Nomad Watch

Researched Updated Oct 29, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost
Housing 1 2 $840 $672 $1,064 $583 $583
Utilities 2 — — — — —
Internet & Mobile 20 3 2 $16 $38 $54 $38 $6
Groceries 14 16 15 13 17 18 $94 $313 $751 $250 —
Transportation 5 4 $57 $64 $142 $36 $12
Dining Out 12 $756 $202 $372 $101 $45
Leisure Activities 7 8 12 $155 $118 $264 $118 $23
Health Insurance 9 $67 — — — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 10 $7 — — — —
Total $1,992 $1,407 $2,647 $1,126 $671

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Clothing

Jeans $56.02 per pair
Summer Dress $42.58 per dress
Running Shoes $100.84 per pair

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $582.63 per month
Coworking Space 6 $184.87 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 $840.34 per month
Coliving Space 11 $672.27 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 12 $3.92 per cup
Beer 12 $7.00 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 12 $10.64 per meal
Fast Food Combo 25 $11.76 per meal
Apples 17 $3.03 per kg
Bread 16 $1.65 per loaf
Milk 14 $2.02 per liter
Rice 15 $2.49 per kg
Chicken Fillets 13 $13.95 per kg
Beef $15.69 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) $8.96 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 12 $45.38 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $0.34 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $2.02 per trip
Taxi per km 4 $1.01 per km
Monthly Transport Pass — per month
Gasoline $2.45 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $7.06 per trip
Scooter Rental 21 $504.20 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $16.25 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 20 $21.29 per month
Gym Membership 7 $84.03 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $28.01 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) — one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 8 $10.64 per ticket

Personal Care

Haircut $16.81 per visit
Laundry 22 $0.90 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $56.02 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 $8.96 per purchase

About these costs

Method
Researched
Last updated
Oct 29, 2026
Last changed
Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate
1 USD = 0.8925 EUR on Oct 22, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Zurich, Heraklion, Rethymno, Sofia

  1. Agios Nikolaos municipality rentals: one bedroom €450–600, three bedrooms €950Listings
  2. Flatio furnished one-bedroom €750 per 30 days including utilities and internet; next availability August 2027Listings
  3. Vodafone prepaid: Combo 9GB €14.50 per 30 days, Data Week €5.40Official
  4. National taxi decision: €1.80 start and €0.90 per kilometre, daytime urban tariffOfficial
  5. Greeka Lassithi: Agios Nikolaos to Kalo Chorio €2 per tripSecondary
  6. Office12 Heraklion monthly desk €165Official
  7. Eight Boutique Gym Athens open gym €75 per monthOfficial
  8. Village Cinemas Greece general admission €9.50Official
  9. SafetyWing Essential ages 18–39: USD 62.72 per 28 daysOfficial
  10. Official national visa consular fee schedule: digital nomads and family members €75 eachOfficial
  11. Faedra Beach accommodation offer: €600–1000 per month November–April with coworkingListings
  12. Palazzo Agios Nikolaos menu: coffee €3.50, burger €9.50, pasta €11, draught beer €5.50 per 500 mlShop
  13. Wolt Market Heraklion: Pindos breast fillet €8.09 per 650 gShop
  14. Wolt Market Heraklion: Olympos fresh milk €1.80 per litreShop
  15. Wolt Market Heraklion: Omospondia Nychaki rice €1.11 per 500 gShop
  16. Wolt Market Heraklion: Karamolegos wheat toast loaf €1.47 per 680 gShop
  17. Wolt Market Heraklion: Golden apples €2.70 per kilogramShop
  18. Wolt Market Heraklion: tomatoes €2.55 per kilogram, potatoes €1.29 per kilogramShop
  19. Wolt Market Heraklion: Zaros water six 1.5-litre bottles €1.80Shop
  20. Nova retail partner: Fiber 100 up to 100 Mbps €19 per month, subject to availabilityShop
  21. Crete Bike Rentals serving Agios Nikolaos: small 50cc scooters €15 per dayOfficial
  22. Easywash Greece: 10 kg wash €4 and drying €2 per 12 minutesOfficial
  23. Greece national gasoline price series; country-prep reference €2.19 per litreIndex
  24. Crete healthcare guide: private GP €40–60 and Augmentin €6–9 per packSecondary
  25. McDonalds One Salonica Thessaloniki menu: Quarter Pounder or McNuggets McMenu €10.50Shop

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 840.34
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 582.63
    • Apples 2.88 3.03
    • Beef 14.99 15.69
    • Beer 5.19 7
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    • Bread 2.08 1.65
    • Chicken Fillets 10.38 13.95
    • Cinema Ticket 10.38 10.64
    • Coffee 4.04 3.92
    • Coliving Space 691.98 672.27
    • Coworking Space 173 184.87
    • Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 691.98, expat 230.66, family 345.99, tourist 57.67 local 100.84, nomad 756.3, expat 201.68, family 371.99, tourist 45.38
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 56.02
    • Fast Food Combo 10.38 11.76
    • Gasoline 2.19 2.45
    • Groceries local 288.33, nomad 92.26, expat 403.66, family 691.98, tourist 0 local 250.18, nomad 93.82, expat 312.73, family 750.55, tourist 0
    • Gym Membership 46.13 84.03
    • Haircut 17.3 16.81
    • Health Insurance local 57.67, nomad 80.73, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 461.32, nomad 1383.97, expat 807.31, family 1153.31, tourist 103.8 local 582.63, nomad 840.34, expat 672.27, family 1064.43
    • Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 57.67, expat 51.9, family 69.2, tourist 0 local 37.54, nomad 16.25, family 53.78, tourist 6.05
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 21.29
    • Jeans 69.2 56.02
    • Laundry 9.23 0.9
    • Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 173, expat 92.26, family 115.33, tourist 23.07 local 117.65, nomad 154.62, family 264.43, tourist 22.97
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 10.64
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.43 45.38
    • Milk 1.73 2.02
    • Mobile Plan 23.07 16.25
    • Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 not set
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 8.96
    • Rice 2.31 2.49
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 7.06
    • Running Shoes 86.5 100.84
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 not set
    • Scooter Rental 28.83 504.2
    • Summer Dress 46.13 42.58
    • Taxi Start 4.04 2.02
    • Taxi per km 1.96 1.01
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.07 28.01
    • Transportation local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 57.67, family 138.4, tourist 11.53 local 35.85, nomad 57.03, expat 64.09, family 142.3, tourist 11.54
    • Utilities local 138.4, nomad 0, expat 173, family 230.66, tourist 0 nomad 0, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.6, expat 23.07, family 46.13 local 0, nomad 7
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 0.34
    • Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 8.96

    Independent-check fix pass corrected units, borrowed-price labels, citations and unsupported values for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Supported category totals now use explicit quantities; unsupported profiles are omitted (palazzo-3005239126.s2o.gr).

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