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The Massachusetts State House, Boston
BostonThe Massachusetts State House
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Boston by Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Boston or Thessaloniki?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Boston for

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Boston’s own page.

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Boston 35, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Boston 64, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Boston 72, Thessaloniki 73: Thessaloniki leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Boston 47, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 29 points.
Nature & outdoors. Boston 60, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Boston 72, Thessaloniki 74: Thessaloniki leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Boston 72, Thessaloniki 50: Boston leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Boston 70, Thessaloniki 60: Boston leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Boston 55, Thessaloniki 50: Boston leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Boston 18, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Boston 72, Thessaloniki 52: Boston leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Boston 30, Thessaloniki 33: Thessaloniki leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Boston and Thessaloniki.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Boston
56match

Wins on families and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Boston in July

28 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BostonThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Boston: 1991-2020 normals, Boston Logan International (3.5 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBostonThessaloniki
Official language-Greek
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation43 m6 m
Main airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)4 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureBostonThessaloniki
City population675,647309,617
People per km²2,91016,042
Museums within 10 km5132
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone5 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.