Greece proxies by city

What sets each documented city in Greece apart?

• Athens, Attica · 643,452 residents (2021). The Athens metropolitan area produced a GDP of €115.495 billion in 2024, or €30,684 per person.
• Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia · 319,045 residents (2021). Thessaloniki's GDP was €19.66 billion in 2023, the second highest in Greece, with services at 77.81% of output.

Each city page adds its population source, postal codes, local networks and the nearby towns that geolocation databases may show.

What is the city parameter for each city in Greece?

• Athens: -country-gr-city-athens · 643,452 residents (2021)
• Thessaloniki: -country-gr-city-thessaloniki · 319,045 residents (2021)

Write the English name in lower case, without accents, with _ for spaces. The country code gr comes first; residential proxy with city targeting explains the rules, and every tier on the pricing page includes it.

Which operators run home broadband in Greece?

• OTE (Cosmote): 45%-55% of fixed broadband lines in December 2024, per EETT (source)
• Nova: 25%-35% of fixed broadband lines in December 2024, per EETT (source)
• Vodafone Greece: 15%-25% of fixed broadband lines in December 2024, per EETT (source)

FTTP covered 59.8% of households in 2025, below the EU average of 74.1%, per the EC Digital Decade 2026 report. (source)

This describes the national market, not the networks our pool uses at a given moment. Read the ASN of your exit with an IP lookup, or add -asn-<number> to stay on one network (proxy ASN targeting).

Which local platforms are worth checking from Greece?

• Skroutz (price comparison): www.skroutz.gr
• Car.gr (classifieds): www.car.gr
• xe.gr (classifieds): www.xe.gr
• Spitogatos (real estate): www.spitogatos.gr

Prices, listings and delivery terms on these sites can depend on the visitor's location. Check them by hand, in Greek where relevant, and follow each site's terms and robots.txt. Methods: price monitoring proxy and real estate proxy.

Which data and tax rules apply in Greece?

Data protection is supervised by the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, under GDPR + Law 4624/2019. Shops include VAT in consumer prices: the standard rate is 24%, and reduced rates apply to some goods (6% / 13% (the EC table also lists 17% and 4% rates, used on some Aegean islands)).

EETT counted 4.49 million fixed broadband lines at end-2024, a 43.2% population penetration.

This is not legal advice. Our GDPR checklist covers data collection through proxies.