Living in Pátra

Pátra had a population of 170,755 at the end of 2021. Pátra registered an unemployment rate of 16.08% at the end of 2001. Annual PM2.5 levels for Pátra stood at 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2622 sources

Population170,755people31 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 rent328EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024)

Unemployment rate16.08%country median 13.6% — 18% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime2,023incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024)

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Pátra.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€450

Utilities, 85 m² flat€123

Fitness club€35

Internet, 60 Mbps€25

Mobile plan, 10 GB€19

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	35 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Grocery basket, monthly	60.01 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.5 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	450 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	10 eur	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.17 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	123.1 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	328 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 Pátra a good place to live?

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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 Pátra?

The unemployment rate is about 16.1 % (2001).

Unemployment rate: 16.08 % · Eurostat⁴

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Pátra is 16.1%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

210

0–1010–2020–3030–4040–5080–90

Pátra 16.1%

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)⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	16.08 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2001	Eurostat⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Pátra?

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

Left over each month€534of €1,029 take-home

Rent
Utilities
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	− €328
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²€123 · market price · Numbeo · 2026-08-03	− €123
Internet€25 · market price · Numbeo · 2026-08-03	− €25
Mobile plan€19 · market price · Numbeo · 2026-08-03	− €19
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€534

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,023 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

Pátra's nearest airport was GPA, 29 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	GPA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Public transport monthly pass	55 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 5.1°C in January to 25°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Pátra?

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 Center¹⁰Official · 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 Center¹⁰Official · 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 Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Pátra?

The published population was 170,755 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	170,755 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁶Official

International community in Pátra

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	170,754	100.0%
Greece	159,395	93.3%
Other country	11,361	6.7%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	170,754	100.0%
Greece	164,747	96.5%
Outside Greece	6,009	3.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Pátra

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.

Lárisa as a Pátra alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,159 Lárisa vs 2,023 Pátra−43%
Unemployment: 10.7% Lárisa vs 16.1% Pátra−34%
Residents: 146,595 Lárisa vs 170,755 Pátra−14%

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Cities near Pátra

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

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities

Piraeus168,151 residents Larissa164,095 residents Heraklion179,302 residents Irákleion149,501 residents Lárisa146,595 residents Patras215,922 residents

How does Pátra compare?

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Pátra in rankings

#5 of 30 in Largest cities in Greece

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

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

Is Pátra part of Patras?

Pátra belongs to the official functional urban area of Patras; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 3.6 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 Pátra?

The published population was 170,755 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Pátra?

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.

What is the unemployment rate in Pátra?

The unemployment rate is about 16.1 % (2001). Source: Eurostat.

Is Pátra a good place to live?

Pátra 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 Pátra part of Patras?

Pátra belongs to the official functional urban area of Patras; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 3.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Pátra?

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

How many people born in Greece live in Pátra?

The official country of birth distribution records 159,395 people (93.3%) 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). Pátra, Greece: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7d08d08d7af7055f161cbaec18a4f080]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/gr/patra/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Pátra, Greece: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7d08d08d7af7055f161cbaec18a4f080},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/gr/patra/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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