Cost of Living in Chios, 🇬🇷 Greece - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

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 2 3 4 5 $1,120 $538 $728 $482 $84

Utilities 29 — $113 $170 $81 —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 $16 $44 $60 $44 $1

Groceries 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 $84 $347 $695 $280 —

Transportation 6 7 8 11 15 $122 $78 $201 $51 $31

Dining Out 18 19 33 $536 $224 $425 $111 $62

Leisure Activities 6 28 30 $168 $123 $202 $56 $22

Health Insurance 12 $67 $84 $224 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 13 14 $7 $50 $100 — —

Total $2,120 $1,601 $2,805 $1,105 $202

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $482.00 $392 – $538 per month

Coworking Space 27 $104.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 4 $1,120.00 $929 – $1,569 per month

Coliving Space 3 4 $840.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 18 17 33 $3.42 per cup

Beer 33 17 $5.60 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 19 17 $13.45 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 17 $11.20 per meal

Apples 23 17 $2.45 per kg

Bread 20 17 $1.79 per loaf

Milk 16 24 17 $1.18 per liter

Rice 16 17 $2.35 per kg

Chicken Fillets 21 17 $11.49 per kg

Beef 22 17 $18.24 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 26 17 $8.96 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $56.02 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 25 17 $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 15 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 15 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 8 $51.00 per month

Gasoline 11 $2.40 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 15 $7.06 per trip

Scooter Rental 36 $280.11 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $27.90 per month

Gym Membership 30 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 32 $28.01 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 28 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.00 per pair

Summer Dress $42.54 per dress

Running Shoes $100.84 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 34 $14.57 per visit

Laundry 35 $5.60 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 31 $33.61 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $5.60 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, Sofia, Andros, Nicosia

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1037.97 1120
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 518.99 482
- Apples 2.31 2.45
- Beef 12.69 18.24
- Beer 4.61 5.6
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- Bread 1.38 1.79
- Chicken Fillets 8.07 11.49
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 10.64
- Coffee 4.04 3.42
- Coliving Space 634.32 840
- Coworking Space 138.4 104
- Dining Out local 69.2, nomad 691.98, expat 230.66, family 288.33, tourist 46.13 local 111.2, nomad 536.13, expat 224.08, family 424.93, tourist 61.62
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 8.65 11.2
- Gasoline 2.08 2.4
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 115.33, expat 403.66, family 807.31, tourist 0 local 280.11, nomad 84.03, expat 347.34, family 694.68, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 40.37 84.03
- Haircut 17.3 14.57
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 230.66 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 84.03, family 224.09, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 461.32, nomad 1383.97, expat 749.65, family 1153.31, tourist 103.8 local 482, nomad 1120, expat 537.82, family 728.29, tourist 84
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 92.26, expat 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 5.77 local 44.15, nomad 16.25, family 60.39, tourist 1.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.6 27.9
- Jeans 69.2 56
- Laundry 6.92 5.6
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 173, expat 115.33, family 138.4, tourist 28.83 local 56.02, nomad 168.07, expat 123.25, family 201.68, tourist 22.41
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 13.45
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.9 56.02
- Milk 1.73 1.18
- Mobile Plan 20.76 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 51.9 51
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.53 5.6
- Rice 2.31 2.35
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 7.06
- Running Shoes 74.96 100.84
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.53 1.34
- Scooter Rental 23.07 280.11
- Summer Dress 40.37 42.54
- Taxi Start 4.04 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.38 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 28.01
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 92.26, expat 69.2, family 173, tourist 11.53 local 50.98, nomad 122.13, expat 78.43, family 200.56, tourist 30.92
- Utilities local 138.4, nomad 0, family 207.59, tourist 0 local 80.93, nomad 0, expat 113.16, family 169.84, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.6, family 57.67 local 0, nomad 7, expat 50.19, family 100.37
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 8.96
Scooter Rental moved to a monthly figure from the Chios shop band (greekislandmoto.com) and Laundry corrected to a per-kilo price (bougadaathens.gr); Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) and Pharmacy (basic meds) lost their dead or bot-walled citations and keep their values, listed as not verified.

Chios cost of living