Living in Mégara

In Mégara, unemployment is 12.6% (2021).

At the end of 2021, Mégara had a population of 29,122. An unemployment rate of 12.59% was measured at the end of 2021. Annual PM2.5 levels for Mégara stood at 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population29,122people31 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 rate12.59%country median 13.6% — 7% 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 mean15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Mégara.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Mégara. 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 Mégara 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 employee49%strong on work, weak on education · range 38–60%

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

Family46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 34–58%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Mégara?

The unemployment rate is about 12.6 % (October 2021).

Unemployment rate: 12.59 % · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Mégara is 12.6%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

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Mégara 12.6%

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	12.59 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Mégara?

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

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Mégara Salary needed to live in Mégara

Safety

How safe is Mégara?

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

Mégara's nearest airport was ATH, 53 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	53 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 Mégara. 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 Mégara.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 8.6°C in January and 27.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Mégara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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

PM2.515WHO 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	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 19.33 · Feb 21.02 · Mar 28.62 · Apr 29.28 · May 35.27 · Jun 41.47 · Jul 41.97 · Aug 39.97 · Sep 38.28 · Oct 31.82 · Nov 27.26 · Dec 21.6 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -2.7 · Feb -3.98 · Mar 0.02 · Apr 4.13 · May 8.71 · Jun 14.34 · Jul 18.35 · Aug 18.92 · Sep 13.56 · Oct 8.13 · Nov 1.75 · Dec -1.6 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.6 · Feb 9.12 · Mar 11.44 · Apr 14.56 · May 19.8 · Jun 24.93 · Jul 27.74 · Aug 27.56 · Sep 23.63 · Oct 18.79 · Nov 14.34 · Dec 10.25 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mégara?

The published population was 29,122 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	29,122 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴Official

International community in Mégara

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	29,125	100.0%
Greece	24,453	84.0%
Other country	4,669	16.0%

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	29,125	100.0%
Greece	24,679	84.7%
Outside Greece	4,443	15.3%

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

Alternatives for people set on Mégara

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.

Elefsína as a Mégara alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Elefsína vs 15.0 µg/m³ Mégara−33%
Unemployment: 10.9% Elefsína vs 12.6% Mégara−13%
Residents: 24,971 Elefsína vs 29,122 Mégara−14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,927 Elefsína vs 2,927 Mégarasame level

Full comparison More about Elefsína

Ródos as a Mégara alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 465 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 29,122 Mégara+94%
Unemployment: 10.4% Ródos vs 12.6% Mégara−18%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,596 (2024) Ródos vs 2,927 (2025) Mégarano percentage

Full comparison More about Ródos

Cities near Mégara

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

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities

Kamaterón29,179 residents Metamórfosi30,174 residents Trípoli30,448 residents Giannitsá30,498 residents Corfu30,737 residents Kórinthos30,816 residents

How does Mégara compare?

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

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

Is Mégara part of Athens?

Mégara 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 39.3 km away by straight-line distance. Athens city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source³

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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 Mégara?

The published population was 29,122 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Mégara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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 Mégara?

What is the unemployment rate in Mégara?

The unemployment rate is about 12.6 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Is Mégara a good place to live?

Mégara 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 Mégara part of Athens?

Mégara 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 39.3 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Mégara?

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

How many people born in Greece live in Mégara?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,453 people (84.0%) 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 = {Mégara, Greece: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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