Living in Paralía

In Paralía (West Greece), unemployment is 23.1% (2021).

Paralía's population was 5,378 at the end of 2021. The unemployment rate was 23.08% at the end of 2021. Paralía recorded annual PM2.5 of 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population5,378people31 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 rent371.6EUR/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 rate23.08%country median 13.6% — 70% aboveOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census

Recorded crime1,954incidents 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 Paralía?

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 Paralía.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Paralía. 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 Fiber100¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	COSMOTE mobile plan¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	371.6 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 Regions⁹Official · regional context

Is Paralía 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–58%

Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on education · range 36–58%

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–73%

Family45%strong on safety, weak on education · range 33–57%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Paralía?

The unemployment rate is about 23.1 % (October 2021).

Unemployment rate: 23.08 % · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁸

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Paralía is 23.1%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

210

0–1010–2020–3030–4040–5080–90

Paralía 23.1%

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)¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	23.08 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Paralía?

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

Left over each month€617of €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	− €372
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	€617

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Safety

How safe is Paralía?

Police recorded about 1,954 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)¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,954 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Paralía's nearest airport was GPA, 25 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	25 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	GPA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Paralía. 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 Paralía.

Climate and air quality

Paralía's monthly mean temperatures were 5.1°C in January and 25°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Paralía?

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 Agency³

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 Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 16.44 · Feb 20.44 · Mar 23.41 · Apr 28.09 · May 36.2 · Jun 39.18 · Jul 40.96 · Aug 40.22 · Sep 35.77 · Oct 30.77 · Nov 27.66 · Dec 19.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -8.68 · Feb -8.96 · Mar -5.51 · Apr -2.15 · May 3.78 · Jun 8.64 · Jul 13.49 · Aug 13.44 · Sep 7.61 · Oct 2.98 · Nov -4.78 · Dec -6.74 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.08 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 8.35 · Apr 11.68 · May 16.51 · Jun 21.72 · Jul 25.04 · Aug 25.05 · Sep 20.28 · Oct 15.45 · Nov 10.75 · Dec 6.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Paralía?

The published population was 5,378 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,378 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁵Official

International community in Paralía

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	5,376	100.0%
Greece	5,113	95.1%
Other country	265	4.9%

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	5,376	100.0%
Greece	5,265	97.9%
Outside Greece	114	2.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Paralía

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.

Río as a Paralía alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 14.0% Río vs 23.1% Paralía−39%
Residents: 5,430 Río vs 5,378 Paralía+1%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,954 Río vs 1,954 Paralíasame level
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Río vs 15.0 µg/m³ Paralíasame level

Full comparison More about Río

Irákleio as a Paralía alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 181 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,494 Irákleio vs 5,378 Paralía+839%
Unemployment: 10.5% Irákleio vs 23.1% Paralía−55%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Irákleio vs 15.0 µg/m³ Paralía−33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,126 (2024) Irákleio vs 1,954 (2025) Paralíano percentage

Full comparison More about Irákleio

Cities near Paralía

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

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities

Alivéri5,386 residents Megalópoli5,344 residents Atsipópoulo5,417 residents Río5,430 residents Kryonéri5,318 residents Vrontádos5,270 residents

How does Paralía compare?

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

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

Is Paralía part of Patras?

Paralía belongs to the official functional urban area of Patras; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 8.0 km away by straight-line distance. Patras 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 Paralía?

The published population was 5,378 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Paralía?

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 Paralía?

What is the unemployment rate in Paralía?

The unemployment rate is about 23.1 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Is Paralía a good place to live?

Paralía 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 Paralía part of Patras?

Paralía belongs to the official functional urban area of Patras; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 8.0 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Paralía?

Patras, Pátra, Ovriá, Káto Achaḯa, Río are near Paralía. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Greece live in Paralía?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,113 people (95.1%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Paralía (West Greece), Greece: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7dd0bc2c1c928abab10d2f392c83e52b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/gr/paralia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Paralía (West Greece), Greece: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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