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Cost of Living in Thessaloniki

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Thessaloniki is a relaxed and affordable city with a great food scene, making it a suitable option for digital nomads or those seeking a slower pace of life. The local culture values taking things slow – something evident in the generally calm atmosphere of the city. Many accommodations and eateries are cost-effective, and internet speeds are typically sufficient for remote work. The high student population gives the city a youthful and lively vibe, and there are plenty of cafés ideal for working remotely or socializing. People are welcoming and it’s easy to strike up conversations.

However, Thessaloniki may lack a wide variety of standout experiences or attractions compared to bigger tourist cities. Aside from some museums and seasonal festivals, there isn’t a constant stream of new things to do. That said, if you're looking for a warm, easygoing city with consistently good food and a friendly community, it’s a solid choice.

AI-generated summary of reviews

Thessaloniki is Greece's capital of food. No matter where you go to, you will always find fantastic food around you.

The place is great for nomads as you can find a lot of cheap places to stay with decent internet speeds. There are a lot of coffee shops to work from the city center. People are super friendly here and you can easily start a chat with anyone. Lots of young people due to the universities, so the atmosphere is great.

There are not that many unique experiences to do here though, other than some museums and touristic attractions. If you need a chill place to be though with fantastic food, this is the place.

11 months ago

Thessaloniki is a city spread over the hills by the side of the Aegean. A cultural crossroads since Byzantine times, it has amazing cuisine and is full of reasonably priced tavernas and restaurants. Full of neo-classical buildings, there are lots of great living options available close to the city center and beyond. The pace of life is stately or as locals call it "hallarah" and most are not in a rush. There is a nice film festival in the Fall and many other public celebrations.

4 years ago

✅ Very affordable

✅ Friendly people

✅ Fast internet

✅ Very safe

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Good hospitals

✅ Roads are pretty safe

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

❌ Limited unique experiences

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very hot in the summer

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ People smoking tobacco a lot

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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May

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Jul

Aug

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Dec

Feels (median)

4°C / 39°F cold

10°C / 50°F cold

9°C / 48°F cold

17°C / 63°F cool

24°C / 75°F warm

29°C / 84°F warm

36°C / 97°F hot

32°C / 90°F hot

25°C / 77°F warm

16°C / 61°F cool

13°C / 55°F cool

11°C / 52°F cool

Real (median)

5°C / 41°F
very cold

10°C / 50°F
cold

9°C / 48°F
cold

17°C / 62°F
cool

24°C / 75°F
warm

28°C / 82°F
very warm

32°C / 90°F
hot

30°C / 86°F
very warm

25°C / 77°F
warm

16°C / 60°F
cool

13°C / 55°F
cool

11°C / 52°F
cool

Humidity

nice
67%

nice
60%

nice
65%

nice
57%

nice
59%

nice
51%

nice
53%

nice
55%

nice
69%

damp
74%

nice
66%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
54mm

dry
16mm

rainy
57mm

dry
31mm

dry
5mm

dry
29mm

dry
4mm

dry
5mm

dry
19mm

rainy
61mm

dry
39mm

dry
50mm

Cloud

pockets
34%

pockets
27%

pockets
30%

pockets
31%

pockets
30%

pockets
26%

pockets
15%

pockets
27%

pockets
36%

pockets
46%

pockets
36%

Air quality

okay
57 US AQI

okay
72 US AQI

okay
72* US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
47 US AQI

Sun

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

seek shade
6 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

300 people

422 people

400 people

533 people

600 people

860 people

889 people

700 people

646 people

756 people

425 people

450 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️11min

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Skopje

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 29° 84° 27° 81° AQI 74 😷

✈️16min

$1,318 / mo

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Plovdiv

Bulgaria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 30° 86° 28° 82° AQI 39

✈️18min

$4,350 / mo

23 Mbps

Sofia

Bulgaria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 61 😷

✈️18min

$2,508 / mo

23 Mbps

Sarandë

Albania

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️21min

$2,377 / mo

5 Mbps

Pristina

Kosovo

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 42

✈️22min

$2,151 / mo

17 Mbps

Tirana

Albania

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️22min

$2,342 / mo

11 Mbps

Patras

Greece

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°

✈️23min

$2,918 / mo

14 Mbps

Athens

Greece

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 31° 88° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 68 😷

✈️24min

$3,415 / mo

12 Mbps

Nis

Serbia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 29° 84° 27° 80° AQI 68 😷

✈️25min

$1,839 / mo

53 Mbps

Bar

Montenegro

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 78° AQI 21

✈️29min

$2,390 / mo

26 Mbps

Podgorica

Montenegro

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 50

✈️29min

$2,146 / mo

26 Mbps

Sofia

Bulgaria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 61 😷

✈️18min

$2,508 / mo

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Greece

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 31° 88° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 68 😷

✈️24min

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Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️41min

$1,908 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 28° 82° 28° 83° AQI 70 😷

✈️1h

$2,619 / mo

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Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 79°

✈️1h

$5,564 / mo

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Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 21

✈️1h

$3,901 / mo

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Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 39

✈️2h

$3,297 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69° AQI 34

✈️2h

$4,456 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 59 😷

✈️2h

$5,063 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67° AQI 48

✈️2h

$5,920 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62° AQI 28

✈️3h

$6,313 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 46

✈️3h

$5,958 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 21

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New York City, NY

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️10h

$7,129 / mo

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Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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👍 Liked mediocre

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🌦 Feels 44° 111° 35° 96° 🥵 AQI 71 😷

✈️11h

$1,547 / mo

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.61/5 (Rank #332) 227 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍6 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,456 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 14Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Too hot: 30°C86°F (feels 32°C90°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 55%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Good: 72 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Mediocre: $1,436 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Good
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Greece
🗓️ Average trip length	5 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	14 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 30°C 86°F + 😊 Comfy (55%) = feels 32°C 90°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 72 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Beat
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 114
💸 Tipping	Yes, 7.50%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Coho
💻 Best alt. coworking space	Included
☕️ Best coffee place	Niny
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	Merenda
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	320,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$17,230 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 41% 👱‍♀️ 59%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 82% 👱‍♀️ 18%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Skroutz
🏠 Apartment listings	Spitogatos
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Astra Airlines
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Aegean
🏥 Best hospital	Interbalcan European Medical Center

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,456 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,895 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,164 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$904 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,728 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,887 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$514 / month
🏠 Median home price	$205,209
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$81 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$95 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$475 / month
🍛 Dinner	$14
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$7,035 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$59 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip