City guide Kos
- Method Generated Researched
- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,300 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €138,000) Active sale ads from January to May 2026 put the median for Rhodes and Kos together at…
- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,600 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €96,000) The January to May 2026 count gives no separate village price. Rhodes and Kos together…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,200 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €176,000) Active sale ads from January to May 2026 put the median for Rhodes and Kos together at…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €120,000) The January to May 2026 count gives no separate village price. Rhodes and Kos together…
- Affordable Shopping Spots AB Vassilopoulos, Lidl (Main road near Zipari) AB Vassilopoulos is in Agia Marina, on Papatheofanous. Lidl is on the Kos-Kefalos road at…
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads 50% income tax exemption for 7 years for eligible foreign arrivals Article 5C exempts 50% of Greek employment income, or income from a business carried on in…
- Best Beach Nearby Agios Stefanos Beach (Kefalos) - iconic island/church view Agios Stefanos Bay at Kefalos, on the west of the island.
- Best Coworking Space Expat Cowork Kos (Informal networks, often centered at 'The Hub' or shared lobbies) Map searches for coworking and for The Hub returned no place, and no operator site was…
- Best Hospital Kos General Hospital 'Hippokrateion' (Hippokratous 32) General Hospital and Health Centre of Kos (Ippokrateio), Ippokratous 34, 85300…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Moto Harley (Kos Town), Ideal Rental. Bikes approx €5-10/day Moto Harley, Kanari 44, Kos town, is a scooter and bicycle shop on the map. A scooter…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Therma Beach (Natural hot springs with beach access) From 1 May to 31 October, campfires, bonfires and barbecues are banned. Thermes, east of…
- Budget Accommodation Hostel Pelops (approx €30/night), Tigaki’s Star (seasonal deals) Leonidas Hotel and Studios, Syntagmatos Dodekanision, Kos town, lists a double room from…
- Cashless Friendly Very high; POS terminals mandatory in shops and tavernas Cards are widely accepted in shops, hotels, and for ferries and flights. Some restaurants…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, EU-aligned anti-tax avoidance rules apply 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…
- Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: Piraeus Bank, Alpha Bank (Kos Town) Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 euro = 1.1205 US…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 5% 5% withholding on dividends. For an individual, that withholding is the full tax on this…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% (on income over €40,000) 44% applies to employment, pension and business income above €60,000 on the 2026 scale…
- Must-See Landmarks The Plane Tree of Hippocrates, Neratzia Castle The Plane Tree of Hippocrates is in the centre of Kos town, and Neratzia Castle stands at…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Mount Dikeos (Highest peak, 846m) Mount Dikeos, above Zia, is mapped at 846 metres. The Wikipedia infobox gives the island a…
- Population 33,000 (Island-wide) The municipality of Kos had 37,089 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 ENFIA (Annual tax based on size, location, and age) ENFIA is charged each year on property rights held on 1 January. For an individual it…
- Property Transaction Tax 3% plus notary/legal fees (Total approx 7-10%) The buyer pays transfer tax at 3% of the taxable value on a transfer that is not charged…
- Regional Travel Blue Star Ferries or Dodekanisos Seaways to Rhodes and Kalymnos Dodekanisos Seaways sails from Kos town to Kalymnos in about 35 minutes, with fares from…
- SIM Card Cosmote (best coverage), Vodafone GR, Nova. Approx €15-€20 for 20GB+ Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova (formerly Wind) sell prepaid SIMs, and you need a passport or…
- Street Food Stalls Lucky's Souvlaki (Kos Town) - €4-€5 for a gyro Most restaurants sell a pita gyros for €2.50, and some for €2. The guide does not give a…
- Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €100,000) Asking prices are not split by bedrooms or by town and village. Active sale ads from…
- Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,800 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €72,000) The same January to May 2026 count gives Rhodes and Kos together a median of €2,210 per…
- Tap Water Technically safe but high mineral content; bottled or filtered water like 'Zaros' is… Drinkable in most places a tourist visits. On small islands it often tastes poor, because…
fix pass after the batch check. Tax System gained the 183-day presence rule from the income tax code, Property Transaction Tax gained the municipal levy that brings the total to 3.09 percent, and the value added tax cut now cites an openable mirror of the tax agency circular instead of the blocked download; the three now read like the other researched Greek city sheets (https://www.taxheaven.gr/law/4172/2013/arthro/4).