GR flag
Athens

Greece

vs
GR flag
Ioánnina

Greece

Climate

Athens logs 89 hot days a year to Ioánnina's 40 — Ioánnina wins by 49. Athens also leads on frost days by 47.

AthensIoánnina
Sunny days
275241
Hot days
8940
Frost days
047
Rainy days
60118
Snow days
02
Outdoor dinner months
7/127/12
Avg wind
2.8 m/s1.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,9342,591
Darkest month sun
132 hrs/mo107 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.18.4

Athens

Feels-like °C

6
8
12
18
23
29
32
31
26
19
12
10

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Ioánnina

Feels-like °C

5
6
10
14
22
26
30
29
22
18
10
6

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Athens averages $1,455/mo for balanced living; Ioánnina has no cost baseline yet.

Athens

$1,455

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,096Comfort $2,486
Cheaper than 79%in Among 217 Europe cities

Ioánnina

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Athens scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no mobility baseline.

2.6/5
vs
/5
AthensIoánnina
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

Athens's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Ioánnina's 0.0.

3.8/5
vs
0.0/5
AthensIoánnina
ArtsHistoryTheatreNightlife
Athens leads

Nature & Outdoors

Athens scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no nature & outdoors baseline.

3.8/5
vs
/5
AthensIoánnina
SeaMountainsForestRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingClimbing

Safety

Athens scores 1.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no safety baseline.

1.6/5
vs
/5
AthensIoánnina
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

Athens scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no career baseline.

2.9/5
vs
/5
AthensIoánnina
EconomyCoworking

Social & Community

Athens scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no social & community baseline.

3.0/5
vs
/5
AthensIoánnina
Everyday EnglishExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Athens scores 2.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no food & dining baseline.

2.8/5
vs
/5
AthensIoánnina
RestaurantsVeganDelivery

Family

Athens scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no family baseline.

2.3/5
vs
/5
AthensIoánnina
UniversitiesGroceries

Healthcare

Athens scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no healthcare baseline.

2.0/5
vs
/5

Air Quality

Athens averages 15.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Ioánnina's 13.3 µg/m³ (moderate) — Ioánnina breathes ~13% cleaner air (2.1 µg/m³ lower).

Athens

Ioánnina

15.3µg/m³
13.3µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Athens (3.2M) and Ioánnina (95K) are 33x in population — Athens is the larger metro, Ioánnina the smaller; on land area Athens spans roughly 20x more ground.

26x

Athens is roughly 26x the scale of Ioánnina

Combined population & area comparison

GR flagAthens
26x
GR flagIoánnina
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.GR flagAthens3.2M33x
2.GR flagIoánnina95K1x
Area
1.GR flagAthens412 km²20x
2.GR flagIoánnina21 km²1x
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31 km34 km

GR flagAthens

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
5.7 km7.0 km

GR flagIoánnina

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Athens vs Ioánnina

Which is cheaper, Athens or Ioánnina?
Athens has an estimated monthly cost of $1,455.
How does the climate compare between Athens and Ioánnina?
Sunny days: 275 vs 241 d — Athens higher Annual sunshine: 2,934 vs 2,591 hrs — Athens higher Winter sunshine: 132 vs 107 hrs/day — Athens higher Hot days (>30°C): 89 vs 40 d — Ioánnina lower Frost days: 0 vs 47 d — Athens lower Rainy days: 60 vs 118 d — Athens lower Snowy days: 0 vs 2 d — Similar
Is Athens or Ioánnina safer?
Athens has a safety score of 1.6/5.
Should I move to Athens or Ioánnina?
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