Climate
Ioánnina logs 47 frost days a year to Thessaloníki's 15 — Thessaloníki wins by 32. Ioánnina also leads on hot days by 30.
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Cost of Living
Thessaloníki averages $1,495/mo for balanced living; Ioánnina has no cost baseline yet.
Thessaloníki
$1,495monthly · balanced
Mobility
Thessaloníki scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Thessaloníki's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Ioánnina's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Thessaloníki scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Thessaloníki scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no safety baseline.
Career
Thessaloníki scores 2.7 on career (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Thessaloníki scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Thessaloníki scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Thessaloníki scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Thessaloníki scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ioánnina has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Ioánnina averages 13.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Thessaloníki's 15.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Ioánnina breathes ~12% cleaner air (1.8 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Ioánnina (95K) and Thessaloníki (783K) are 8.3x in population — Thessaloníki is the larger metro, Ioánnina the smaller; on land area Thessaloníki spans roughly 5.6x more ground.
Thessaloníki is roughly 6.8x the scale of Ioánnina
Combined population & area comparison
ThessaloníkiIoánninaCity Scale Rankings
Thessaloníki783K8.3xIoánnina95K1xThessaloníki117 km²5.6xIoánnina21 km²1xIoánnina
Thessaloníki
Who Thrives Here
Thessaloníki is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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