Living in Elefsína

In Elefsína, unemployment is 10.9% (2021).

Elefsína had a population of 24,971 at the end of 2021. An unemployment rate of 10.9% was measured at the end of 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population24,971people31 Dec 2021Official source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)

Average gross salary2,193EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent462.5EUR/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions

Unemployment rate10.9%country median 13.6% — 20% belowOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census

Recorded crime2,927incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Greece-wide rules apply when you move to Elefsína?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GreeceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Elefsína.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Elefsína. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€21

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	21 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Nova Fiber100¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	COSMOTE mobile plan¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	462.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions⁸Official · regional context

Is Elefsína a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–59%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on education · range 39–61%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–72%

Family47%strong on safety, weak on education · range 35–59%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Elefsína?

The unemployment rate is 10.9 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Elefsína is 10.9%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

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Elefsína 10.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,193 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	10.9 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Elefsína?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€526of €1,029 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€1,029
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions · 2025-12-31	− €462
Internet€21 · official · Nova Fiber100 · 2026-09-30	− €21
Mobile plan€20 · official · COSMOTE mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €20
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€526

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Safety

How safe is Elefsína?

Police recorded about 2,927 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,927 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Elefsína's nearest airport was ATH, 37 km away and offered 104 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	104 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	37 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ATH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Elefsína. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Preparatory Greek-language classes for migrants and refugees in Second Chance Schools — State Language Course

General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training and Lifelong Learning — Ministry of Education

For legally resident migrants, refugees aged 18 or over who meet the Second Chance School conditions.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 9.2°C in January to 27.5°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Elefsína?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 19.74 · Feb 20.59 · Mar 26.29 · Apr 29 · May 35.4 · Jun 42.58 · Jul 42.12 · Aug 40.65 · Sep 38.55 · Oct 30.99 · Nov 27.41 · Dec 21.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -2.21 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 0.56 · Apr 3.68 · May 9.14 · Jun 14.36 · Jul 18.99 · Aug 19.12 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 8.47 · Nov 3.64 · Dec 0.64 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.2 · Feb 9.66 · Mar 11.79 · Apr 14.75 · May 19.92 · Jun 24.87 · Jul 27.52 · Aug 27.41 · Sep 23.74 · Oct 19.09 · Nov 14.82 · Dec 10.85 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Elefsína?

The published population was 24,971 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	24,971 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴Official

International community in Elefsína

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	24,973	100.0%
Greece	21,721	87.0%
Other country	3,250	13.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Citizenship

Permanent resident population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	24,973	100.0%
Greece	22,504	90.1%
Outside Greece	2,467	9.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Alternatives for people set on Elefsína

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Agía Paraskeví as an Elefsína alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 62,147 Agía Paraskeví vs 24,971 Elefsína+149%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,126 (2024) Agía Paraskeví vs 2,927 (2025) Elefsínano percentage
Unemployment: 9.6% Agía Paraskeví vs 10.9% Elefsína−12%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Agía Paraskeví vs 10.0 µg/m³ Elefsínasame level

Full comparison More about Agía Paraskeví

Ródos as an Elefsína alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 450 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 56,440 Ródos vs 24,971 Elefsína+126%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,596 (2024) Ródos vs 2,927 (2025) Elefsínano percentage
Unemployment: 10.4% Ródos vs 10.9% Elefsína−5%

Full comparison More about Ródos

Cities near Elefsína

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Greece

Other cities in Greece to compare with Elefsína, nearest in population first.

All Greece cities

Salamína24,997 residents Néa Filadélfeia25,198 residents Moskháton25,322 residents Pérama25,628 residents Neapoli25,822 residents Kilkís24,130 residents

How does Elefsína compare?

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Elefsína in rankings

#15 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Greece #19 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Greece

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Elefsína when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Reception classes for pupils with insufficient Greek (ZEP measures). How to enrol a child (minedu.gov.gr).

A country-wide rule for Greece; Elefsína's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

Is Elefsína part of Athens?

Elefsína is near Athens, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 18.4 km away by straight-line distance. Athens city profile

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Elefsína?

The published population was 24,971 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Elefsína?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Elefsína?

What is the unemployment rate in Elefsína?

The unemployment rate is 10.9 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Is Elefsína a good place to live?

Elefsína may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Elefsína part of Athens?

Elefsína is near Athens, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 18.4 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Elefsína?

Asprópyrgos, Pérama, Salamína, Chaïdári, Ampelákia are near Elefsína. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Greece live in Elefsína?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,721 people (87.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Elefsína, Greece: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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