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Living in Ródos

In Ródos, unemployment is 10.4% (2021).

The population of Ródos totalled 56,440 at the end of 2021. Ródos registered an unemployment rate of 10.36% at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2616 sources

Population56,440people31 Dec 2021Official source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)
Average gross salary1,843EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)
Average rent364.1EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024)
Unemployment rate10.36%country median 13.6% — 24% belowOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census
Recorded crime2,596incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024)

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

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 Ródos.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ródos recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€21
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited21 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Nova Fiber1009Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026COSMOTE mobile plan2Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)364.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024)12Official · regional context

Is Ródos 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–60%
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

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Ródos is 10.4%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,843 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)7Official · regional context
Unemployment rate10.36 %country median 13.6%31 Dec 2021Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census6Official

What does a salary buy in Ródos?

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

Greece median gross pay: €1,274 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€624of €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− €364
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€624
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ródos Salary needed to live in Ródos

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,596 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024)1Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Ródos's nearest airport was RHO, 13 km away and offered 47 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport47 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport13 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)RHO3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 13.5°C in January and 28.2°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 18.74 · Feb 21.48 · Mar 22.93 · Apr 29.42 · May 36.78 · Jun 36.32 · Jul 39.06 · Aug 38.37 · Sep 35.64 · Oct 33.06 · Nov 26.22 · Dec 21.5 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan 2.68 · Feb 2.24 · Mar 4.68 · Apr 8.48 · May 14.36 · Jun 18.05 · Jul 21.35 · Aug 22.83 · Sep 18.24 · Oct 11.88 · Nov 6.58 · Dec 5.3 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 13.47 · Feb 13.55 · Mar 14.99 · Apr 17.21 · May 21.02 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.82 · Sep 26.26 · Oct 22.59 · Nov 18.75 · Dec 15.22 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population56,440 people31 Dec 2021Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)3Official

International community in Ródos

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 groupPeopleShare
Total56,441100.0%
Greece47,72484.6%
Other country8,71515.4%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total56,441100.0%
Greece50,18588.9%
Outside Greece6,25311.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Ródos

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.

Cities near Ródos

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

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities
Galátsi57,909 residentsChaniá54,559 residentsXánthi58,760 residentsKomotiní54,165 residentsKalamata58,816 residentsKavála54,065 residents

How does Ródos compare?

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Ródos in rankings

#14 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Greece

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ródos 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; Ródos'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.

What is the unemployment rate in Ródos?

The unemployment rate is 10.36 %. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

How safe is Ródos?

Police recorded 2,596 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024).

How many people live in Ródos?

The published population is 56,440 people. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is Ródos a good place to live?

Ródos 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.

Which cities are near Ródos?

Ialysós, Faliraki, Afántou are near Ródos. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Greece live in Ródos?

The official country of birth distribution records 47,724 people (84.6%) 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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  2. COSMOTE mobile plan cosmote.gr · checked 2026-09-15
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  6. Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-05
  7. Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022) ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-24
  8. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  9. Nova Fiber100 nova.gr · checked 2026-09-15
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. 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
  3. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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