Climate
Kos logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Thessaloníki's 6 — Thessaloníki wins by 6. Kos also leads on frost days by 15.
Kos
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Dinner outside
Thessaloníki
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Cost of Living
Thessaloníki averages $1,495/mo for balanced living; Kos has no cost baseline yet.
Thessaloníki
$1,495monthly · balanced
Mobility
Thessaloníki scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Kos has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Thessaloníki's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Kos's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Thessaloníki scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Kos has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Thessaloníki scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Kos has no safety baseline.
Career
Thessaloníki scores 2.7 on career (0–5 scale); Kos has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Thessaloníki scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Kos has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Thessaloníki scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Kos has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Thessaloníki scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Kos has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Thessaloníki scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Kos has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Kos averages 13.1 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Thessaloníki's 15.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Kos breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.9 µg/m³ lower).
Kos
Thessaloníki
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Kos (19K) and Thessaloníki (783K) are 41x in population — Thessaloníki is the larger metro, Kos the smaller.
Thessaloníki is roughly 41x the scale of Kos
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
ThessaloníkiKosCity Scale Rankings
Thessaloníki783K41xKos19K1xWho Thrives Here
Kos favours the eternal summer, while Thessaloníki suits the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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