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Patras vs Rhodes

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Under balanced weights Rhodes edges it, 70 to 68, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Patras is stronger on nothing outright; Rhodes on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

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 →
Cost of living: 3.9 of 70 points (scores 35/100)Safety: 8.4 of 70 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 8.8 of 70 points (scores 79/100)Internet: 7.1 of 70 points (scores 64/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 70 points (scores 76/100)Getting there & around: 7.6 of 70 points (scores 68/100)Climate: 6.5 of 70 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 70 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 9.9 of 70 points (scores 89/100)70
Rhodes
out of 100

Medieval walled island city with a long summer

Full Rhodes profile →Hotels in Greece →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricPatrasRhodes
Cost of living3435 ✓
Safety7676
Healthcare7979
Internet6264 ✓
Visa ease7676
Getting there & around6768 ✓
Climate5058 ✓
Air quality80 ✓80
Quality of life8989

Cost

MetricPatrasRhodes
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,947$1,900 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricPatrasRhodes
Homicides per 100k0.850.85
Political stability (0–100)70.570.5
UHC service coverage (0–100)7777
Life expectancy79.6 yrs79.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricPatrasRhodes
Download29.7 Mbps34.3 Mbps ✓
Upload5 Mbps5 Mbps

Visa

MetricPatrasRhodes
Nomad visaDigital Nomad Visa (Z.1)Digital 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

MetricPatrasRhodes
Non-stop airport destinations181 ✓130
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricPatrasRhodes
Comfortable months per year67 ✓
Annual mean PM2.513.9 µg/m³ ✓14 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Patras or Rhodes?
Rhodes is cheaper: about $1,900 per month versus $1,947 for one person.
Is Patras or Rhodes safer?
Patras scores higher on safety (76 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Patras or Rhodes?
Rhodes: a measured median of 34.3 Mbps versus 29.7 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); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); 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.