Cost of Living in Ithaca, 🇬🇷 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 14 $1,681 $896 $728 $728 $123

Utilities 4 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 $16 $42 $58 $42 $6

Groceries 13 28 29 23 $130 $324 $727 $260 $3

Transportation 24 7 11 $252 $140 $281 $56 $14

Dining Out 6 $518 $202 $359 $90 $45

Leisure Activities 20 16 $146 $112 $202 $73 $17

Health Insurance 12 $67 $178 — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 26 27 $21 $17 $84 — —

Total $2,831 $1,911 $2,439 $1,249 $210

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $728.29 per month

Coworking Space 25 $162.46 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 $1,680.67 per month

Coliving Space 3 $896.36 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $3.36 per cup

Beer $5.60 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 6 $11.20 per meal

Fast Food Combo 6 $6.72 per meal

Apples 13 $2.71 per kg

Bread 13 $1.59 per loaf

Milk 28 $1.18 per liter

Rice 29 $2.35 per kg

Chicken Fillets 13 $13.12 per kg

Beef 13 $18.39 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $13.45 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 15 $56.02 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 23 $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 24 $56.02 per month

Gasoline 8 $2.43 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $7.06 per trip

Scooter Rental 11 $840.34 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $25.77 per month

Gym Membership 20 $56.02 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.81 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $16.25 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $55.97 per pair

Summer Dress $42.57 per dress

Running Shoes 22 $100.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 17 $14.57 per visit

Laundry 19 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $22.41 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 18 $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 Corfu, Athens, Sofia, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1254.55 1680.67
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 597.74 728.29
- Apples 2.85 2.71
- Beef 13.67 18.39
- Beer 4.85 5.6
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- Bread 1.71 1.59
- Chicken Fillets 9.12 13.12
- Cinema Ticket 10.24 10.64
- Coffee 3.43 3.36
- Coliving Space 826.29 896.36
- Coworking Space 160.05 162.46
- Dining Out local 102.11, nomad 1251.74, expat 227.85, family 199.02, tourist 59.71 local 89.64, nomad 517.65, expat 201.68, family 358.54, tourist 44.82
- Doctor Visit (GP) 45.57 22.41
- Fast Food Combo 9.1 6.72
- Gasoline 2.17 2.43
- Groceries local 284.81, nomad 102.39, expat 398.73, family 740.49, tourist 5.77 local 259.59, nomad 129.79, expat 324.48, family 726.84, tourist 2.94
- Gym Membership 48.38 56.02
- Haircut 19.9 14.57
- Health Insurance local 11.25, nomad 68.36, expat 85.37, family 182.84, tourist 4.58 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 444.16, nomad 1081.55, expat 682.12, family 909.97, tourist 102.53 local 728.29, nomad 1680.67, expat 896.36, tourist 123.25
- Internet & Mobile local 39.88, nomad 62.59, expat 59.92, family 79.89, tourist 5.7 local 42.02, nomad 16.25, family 58.26, tourist 6.05
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 39.81 25.77
- Jeans 71.17 55.97
- Laundry 8.56 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 28.41, nomad 170.89, expat 85.51, family 113.92, tourist 19.98 local 72.83, nomad 145.66, expat 112.04, family 201.68, tourist 16.81
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.28 11.2
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 62.66 56.02
- Milk 1.72 1.18
- Mobile Plan 22.79 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 39.88 56.02
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.39 3.84
- Rice 2.4 2.35
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.24 7.06
- Running Shoes 96.91 100.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 14.21 16.25
- Scooter Rental 31.29 840.34
- Summer Dress 48.38 42.57
- Taxi Start 4.27 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.71 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.09 16.81
- Transportation local 34.18, nomad 68.07, expat 57.24, family 181.72, tourist 19.9 local 56.02, nomad 252.32, expat 140.28, family 280.56, tourist 14.12
- Utilities local 102.67, nomad 0, expat 114.21, family 171.31, tourist 0 nomad 0, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 16.88, expat 85.09, family 130.52 local 0, nomad 21.01, expat 16.81, family 84.03
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.14 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.55 13.45
Fix pass checked units, corrected borrowed-price disclosures, removed unsupported and dead citations, and made priced category formulas explicit 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). Sources are the working pages in Sources checked; unsupported components are identified under Not verified (ithacagreece.com, selfservicelaundry.gr, uk-gr.gvcworld.eu).

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