Greece vs Italy
Cost of living
monthly median · solo budget
Greece is cheaper: $1,468/mo against Italy's $1,918/mo.
Greece is cheaper than 26 of 41 European countries; Italy is pricier than 25 of 41 European countries.
Safety
safety index
Italy is safer: 2.3/5 against Greece's 1.8/5.
Greece is less safe than 39 of 41 European countries; Italy is less safe than 32 of 41 European countries.
Getting around
transit & transport systems
Italy scores higher on mobility: 2.9/5 against Greece's 2.8/5.
Greece is harder to get around than 24 of 41 European countries; Italy is harder to get around than 20 of 41 European countries.
Culture
cultural depth
Top cultural centers
World Heritage sites
- Cultural
- Artistic masterpiece
- Mixed
- Architectural landmark
- Cultural
- Cultural crossroads
- Cultural
- Ancient civilization
- Cultural
- Cultural crossroads
- Cultural
- Artistic masterpiece
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · data UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Italy scores higher on culture: 3.9/5 against Greece's 3.8/5.
Greece is richer in culture than 24 of 41 European countries; Italy is richer in culture than 30 of 41 European countries.
Passport reach
what the passport opens
Greece's passport reaches 105 destinations visa-free to Italy's 101 — Greece opens more doors without a visa.
Passport strength shifts over years of naturalisation, not months of planning, so it's a long-horizon footnote — not scored in the tally.
Airports
international connectivity
Flight connectivity in the biggest cities
Italy is better connected: 225M passengers/yr against Greece's 77M passengers/yr.
Greece is busier than 62 of 87 countries worldwide; Italy is busier than 79 of 87 countries worldwide. Greece sees ~7 air passengers per resident a year; Italy sees ~4 air passengers per resident a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.
Climate
where most people live · °C
Greece runs -6°C to 37°C for most people; Italy runs -5°C to 36°C for most people.
Alexandroupoli runs colder, at -14°C; Bolzano runs colder, at -17°C. Depends on you — which range fits your tolerance is the real question here, not a score.