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Nicosia vs Patras

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Under balanced weights Patras edges it, 68 to 66, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Nicosia is stronger on nothing outright; Patras on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 3.4 of 66 points (scores 30/100)Safety: 8.6 of 66 points (scores 77/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 66 points (scores 82/100)Internet: 5.9 of 66 points (scores 53/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 66 points (scores 76/100)Getting there & around: 6.6 of 66 points (scores 60/100)Climate: 5.6 of 66 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 9.0 of 66 points (scores 81/100)Quality of life: 9.5 of 66 points (scores 86/100)66
Nicosia
out of 100

Cyprus's inland capital, divided by the Green Line

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Cost of living: 3.8 of 68 points (scores 34/100)Safety: 8.4 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 8.8 of 68 points (scores 79/100)Internet: 6.9 of 68 points (scores 62/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Getting there & around: 7.4 of 68 points (scores 67/100)Climate: 5.6 of 68 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 9.9 of 68 points (scores 89/100)68
Patras
out of 100

Greece's third city and the ferry port for Italy, with a big university

Full Patras profile →Where to stay in Patras →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricNicosiaPatras
Cost of living3034 ✓
Safety77 ✓76
Healthcare82 ✓79
Internet5362 ✓
Visa ease7676
Getting there & around6067 ✓
Climate5050
Air quality81 ✓80
Quality of life8689 ✓

Cost

MetricNicosiaPatras
Monthly cost, one person$2,152$1,947 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricNicosiaPatras
Homicides per 100k0.960.85 ✓
Political stability (0–100)73.3 ✓70.5
UHC service coverage (0–100)7677 ✓
Life expectancy81.9 yrs ✓79.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricNicosiaPatras
Download16.4 Mbps29.7 Mbps ✓
Upload4.7 Mbps5 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricNicosiaPatras
Nomad visaDigital nomad visaDigital Nomad Visa (Z.1)
Minimum income for the visa$3,929/mo$3,929/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricNicosiaPatras
Non-stop airport destinations90181 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricNicosiaPatras
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.513.5 µg/m³ ✓13.9 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Nicosia or Patras?
Patras is cheaper: about $1,947 per month versus $2,152 for one person.
Is Nicosia or Patras safer?
Nicosia scores higher on safety (77 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Nicosia or Patras?
Patras: a measured median of 29.7 Mbps versus 16.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.