2026 scale (9/20/26/34/39%) = 15,528. Levies 18,534 → 30.9%. NOTE: a relocating new tax resident gets the 50% income-tax exemption (Article 5C, scheme gr-freelancer-newresident-50) for 7 years, cutting this to ≈13.5% — but the 30.9% standard figure is the unconditional, steady-state burden shown as the headline.
SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (Law 5246/2025 income-tax scale + e-EFKA Class 1)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Standard freelancer scheme at €60,000, single (scheme gr-freelancer-standard): EFKA Class 1 = 3,006/yr (deductible); income tax on 56,994 via the 2026 scale (9/20/26/34/39%) = 15,528. Levies 18,534 → 30.9%. NOTE: a relocating new tax resident gets the 50% income-tax exemption (Article 5C, scheme gr-freelancer-newresident-50) for 7 years, cutting this to ≈13.5% — but the 30.9% standard figure is the unconditional, steady-state burden shown as the headline.
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Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB, geo=EL)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.78). Very low by global standards (world average ~5.8) and down over the series (1.29 in 2008 to 0.68–0.88 recently). One of the safer countries in the set.
Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB, geo=EL)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.78). Very low by global standards (world average ~5.8) and down over the series (1.29 in 2008 to 0.68–0.88 recently). One of the safer countries in the set.
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- 2024 annual mean PM2.5 averaged across 5 EEA-reporting monitoring stations in the Athens area, from EEA verified data compiled by the EU Air Quality Tracker.
- Notas
- ≈2.8× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU annual limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10). Down markedly from ~22 µg/m³ in 2019 (IQAir), consistent with the declining trend. Underlying authority is the EEA (third-party presentation of EEA-verified 2024 data).
ELSTAT — Household Budget Survey 2023
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- ELSTAT HBS 2023: average annual expenditure per person = €8,358.24 = €696.52/month (monetary purchases, excludes imputed owner rent). Subtracted the actual-rent component (~€24.6/person) → €671.9/person excl. rent × 1.1399 = $766. Same low-reading per-capita HBS basis as peers.
- Notas
- Greek monetary household consumption is genuinely depressed (ELSTAT reports it ~20.5% below 2008), so the per-capita figure lands near Czechia despite Greece feeling pricier in tourist zones. Rent shown separately.
ELSTAT — Household Budget Survey 2023
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- ELSTAT HBS 2023: average annual expenditure per person = €8,358.24 = €696.52/month (monetary purchases, excludes imputed owner rent). Subtracted the actual-rent component (~€24.6/person) → €671.9/person excl. rent × 1.1399 = $766. Same low-reading per-capita HBS basis as peers.
- Notas
- Greek monetary household consumption is genuinely depressed (ELSTAT reports it ~20.5% below 2008), so the per-capita figure lands near Czechia despite Greece feeling pricier in tourist zones. Rent shown separately.
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Climates to Travel 1991–2020, Athens/Ellinikon)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C AND precipitation < 150mm: Mar (16.5), Apr (20.2), May (25.2), Oct (23.8), Nov (18.8) = 5. Excluded: Jan/Feb/Dec (max 13.3–14.7°C); Jun–Sep (max 28.9–33.4°C). All months satisfy the precip test (max 60 mm). Athens's hot summers and cool winters leave the two shoulder seasons as the pleasant stretch.
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Climates to Travel 1991–2020, Thessaloniki airport)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C AND precipitation < 150mm: Apr (19.4), May (25.0), Sep (27.3), Oct (21.6), Nov (15.8) = 5. Excluded: Jan/Feb/Dec and Mar (14.9°C, just below 15) for cold; Jun–Aug (30.0–32.3°C) for heat. All months satisfy the precip test (max 50 mm). Thessaloniki's colder winters knock out March, while its milder September qualifies.
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La comparación completa
Abre cualquier dato para ver qué mide, cómo de reciente es y el rastro completo de fuentes de ambas ciudades.
01
Impuestos
01+−Freelancer tax burden% effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profileAthens30,9Thessaloniki30,9
Qué mide esto
Effective total burden (income tax + mandatory social and health contributions) for a solo IT freelancer with €60,000/year revenue and 10% deductible expenses, using the most favourable eligible scheme in the country's tax-schemes data. Computed by the SettleMetric tax engine; recorded as a curated value with the winning scheme id in method.
Athens
SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (Law 5246/2025 income-tax scale + e-EFKA Class 1)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Standard freelancer scheme at €60,000, single (scheme gr-freelancer-standard): EFKA Class 1 = 3,006/yr (deductible); income tax on 56,994 via the 2026 scale (9/20/26/34/39%) = 15,528. Levies 18,534 → 30.9%. NOTE: a relocating new tax resident gets the 50% income-tax exemption (Article 5C, scheme gr-freelancer-newresident-50) for 7 years, cutting this to ≈13.5% — but the 30.9% standard figure is the unconditional, steady-state burden shown as the headline.
Thessaloniki
SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (Law 5246/2025 income-tax scale + e-EFKA Class 1)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Standard freelancer scheme at €60,000, single (scheme gr-freelancer-standard): EFKA Class 1 = 3,006/yr (deductible); income tax on 56,994 via the 2026 scale (9/20/26/34/39%) = 15,528. Levies 18,534 → 30.9%. NOTE: a relocating new tax resident gets the 50% income-tax exemption (Article 5C, scheme gr-freelancer-newresident-50) for 7 years, cutting this to ≈13.5% — but the 30.9% standard figure is the unconditional, steady-state burden shown as the headline.
02
Legalización
01+−Remote-work legalization easeAthensDedicated nomad visaThessalonikiDedicated nomad visa
Qué mide esto
Best available legalization route for a location-independent earner with a median (non-EU, non-US) passport, classified from this country's legalization-paths data: dedicated digital-nomad visa; general freelance/self-employment permit; realistic long-stay path (e.g. renewable temporary residence); only short visa-free/tourist stays; effectively none.
Athens
Hellenic Republic MFA — Digital Nomad Visa (Law 4825/2021)
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Greece runs a dedicated digital-nomad visa (Law 4825/2021): a 12-month visa then a 2-year residence permit for non-EU remote workers earning ≥ €3,500/month net from abroad. Paired with the 50% new-resident income-tax exemption it is one of the EU's most marketed relocation deals for mid-income freelancers, though the income bar is higher than in Albania or Bulgaria. EU citizens simply register.
Thessaloniki
Hellenic Republic MFA — Digital Nomad Visa (Law 4825/2021)
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Greece runs a dedicated digital-nomad visa (Law 4825/2021): a 12-month visa then a 2-year residence permit for non-EU remote workers earning ≥ €3,500/month net from abroad. Paired with the 50% new-resident income-tax exemption it is one of the EU's most marketed relocation deals for mid-income freelancers, though the income bar is higher than in Albania or Bulgaria. EU citizens simply register.
03
Coste de vida
01+−Cost of living (single, excl. rent)USD/month, single person, excluding rentAthens766Thessaloniki766
Qué mide esto
Monthly cost of a defined single-person basket (food, transport, utilities, mobile+internet, modest leisure) excluding rent, curated from national statistics office price data and large local retailers' published prices, converted to USD at the ECB rate recorded in fx-rates. The method field of each value itemizes the basket inputs.
Athens
ELSTAT — Household Budget Survey 2023
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- ELSTAT HBS 2023: average annual expenditure per person = €8,358.24 = €696.52/month (monetary purchases, excludes imputed owner rent). Subtracted the actual-rent component (~€24.6/person) → €671.9/person excl. rent × 1.1399 = $766. Same low-reading per-capita HBS basis as peers.
- Notas
- Greek monetary household consumption is genuinely depressed (ELSTAT reports it ~20.5% below 2008), so the per-capita figure lands near Czechia despite Greece feeling pricier in tourist zones. Rent shown separately.
Thessaloniki
ELSTAT — Household Budget Survey 2023
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- ELSTAT HBS 2023: average annual expenditure per person = €8,358.24 = €696.52/month (monetary purchases, excludes imputed owner rent). Subtracted the actual-rent component (~€24.6/person) → €671.9/person excl. rent × 1.1399 = $766. Same low-reading per-capita HBS basis as peers.
- Notas
- Greek monetary household consumption is genuinely depressed (ELSTAT reports it ~20.5% below 2008), so the per-capita figure lands near Czechia despite Greece feeling pricier in tourist zones. Rent shown separately.
ELSTAT — Household Budget Survey 2023, Table 1 (COICOP shares)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- ELSTAT HBS 2023 Table 1 per-household monthly amounts, with €59.5 rent removed from the Housing line, each divided by household size 2.42 and converted at 1.1399. Items sum to ≈$766. Housing here is utilities/energy/water/maintenance only (rent excluded); Greek energy costs are relatively high, keeping that line large.
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Vivienda
Alquiler por tipo de vivienda
Alquiler de oferta: precio en el centro, con el de fuera del centro entre paréntesis ($/mes).
Spitogatos Price Index — Athens asking rents (Q1 2026), central vs suburban €/m²
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 mar 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Spitogatos asking €/m²/month × standardized sizes (studio 30, 1br 40, 2br 60, 3br 85 m²) × 1.1399 USD/EUR. Center = central Athens (Kentro) ~€11.5/m²; outside = suburban West/East Athens ~€9.3/m² (Spitogatos Q1 2026 index). E.g. 1br center = 11.5×40×1.1399 = $524.
- Notas
- DERIVED (€/m² × standardized size), not observed per-listing medians. Athens rents rose sharply post-2021 under short-term-rental (Airbnb) pressure. 'Center' is the central-district average (~€11.5/m²); prime pockets run higher — Kolonaki €14–18/m², the Riviera (Glyfada/Vouliagmeni) €14–20+/m².
Spitogatos Price Index — Thessaloniki asking rents (Q1 2026), municipality/center vs suburban €/m²
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 mar 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Spitogatos asking €/m²/month × standardized sizes (studio 30, 1br 40, 2br 60, 3br 85 m²) × 1.1399. Center = Thessaloniki municipality/central (Kentro) ~€10.4/m²; outside = suburban (Kalamaria / western suburbs) ~€8.5/m² (derived ~18% below the municipality average). E.g. 1br center = 10.4×40×1.1399 = $474.
- Notas
- DERIVED (€/m² × standardized size). The €10.4/m² center figure is the Thessaloniki-municipality average used as a central proxy (prime Kentro runs higher, ~€15/m²). Materially cheaper than Athens across all cells.
05
Seguridad
01+−Homicide rateintentional homicides per 100,000/yearAthens0,8Thessaloniki0,8
Qué mide esto
Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population, latest available year. Country level: UNODC national series. City level: official municipal/police statistics where published; otherwise null (country value shown as country-level).
Athens
Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB, geo=EL)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.78). Very low by global standards (world average ~5.8) and down over the series (1.29 in 2008 to 0.68–0.88 recently). One of the safer countries in the set.
Thessaloniki
Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB, geo=EL)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.78). Very low by global standards (world average ~5.8) and down over the series (1.29 in 2008 to 0.68–0.88 recently). One of the safer countries in the set.
06
Clima
01+−Climate comfortpleasant months/yearAthens5Thessaloniki5
Qué mide esto
Number of months whose 1991–2020 climate normals satisfy: mean daily maximum between 15°C and 28°C and monthly precipitation under 150mm. Computed from the city's climate-normals indicator; the raw normals are stored alongside so users can judge by their own taste.
Athens
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Climates to Travel 1991–2020, Athens/Ellinikon)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C AND precipitation < 150mm: Mar (16.5), Apr (20.2), May (25.2), Oct (23.8), Nov (18.8) = 5. Excluded: Jan/Feb/Dec (max 13.3–14.7°C); Jun–Sep (max 28.9–33.4°C). All months satisfy the precip test (max 60 mm). Athens's hot summers and cool winters leave the two shoulder seasons as the pleasant stretch.
Thessaloniki
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Climates to Travel 1991–2020, Thessaloniki airport)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C AND precipitation < 150mm: Apr (19.4), May (25.0), Sep (27.3), Oct (21.6), Nov (15.8) = 5. Excluded: Jan/Feb/Dec and Mar (14.9°C, just below 15) for cold; Jun–Aug (30.0–32.3°C) for heat. All months satisfy the precip test (max 50 mm). Thessaloniki's colder winters knock out March, while its milder September qualifies.
02+−Air quality (PM2.5)µg/m³, annual mean PM2.5Athens14,2Thessalonikisin datos verificados
Qué mide esto
Annual mean fine-particulate (PM2.5) concentration for the city, latest available year. Anchors follow the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³ → 10) through the EU limit value territory (25 µg/m³ → 2). Preferred source: European Environment Agency city-level air quality data; outside Europe: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database or the national monitoring network.
Athens
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- 2024 annual mean PM2.5 averaged across 5 EEA-reporting monitoring stations in the Athens area, from EEA verified data compiled by the EU Air Quality Tracker.
- Notas
- ≈2.8× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU annual limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10). Down markedly from ~22 µg/m³ in 2019 (IQAir), consistent with the declining trend. Underlying authority is the EEA (third-party presentation of EEA-verified 2024 data).
Thessaloniki
No clean, recent, official annual-mean PM2.5 could be verified for Thessaloniki — the EEA-verified 2024 compilation returns 'N/A' (its Thessaloniki stations report PM10 more completely than PM2.5), so the value is left null rather than fabricated. Bounds (not a value): recent estimates place Thessaloniki's annual mean ~18–24 µg/m³ (IQAir 23.3 in 2019, 20.9 in 2020, 18.8 in 2021 — declining; a 2016–2022 study reports 22–26 at urban/traffic stations), generally comparable to or somewhat higher than Athens (14.2). WHO 2021 guideline 5 µg/m³. To fill: pull the Greek environment ministry (ypen.gov.gr) annual report or an EEA urban-background station dataset.
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Sanidad
01+−Private healthcare costUSD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-oldAthens1368Thessaloniki1368
Qué mide esto
Median of at least three publicly quoted annual premiums for comprehensive private medical insurance (outpatient + inpatient, ~$100k coverage, small deductible) for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner, from local and international insurers. Method field lists the insurers quoted.
Athens
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Midpoint of local comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) annual premiums for a healthy 35-year-old, €600–1,800 from major Greek insurers (mid-range €100–180/month) → ~€1,200/yr × 1.1399 = $1,368.
- Notas
- Public cover exists via EOPYY (funded through EFKA contributions), but waiting lists and gaps drive a large private market. Local plans run cheaper than international/expat plans ($2,000–4,000+/yr). Greek insurers raised premiums ~14% in 2025 — a rising curated midpoint, not a firm quote.
Thessaloniki
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Midpoint of local comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) annual premiums for a healthy 35-year-old, €600–1,800 from major Greek insurers (mid-range €100–180/month) → ~€1,200/yr × 1.1399 = $1,368.
- Notas
- Public cover exists via EOPYY (funded through EFKA contributions), but waiting lists and gaps drive a large private market. Local plans run cheaper than international/expat plans ($2,000–4,000+/yr). Greek insurers raised premiums ~14% in 2025 — a rising curated midpoint, not a firm quote.
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Dinero y cripto
01+−Crypto regulationAthensLegal regulatedThessalonikiLegal regulated
Qué mide esto
Own classification of the legal status of holding, trading and cashing out cryptocurrency for individuals: legal-friendly (legal with clear, favourable rules or explicit tax exemptions), legal-regulated (legal under standard licensing/AML and taxation), restricted (partial bans: payments or banking access prohibited), banned (holding/trading prohibited). Classified from national regulators' and central banks' official positions.
Athens
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 10 abr 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- EU MiCA applies and was transposed by Law 5193/2025 (10 April 2025), with CASP licensing and EU passporting, supervised by HCMC and the Bank of Greece. Individual crypto capital gains are taxed at a flat 15% (from 1 Jan 2025), with a €500 annual tax-free threshold and 5-year loss carry-forward. Fully legal and now clearly regulated/taxed rather than a grey area.
Thessaloniki
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 10 abr 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- EU MiCA applies and was transposed by Law 5193/2025 (10 April 2025), with CASP licensing and EU passporting, supervised by HCMC and the Bank of Greece. Individual crypto capital gains are taxed at a flat 15% (from 1 Jan 2025), with a €500 annual tax-free threshold and 5-year loss carry-forward. Fully legal and now clearly regulated/taxed rather than a grey area.
02+−Financial control levelAthensModerateThessalonikiModerate
Qué mide esto
Own composite of state control over personal money flows: currency/capital controls (IMF AREAER), restrictions on foreign accounts and transfers, mandatory income declaration scope for residents, cash payment limits, banking access for foreigners. Low = free movement of personal funds and easy non-resident banking; very-high = strict capital controls and pervasive reporting. Method field on each value lists the inputs used.
Athens
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Composite: EUR (eurozone), full EU free movement of capital; the 2015 crisis-era capital controls were fully lifted on 1 September 2019, so funds move abroad without restriction. Offsetting this: Greece has the STRICTEST cash-payment cap in the EU (€500 for consumer transactions; breaches fined at double the amount) plus routine AML/CASP reporting. The open capital account alone reads 'low', but the €500 everyday-cash restriction pulls the composite up to 'moderate'.
- Notas
- A 2025–26 proposal to cut the cap to €200 was withdrawn; the €500 limit remains.
Thessaloniki
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Composite: EUR (eurozone), full EU free movement of capital; the 2015 crisis-era capital controls were fully lifted on 1 September 2019, so funds move abroad without restriction. Offsetting this: Greece has the STRICTEST cash-payment cap in the EU (€500 for consumer transactions; breaches fined at double the amount) plus routine AML/CASP reporting. The open capital account alone reads 'low', but the €500 everyday-cash restriction pulls the composite up to 'moderate'.
- Notas
- A 2025–26 proposal to cut the cap to €200 was withdrawn; the €500 limit remains.
09
Infraestructura
01+−Domestic delivery qualityAthensGoodThessalonikiGood
Qué mide esto
Quality of in-country parcel delivery. excellent = nationwide next-day widely available, dense parcel-locker network, real-time tracking standard; good = 1–3 day delivery, lockers in major cities; basic = reliable but slow (3–7 days), mostly to-door or post-office pickup; poor = unreliable delivery, street addresses often unusable, informal workarounds common. Classified from official service/coverage data of the national postal operator and the two largest private carriers; inputs itemized in each value's method field.
Athens
Greek carrier networks (ELTA, ACS, BoxNow) — composite
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Dense mainland-city coverage: national couriers (ELTA post, ACS, Geniki Taxydromiki, Speedex) plus one of SE Europe's largest parcel-locker networks (BoxNow) and Skroutz Last Mile; cash-on-delivery ('αντικαταβολή') is mainstream. Athens/Thessaloniki are excellent, but ELTA's financial troubles and ferry-dependent island last-mile keep the national rating at 'good' rather than 'excellent'.
Thessaloniki
Greek carrier networks (ELTA, ACS, BoxNow) — composite
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Dense mainland-city coverage: national couriers (ELTA post, ACS, Geniki Taxydromiki, Speedex) plus one of SE Europe's largest parcel-locker networks (BoxNow) and Skroutz Last Mile; cash-on-delivery ('αντικαταβολή') is mainstream. Athens/Thessaloniki are excellent, but ELTA's financial troubles and ferry-dependent island last-mile keep the national rating at 'good' rather than 'excellent'.
02+−International delivery easeAthensSeamlessThessalonikiSeamless
Qué mide esto
Ease of receiving goods from abroad. seamless = major international carriers deliver door-to-door, meaningful duty-free de-minimis threshold, customs clearance predictable in days; minor-friction = carriers present but low de-minimis, extra paperwork or routine delays; significant-friction = frequent customs holds, high brokerage fees, some marketplaces refuse to ship; unreliable = parcels regularly lost or blocked, informal import channels dominate. De-minimis thresholds and clearance rules from the national customs authority (official source, cite the regulation); carrier presence from carriers' official pages.
Athens
EU single market / customs union membership (Greece) + integrator coverage
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Qualitative rating from EU membership: as an EU/Schengen customs-union member, intra-EU parcels move without customs or border VAT, so the bulk of European e-commerce is frictionless, and all major integrators (DHL, FedEx, UPS, ACS/Aramex) operate → 'seamless'. Minor caveats (not enough to downgrade): Greece is geographically peripheral (a day or two longer than core-EU hubs), non-EU imports clear customs normally, and island delivery adds domestic delay.
- Notas
- Intra-EU frictionless; the geographic periphery and islands add some transit time but not customs friction.
Thessaloniki
EU single market / customs union membership (Greece) + integrator coverage
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Qualitative rating from EU membership: as an EU/Schengen customs-union member, intra-EU parcels move without customs or border VAT, so the bulk of European e-commerce is frictionless, and all major integrators (DHL, FedEx, UPS, ACS/Aramex) operate → 'seamless'. Minor caveats (not enough to downgrade): Greece is geographically peripheral (a day or two longer than core-EU hubs), non-EU imports clear customs normally, and island delivery adds domestic delay.
- Notas
- Intra-EU frictionless; the geographic periphery and islands add some transit time but not customs friction.
03+−Internet speedMbps, median fixed downloadAthens37,3Thessaloniki37,3
Qué mide esto
Median fixed-broadband download speed over the trailing 6 months from M-Lab NDT open data (CC0), aggregated at country or city level. Not comparable with Ookla figures (different test methodology) — do not mix sources within this criterion.
Athens
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Greece
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for GR in 2023 = 37.3 Mbps (268,076 download tests; daily medians ranged 21.3–47.3). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads below Ookla-style tests — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- Greece's fixed broadband is improving as fibre rolls out; the single-stream M-Lab median is used only for cross-country comparability on one consistent method.
Thessaloniki
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Greece
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for GR in 2023 = 37.3 Mbps (268,076 download tests; daily medians ranged 21.3–47.3). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads below Ookla-style tests — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- Greece's fixed broadband is improving as fibre rolls out; the single-stream M-Lab median is used only for cross-country comparability on one consistent method.
10
Idioma
01+−English proficiencyAthensHighThessalonikiHigh
Qué mide esto
Own banding of how far English gets a resident in daily life (government offices, healthcare, housing, services). Informed by EF EPI band (research source, cited with attribution, not republished) plus official language status and service-sector realities. Values are our bands, not EF scores.
Athens
EF EPI 2025 — Greece (score 592, rank 20/123, High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Greece scores 592, rank 20/123 — top of the 'High' band, just below the 'Very High' threshold (~600); global average 488. English is widely functional in tourism, services and among younger Greeks, though the score slipped 10 points from the prior edition.
Thessaloniki
EF EPI 2025 — Greece (score 592, rank 20/123, High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Greece scores 592, rank 20/123 — top of the 'High' band, just below the 'Very High' threshold (~600); global average 488. English is widely functional in tourism, services and among younger Greeks, though the score slipped 10 points from the prior edition.
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Educación
01+−International schoolsaccredited international schools, countAthensmejor14Thessaloniki2
Qué mide esto
Count of international schools in the metro area accredited by or member of IB, CIS, COBIS, or an equivalent national-curriculum-abroad body (verified against the accreditor's public registry, not aggregator sites).
Athens
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Count of IB World Schools in the Athens/Attica metro (accreditor: International Baccalaureate): ACS Athens, International School of Athens, St. Catherine's British School, Campion School, Pierce–The American College of Greece, Costeas-Geitonas, Geitonas School, Doukas School, Platon School, Athens College, DES Schools, Lampiri School, International Metropolitan School, International School of Piraeus = 14. Flagship schools independently confirmed via their own sites.
- Notas
- Verified FLOOR, IB-accreditation basis only (the true count is higher — it excludes the German School of Athens (Abitur) and the Lycée Franco-Hellénique (AEFE), plus Cambridge centres). Greece has 22 IB World Schools nationally. ±2 on the IB count.
Thessaloniki
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Accreditor-verified: (1) Pinewood — The International School of Thessaloniki (IB World School, PYP/MYP/DP; also Middle States Association-accredited, US State Dept-recognized); (2) Anatolia College (IB DP-authorized since 1997). Pinewood and Anatolia jointly deliver one IBDP but are two distinct IB-authorized institutions = 2.
- Notas
- Verified FLOOR (±1). Greece has 22 IB World Schools nationally, ~14 in Athens. Additional IB or other-accreditor schools may exist in the wider Thessaloniki area; 2 is a conservative floor.