Cost of Living in Hydra, 🇬🇷 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 — — — — —

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $16 $40 $56 $40 $6

Groceries 13 $109 $290 $677 $242 —

Transportation 2 3 $316 $208 $397 $185 $41

Dining Out 3 $1,176 $251 $471 $157 $78

Leisure Activities 15 16 $169 $148 $275 $105 $11

Health Insurance 7 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 $21 $21 $84 — —

Total $1,874 $958 $1,960 $729 $138

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $1,344.00 $1,008 – $2,017 per month

Coworking Space 14 21 $104.20 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $1,960.00 $1,568 – $2,464 per month

Coliving Space $1,470.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $3.36 per cup

Beer — per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $15.69 per meal

Fast Food Combo 12 $12.94 per meal

Apples 13 $2.71 per kg

Bread 13 $1.59 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.18 per liter

Rice 11 $2.35 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 $11.96 per kg

Beef 13 $21.38 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $8.96 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $62.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $0.33 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $10.08 per trip

Taxi per km 3 — per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 — per month

Gasoline 6 $2.45 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 — per trip

Scooter Rental 3 $0.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $23.53 per month

Gym Membership 15 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $28.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $16.25 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.00 per pair

Summer Dress $42.54 per dress

Running Shoes $100.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 18 $14.57 per visit

Laundry $3.36 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $33.61 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 20 $3.84 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, Aegina, Athens

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1729.96 1960
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 807.31 1344
- Apples 2.31 2.71
- Beef 12.69 21.38
- Beer 5.19 not set
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- Bread 2.08 1.59
- Chicken Fillets 9.8 11.96
- Cinema Ticket 12.69 10.64
- Coffee 4.04 3.36
- Coliving Space 922.64 1470
- Coworking Space 207.59 104.2
- Dining Out local 138.4, nomad 1383.97, expat 345.99, family 461.32, tourist 69.2 local 156.86, nomad 1176.47, expat 250.98, family 470.59, tourist 78.43
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.2 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 11.53 12.94
- Gasoline 2.19 2.45
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 173, expat 345.99, family 691.98, tourist 0 local 241.78, nomad 108.8, expat 290.14, family 677, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 51.9 84.03
- Haircut 25.37 14.57
- Health Insurance local 57.67, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 5.77 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 691.98, nomad 2075.95, expat 1037.97, family 1614.63, tourist 138.4 not set
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 69.2, expat 80.73, family 115.33, tourist 5.77 local 39.78, nomad 16.25, family 56.02, tourist 6.05
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 46.13 23.53
- Jeans 80.73 56
- Laundry 13.84 3.36
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 230.66, expat 115.33, family 230.66 local 105.32, nomad 169.19, expat 147.9, family 274.51, tourist 10.64
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 15.69
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.2 62
- Milk 1.61 1.18
- Mobile Plan 17.3 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 92.26 not set
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 3.84
- Rice 2.08 2.35
- Ride-hailing (5km) 23.07 not set
- Running Shoes 103.8 100.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.84 16.25
- Scooter Rental 28.83 0
- Summer Dress 51.9 42.54
- Taxi Start 9.23 10.08
- Taxi per km 6.92 not set
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 28.83 28
- Transportation local 23.07, nomad 69.2, expat 34.6, family 115.33 local 184.87, nomad 315.97, expat 208.4, family 396.64, tourist 41.46
- Utilities local 115.33, nomad 57.67, expat 138.4, family 230.66, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.6, expat 11.53, family 23.07 local 0, nomad 21.01, expat 21.01, family 84.03
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.38 0.33
- Wine (Mid-range) 20.76 8.96
Fix pass: 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) corrected for units, borrowed prices, unsupported citations or exact profile arithmetic; unsupported category profiles withdrawn. Exchange rate and comparison cities unchanged (stonesoup.io, mealbudget.app, nova.gr, uk-gr.gvcworld.eu).

Hydra cost of living