Greece vs North Macedonia

Greece's $1,468/mo monthly cost (across 8 scored cities); North Macedonia has no monthly cost data yet — not enough data to call a winner.

Greece's 1.8/5 safety score (across 8 scored cities); North Macedonia's 2.2/5 safety score (across 1 scored city) — not enough data to call a winner.

Greece's 2.8/5 mobility score (across 60 scored cities); North Macedonia's 2.0/5 mobility score (across 1 scored city) — not enough data to call a winner.

Greece's 3.5/5 culture score (across 8 scored cities); North Macedonia's 2.0/5 culture score (across 1 scored city) — not enough data to call a winner.

Greece's passport reaches 105 destinations visa-free to North Macedonia's 66 — 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.

Between the two, Greece is better connected — 77M passengers/yr vs 3.2M passengers/yr. Greece is busier than 62 of 87 countries worldwide; North Macedonia is quieter than 76 of 87 countries worldwide. Greece sees ~7 air passengers per resident a year; North Macedonia sees ~2 air passengers per resident a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.

Greece runs -6°C to 37°C for most people; North Macedonia runs -11°C to 35°C for most people. Alexandroupoli runs colder, at -14°C. Depends on you — which range fits your tolerance is the real question here, not a score.