City guide Chios
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- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €1,700 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €102,000) Spitogatos asking prices for the second quarter of 2026 average 1,533 euro per square…
- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,300 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €78,000) The August 2026 Spitogatos report gives Chios an island average of 1,533 euro per square…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €1,600 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €128,000) Spitogatos asking prices for the second quarter of 2026 average 1,533 euro per square…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,200 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €96,000) The August 2026 Spitogatos report gives Chios an island average of 1,533 euro per square…
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads 50% income tax reduction for 7 years for eligible foreign tax residents moving to Greece. Article 5C exempts 50% of Greek employment income, or income from a business carried on in…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Chios Town (Aplotaria area) for year-round amenities or Karfas for beach proximity. Chios town around Aplotaria, the main shopping street. GROUND28 is on Michail Livanou…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Kampos (historic mansions) or Mesta (medieval village experience). Kambos, just south of town, for the old Genoese estates, or Mesta, a medieval village in…
- Best Beach Nearby Mavra Volia (Black volcanic pebbles) in Emporios; Karfas (Sandy) is closer to town. Mavra Volia, at Emporios, is a beach of black volcanic pebbles. Urban buses also run to…
- Best Coworking Space Chios Hub (Pop-up/Community spaces near the Port); notice: dedicated commercial hubs are… GROUND28, Parodos Michail Livanou, Chios town 82100, calls itself the only coworking space…
- Best Hospital Skylitsio General Hospital of Chios (Elenas Venizelou 2). Skylitseio General Hospital of Chios, Elenas Venizelou 2, about 1.5 km from the town…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Only permitted in designated beach BBQ spots; highly restricted in summer due to fire… From 1 May to 31 October a fire ban covers campfires, bonfires and barbecues. Starting a…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, POS terminals are mandatory in Greece, though small mountain villages prefer cash. Cards are widely accepted in shops, hotels, and for ferries and flights. Some restaurants…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, in line with EU anti-tax avoidance directives. Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign company is taxed in Greece when a resident owns…
- Corporate Tax 22% 22% is the standard corporate income tax rate. Credit institutions that use the…
- Cultural Districts Kampos district for its unique Genovese-influenced architecture. Kambos, just south of town, for the old Genoese country estates.
- Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major Greek banks include Piraeus, Alpha Bank, and National Bank of… Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 euro = 1.1205 US…
- Cycling/Walking Paths The Kampos bicycle route among the citrus orchards. Chios has no cycle paths. A bike tour uses the car roads, and the hills and summer heat…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 5% 5% withholding on dividends. For an individual, that withholding is the full tax on this…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% 44% applies to employment, pension and business income above 60,000 euro on the 2026…
- Highway Access EO Chios-Mestonta connects the north and south through the central mountains. National road EO75 runs along the east coast. The mountain section called the Aipos bends…
- Historical Sites Chios Castle (Kastro) and the medieval village of Anavatos. The Castle of Chios (Kastro) is in the town. Anavatos is a Byzantine village of tower-like…
- Libraries & Study Spots Koraes Public Library (one of the oldest in Greece). Korais Library of Chios is on Mitropolitou Pavlou in Evangelistria.
- Local Heritage Mastiha production (the only place globally where it grows). Mastic resin, mastiha. The mastic villages in the south are where it is almost exclusively…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Port of Chios (Ferries to Piraeus, Lesvos, and Cesme, Turkey). There is no railway. The hub is the port of Chios, with ferries to Piraeus, Lesvos and…
- Museums & Art Venues The Chios Mastiha Museum (Pyrgi) – modern and architecturally stunning. The Chios Mastiha Museum is at Thesi Rachi (Tepki). Phone 22710 72212.
- Population 51,000 (Island-wide), 27,000 (Chios Town) The municipality of Chios had 50,361 residents in the 2021 census. The town municipal unit…
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets 230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
- Property Tax Yes, ENFIA (calculated based on location and size). ENFIA is charged each year on property rights held on 1 January. For an individual it…
- Property Transaction Tax 3% plus notary and lawyer fees (approx. 7-9% total). The buyer pays transfer tax at 3% of the taxable value. A municipal levy of 3% of that tax…
- Public Transport Passes Green Blue Buses (KTEL Chios); tickets range from €1.50 to €5.00 depending on distance. There is no monthly pass. Urban KTEL zone A is 1.30 euro, or 2 euro from the driver, and…
- Regional Travel Daily ferry to Cesme, Turkey (20-30 mins) for around €25-30 round trip. The year-round Cesme ferry is 23 euro one way or 25 euro return and takes about 30…
fix pass after the batch check. Tax System now states the 183-day residence count from the Greece country prep; Street Art moved to the sgraffito page that names the Pyrgi xysta; Best Coworking Space dropped a map note and kept the operator prices (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgraffito).