GR flag
Athens

Greece

vs
GR flag
Lárisa

Greece

Climate

Athens logs 0 frost days a year to Lárisa's 15 — Athens wins by 15. Athens also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

AthensLárisa
Sunny days
275250
Hot days
8980
Frost days
015
Rain days
6098
Outdoor dinner months
7/126/12
Avg wind
2.8 m/s1.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,9342,720
Darkest month sun
132 hrs/mo122 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.18.6

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

Lárisa

Feels-like °C

6
8
11
17
23
29
32
31
25
20
12
8

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; Lárisa has no cost baseline yet.

Athens

$1,455

monthly · balanced

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

Lárisa

monthly · balanced

Mobility

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

2.6/5
vs
/5
AthensLárisa
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

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

3.8/5
vs
0.0/5
AthensLárisa
ArtsHistoryTheatreNightlife
Athens leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

3.8/5
vs
/5
AthensLárisa
SeaMountainsForestRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingClimbing

Safety

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

1.6/5
vs
/5
AthensLárisa
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

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

2.9/5
vs
/5
AthensLárisa
EconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

2.8/5
vs
/5
AthensLárisa
RestaurantsVeganDelivery

Family

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

2.3/5
vs
/5
AthensLárisa
UniversitiesGroceries

Healthcare

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

2.0/5
vs
/5

Air Quality

Athens averages 15.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Lárisa's 14.5 µg/m³ (moderate) — Lárisa breathes ~5% cleaner air (0.8 µg/m³ lower).

Athens

Lárisa

15.3µg/m³
14.5µg/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 Lárisa (119K) are 27x in population — Athens is the larger metro, Lárisa the smaller; on land area Athens spans roughly 19x more ground.

22x

Athens is roughly 22x the scale of Lárisa

Combined population & area comparison

GR flagAthens
22x
GR flagLárisa
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.GR flagAthens3.2M27x
2.GR flagLárisa119K1x
Area
1.GR flagAthens412 km²19x
2.GR flagLárisa22 km²1x
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31 km34 km

GR flagAthens

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.2 km6.0 km

GR flagLárisa

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Athens vs Lárisa

Which is cheaper, Athens or Lárisa?
Athens has an estimated monthly cost of $1,455.
How does the climate compare between Athens and Lárisa?
Sunny days: 275 vs 250 d — Athens higher Annual sunshine: 2,934 vs 2,720 hrs — Athens higher Winter sunshine: 132 vs 122 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 89 vs 80 d — Lárisa lower Frost days: 0 vs 15 d — Athens lower Rainy days: 60 vs 98 d — Athens lower
Is Athens or Lárisa safer?
Athens has a safety score of 1.6/5.
Should I move to Athens or Lárisa?
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