Is Greece a good place to live for remote workers?

Greece scores 73/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 129.1 Mbps, safety 95, healthcare 77, air quality 78, english 65) — rank 52 of 167. Slower broadband than western EU; island life trades speed for scenery.

How fast is the internet in Greece?

Median fixed broadband is around 129.1 Mbps. Slower broadband than western EU; island life trades speed for scenery.

What does $3,000/month get you in Greece?

Single-person essentials run about $1,279/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.3× essentials).

Livability · rank 52/167

Is 🇬🇷 Greece (Athens) a good place to live?

Quality score 73/100 against essentials of $1,279/month. Slower broadband than western EU; island life trades speed for scenery.

The five metrics

Internet 52 129.1 Mbps median broadband, 86.3% online

Safety 95 0.8 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 77 UHC service coverage 77/100 (2023)

Air quality 78 PM2.5 15 µg/m³ (2023)

English 65 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate 0.3 · corruption control 0.3 · stability 0.14 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $29.35 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $10.3/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,279)	Verdict
$2,000	1.6×	very comfortable
$3,000	2.3×	very comfortable
$5,000	3.9×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇨🇳 China — quality 53.9, essentials $962/mo
🇨🇾 Cyprus — quality 82.8, essentials $1,406/mo
🇰🇼 Kuwait — quality 66.2, essentials $1,196/mo
🇶🇦 Qatar — quality 71, essentials $1,188/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Greece a good place to live for remote workers?: Greece scores 73/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 129.1 Mbps, safety 95, healthcare 77, air quality 78, english 65) — rank 52 of 167. Slower broadband than western EU; island life trades speed for scenery.
How fast is the internet in Greece?: Median fixed broadband is around 129.1 Mbps. Slower broadband than western EU; island life trades speed for scenery.
What does $3,000/month get you in Greece?: Single-person essentials run about $1,279/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.3× essentials).