Living in Ptolemaḯda

In Ptolemaḯda, unemployment is 18.4% (2021).

Ptolemaḯda had a population of 31,575 at the end of 2021. Ptolemaḯda registered an unemployment rate of 18.39% at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population31,575people31 Dec 2021Official source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)

Average gross salary1,868EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent271.3EUR/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 rate18.39%country median 13.6% — 35% aboveOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census

Recorded crime938.5incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)

PM2.5, annual mean12.62µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean

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

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 Ptolemaḯda.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ptolemaḯda. 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 plan¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	271.3 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 Regions⁷Official · regional context

Is Ptolemaḯda 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 Ptolemaḯda?

The unemployment rate is about 18.4 % (October 2021).

Unemployment rate: 18.39 % · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁶

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Ptolemaḯda is 18.4%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

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Ptolemaḯda 18.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,868 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	18.39 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Ptolemaḯda?

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

Left over each month€717of €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	− €271
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	€717

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

Safety

How safe is Ptolemaḯda?

Police recorded about 939 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 938.5 incidents per 100,000 · Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	938.5 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Ptolemaḯda's nearest major airport was 29 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KZI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.6°C in January and 23.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Ptolemaḯda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 12.6 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 12.62 µg/m³ · EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean²

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

PM2.512.6WHO 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	12.62 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 17.02 · Feb 21.6 · Mar 25.98 · Apr 27.39 · May 32.62 · Jun 39.27 · Jul 40.79 · Aug 38.92 · Sep 35.75 · Oct 29.93 · Nov 25.65 · Dec 17.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -17.34 · Feb -14.74 · Mar -10.94 · Apr -9.21 · May 0.4 · Jun 5.22 · Jul 8.99 · Aug 9.43 · Sep 1.44 · Oct -4.33 · Nov -6.55 · Dec -22.76 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.59 · Feb 2.22 · Mar 5.85 · Apr 10.17 · May 15.6 · Jun 20.68 · Jul 23.88 · Aug 23.76 · Sep 18.42 · Oct 12.77 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 2.04 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ptolemaḯda?

The published population was 31,575 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	31,575 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)³Official

International community in Ptolemaḯda

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	31,574	100.0%
Greece	29,274	92.7%
Other country	2,303	7.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	31,574	100.0%
Greece	30,531	96.7%
Outside Greece	1,041	3.3%

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

Alternatives for people set on Ptolemaḯda

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.

Irákleio as a Ptolemaḯda alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 328 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 10.5% Irákleio vs 18.4% Ptolemaḯda−43%
Residents: 50,494 Irákleio vs 31,575 Ptolemaḯda+60%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,126 (2024) Irákleio vs 939 (2025) Ptolemaḯdano percentage

Full comparison More about Irákleio

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities

Voúla31,497 residents Néa Ionía31,684 residents Asprópyrgos31,381 residents Cholargós31,304 residents Ágioi Anárgyroi32,283 residents Koropí30,817 residents

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

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

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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 Ptolemaḯda?

The published population was 31,575 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Ptolemaḯda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 12.6 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean.

How safe is Ptolemaḯda?

Police recorded about 939 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).

What is the unemployment rate in Ptolemaḯda?

The unemployment rate is about 18.4 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Is Ptolemaḯda a good place to live?

Ptolemaḯda 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.

How many people born in Greece live in Ptolemaḯda?

The official country of birth distribution records 29,274 people (92.7%) 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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COSMOTE mobile plan cosmote.gr · checked 2026-09-15
EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean EEA Air Quality Statistics · discodata.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-10-05
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-05
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-30
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-30
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-05
Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions statistics.gr · checked 2026-10-06
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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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03) lms.statistics.gr · checked 2026-10-05

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