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🇬🇷 Greece vs 🇮🇹 Italy
Data-backed snapshot for immigrants planning a move. Verify visa rules and costs on official government sites before you decide.
Publisher: MigrantIQ EditorialUpdated regularly4 min readVerify official sources
| Topic | 🇬🇷 Greece | 🇮🇹 Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly living estimate (rent + groceries + transport) | €763 | €1,050 |
| Cost of living index (signal) | 54 | 61.4 |
| Quality of life index (signal) | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Typical net monthly salary (signal) | 3,718 | 5,174 |
| 1BR rent city centre (signal) | 438 | 656 |
| Top marginal income tax % (signal) | 44 | 43 |
| Unemployment rate % | 24.4 | 10.9 |
| Healthcare (summary) | Universal/Insurance | Universal/Beveridge |
| Language test often required | Varies / not always | Varies / not always |
| Dual citizenship (signal) | Check rules | Check rules |
| Currency | EUR | EUR |
| Population (profile) | 10,461,091 | 60,964,931 |
| Life expectancy (profile) | total population: 81.9 years male: 79.4 years female: 84.6 years | total population: 83 years male: 80.7 years female: 85.5 years |
| GDP per capita (profile) | $25,600.00 (USD) | $35,800.00 (USD) |
| Unemployment (profile) | 24.4% | 10.9% |
| Climate (profile) | Greece has mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Athens daytime summer temperature averages 90°F and often exceeds 100°F for periods… | Italy's climate is generally pleasant. Although summer temperatures can rise into the mid-90s with high humidity, evenings are considerab… |
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Assumptions & Limits
- - Comparison rows are directional country-level signals, not personal advice.
- - Profile topic rows appear when country profile data has been imported for that destination.
- - City, visa category, family size, job market, and exchange rates can change the outcome.
- - Official government sources override MigrantIQ summaries for visa, tax, health, and citizenship rules.
- - Use this page to shortlist destinations before reading the full country and visa guides.
Sources & Official Links
- Greece official source
Ministry of Migration and Asylum
- Italy official source
Ministero degli Affari Esteri (Visti per l'Italia)
- MigrantIQ country data
Living-cost signals from the country record; optional rows from imported profile topics (CountryReports).
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