Living in Tríkala

In Tríkala, unemployment is 16.4% (2021).

Tríkala had a population of 62,064 at the end of 2021. The city faced an unemployment rate of 16.41% at the end of 2021. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 18 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2616 sources

Population62,064people31 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 rent314.4EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024)

Unemployment rate16.41%country median 13.6% — 21% aboveOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census

Recorded crime1,159incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024)

PM2.5, annual mean18µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

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 Tríkala.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Tríkala. 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 plan²Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	314.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024)¹²Official · regional context

Is Tríkala 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 Tríkala?

The unemployment rate is about 16.4 % (October 2021).

Unemployment rate: 16.41 % · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Tríkala is 16.4%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

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0–1010–2020–3030–4040–5080–90

Tríkala 16.4%

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)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	16.41 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Tríkala?

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

Left over each month€674of €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	− €314
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	€674

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,159 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

Tríkala was 82 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	82 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 Tríkala. 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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Climate and air quality

Tríkala's monthly mean temperatures were 3.6°C in January and 26.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Tríkala?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 18 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 (EEA)³

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

PM2.518WHO 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	18 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 19.94 · Feb 23.49 · Mar 27.43 · Apr 30.25 · May 36.07 · Jun 42.59 · Jul 43.99 · Aug 42.03 · Sep 39.08 · Oct 33.11 · Nov 27.66 · Dec 19.45 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -12.55 · Feb -12.21 · Mar -6.56 · Apr -5.06 · May 4.24 · Jun 7.95 · Jul 12.81 · Aug 12.03 · Sep 6.47 · Oct -1.38 · Nov -5.44 · Dec -19.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.65 · Feb 5 · Mar 8.36 · Apr 12.4 · May 17.96 · Jun 23.46 · Jul 26.88 · Aug 26.51 · Sep 21.05 · Oct 15.28 · Nov 9.89 · Dec 5.01 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Tríkala?

The published population was 62,064 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	62,064 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴Official

International community in Tríkala

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	62,066	100.0%
Greece	58,232	93.8%
Other country	3,831	6.2%

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	62,066	100.0%
Greece	59,675	96.1%
Outside Greece	2,389	3.8%

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

Alternatives for people set on Tríkala

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.

Kardítsa as a Tríkala alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,244 (2025) Kardítsa vs 1,159 (2024) Tríkalano percentage
Residents: 40,272 Kardítsa vs 62,064 Tríkala−35%
Annual PM2.5: 17.0 µg/m³ Kardítsa vs 18.0 µg/m³ Tríkala−6%
Unemployment: 16.3% Kardítsa vs 16.4% Tríkalasame level

Full comparison More about Kardítsa

Alexandroupoli as a Tríkala alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 377 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 13.6% Alexandroupoli vs 16.4% Tríkala−17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,226 Alexandroupoli vs 1,159 Tríkala+6%
Residents: 59,723 Alexandroupoli vs 62,064 Tríkala−4%

Full comparison More about Alexandroupoli

Cities near Tríkala

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

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities

Agía Paraskeví62,147 residents Korydallós61,248 residents Petroúpolis60,146 residents Chalkída64,490 residents Alexandroupoli59,723 residents Néa Ionía64,611 residents

How does Tríkala compare?

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

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

Is Tríkala part of Larissa?

Tríkala is near Larissa, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 50.6 km away by straight-line distance. Larissa city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source¹⁶

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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 Tríkala?

The published population was 62,064 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Tríkala?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 18 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 (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Tríkala?

The unemployment rate is about 16.4 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Is Tríkala a good place to live?

Tríkala 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 Tríkala part of Larissa?

Tríkala is near Larissa, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 50.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Tríkala?

Kalampáka, Kardítsa are near Tríkala. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Greece live in Tríkala?

The official country of birth distribution records 58,232 people (93.8%) 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). Tríkala, Greece: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 98737da319d447f3779fc1b832cc9661]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/gr/trikala/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Tríkala, Greece: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {98737da319d447f3779fc1b832cc9661},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024) lms.statistics.gr · checked 2026-09-25
COSMOTE mobile plan cosmote.gr · checked 2026-09-15
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Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-05
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Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022) ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-24
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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