Climate
Lamía logs 83 hot days a year to Thessaloníki's 70 — Thessaloníki wins by 13. Lamía also leads on sunny days by 10.
Lamía
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Thessaloníki
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Cost of Living
Thessaloníki averages $1,495/mo for balanced living; Lamía has no cost baseline yet.
Thessaloníki
$1,495monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Thessaloníki scores 2.7 vs Lamía's 2.5 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability.
Culture
Thessaloníki's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Lamía's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Thessaloníki scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Lamía has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Thessaloníki scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Lamía has no safety baseline.
Career
Thessaloníki scores 2.7 on career (0–5 scale); Lamía has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Thessaloníki scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Lamía has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Thessaloníki scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Lamía has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Thessaloníki scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Lamía has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Thessaloníki scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Lamía has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lamía averages 13.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Thessaloníki's 15.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Lamía breathes ~9% cleaner air (1.4 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.
Lamía (52K) and Thessaloníki (783K) are 15x in population — Thessaloníki is the larger metro, Lamía the smaller.
Thessaloníki is roughly 15x the scale of Lamía
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
ThessaloníkiLamíaCity Scale Rankings
Thessaloníki783K15xLamía52K1xWho Thrives Here
Lamía favours the eternal summer, while Thessaloníki suits the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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