Living in Lárisa

Residents of Lárisa numbered 146,595 at the end of 2021. An unemployment rate of 10.65% was measured at the end of 2001. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 20 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2614 sources

Population146,595people31 Dec 2021Official source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)

Average gross salary1,880EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent314.4EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024)

Unemployment rate10.65%country median 13.6% — 22% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime1,159incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024)

PM2.5, annual mean20µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

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 Lárisa.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Lárisa. 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 Fiber100¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	COSMOTE mobile plan²Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	314.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024)¹³Official · regional context

Is Lárisa a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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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 Lárisa?

The unemployment rate is about 10.7 % (2001).

Unemployment rate: 10.65 % · Eurostat⁴

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Lárisa is 10.7%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

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Lárisa 10.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,880 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	10.65 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2001	Eurostat⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Lárisa?

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

Left over each month€674of €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 · Table 1.01 · 2024-12-31	− €314
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	€674

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Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,159 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024)¹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Lárisa's nearest airport was VOL, 56 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	56 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	VOL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lárisa. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lárisa.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 5.7°C in January to 28.1°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Lárisa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 20 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 (EEA)³

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

PM2.520WHO 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	20 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 20.75 · Feb 23.73 · Mar 30.53 · Apr 33.07 · May 37.54 · Jun 44.34 · Jul 45.8 · Aug 42.81 · Sep 40.08 · Oct 35.14 · Nov 29.04 · Dec 21.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -8.14 · Feb -6.37 · Mar -4.56 · Apr -3.44 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.62 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 13.32 · Sep 8.76 · Oct 2.63 · Nov -3.67 · Dec -16.54 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.65 · Feb 6.96 · Mar 10.04 · Apr 14.12 · May 19.99 · Jun 25.24 · Jul 28.08 · Aug 27.64 · Sep 22.64 · Oct 17.04 · Nov 11.83 · Dec 7.07 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lárisa?

The published population was 146,595 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	146,595 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁵Official

International community in Lárisa

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	146,596	100.0%
Greece	137,021	93.5%
Other country	9,573	6.5%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	146,596	100.0%
Greece	141,543	96.6%
Outside Greece	5,051	3.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Alternatives for people set on Lárisa

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Lárisa from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities

Irákleion149,501 residents Peristéri133,630 residents Larissa164,095 residents Piraeus168,151 residents Pátra170,755 residents Heraklion179,302 residents

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Lárisa in rankings

#9 of 30 in Largest cities in Greece #17 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Greece

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lárisa 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; Lárisa's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Lárisa part of Larissa?

Lárisa belongs to the official functional urban area of Larissa; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 7.9 km away by straight-line distance. Larissa city profile

Relationship type: Fua Member Of. Source¹⁴

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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 Lárisa?

The published population was 146,595 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Lárisa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 20 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 (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Lárisa?

The unemployment rate is about 10.7 % (2001). Source: Eurostat.

Is Lárisa a good place to live?

Lárisa 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 Lárisa part of Larissa?

Lárisa belongs to the official functional urban area of Larissa; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 7.9 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people born in Greece live in Lárisa?

The official country of birth distribution records 137,021 people (93.5%) 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 = {Lárisa, Greece: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024) lms.statistics.gr · checked 2026-09-25
COSMOTE mobile plan cosmote.gr · checked 2026-09-15
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-05
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Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022) ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-24
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Nova Fiber100 nova.gr · checked 2026-09-15

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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024) Table 1.01 · statistics.gr · checked 2026-09-25
wikidata.org place coordinates wikidata.org · checked 2026-08-28

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