Cost of Living in Kalamata, 🇬🇷 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 1 3 4 5 6 $695 $490 $738 $403 $403

Utilities 24 6 5 — $162 $212 $138 —

Internet & Mobile 13 11 12 $16 $44 $74 $44 $1

Groceries 14 5 $91 $327 $680 $262 $9

Transportation 5 6 7 9 10 $91 $64 $234 $50 $26

Dining Out 5 6 15 $845 $213 $306 $164 $54

Leisure Activities 16 17 19 5 $297 $106 $893 $62 $22

Health Insurance 21 $63 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 22 23 $21 $21 $84 — —

Total $2,119 $1,427 $3,221 $1,123 $517

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 5 6 $403.36 $359 – $490 per month

Coworking Space 19 $224.09 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 5 6 $694.68 $504 – $840 per month

Coliving Space 2 4 $504.20 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 6 $4.15 per cup

Beer 5 6 $4.48 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 5 6 15 $16.25 per meal

Fast Food Combo 5 6 $8.40 per meal

Apples 14 5 $2.71 per kg

Bread 14 5 $1.59 per loaf

Milk 14 5 $1.12 per liter

Rice 14 5 $3.62 per kg

Chicken Fillets 14 5 $13.12 per kg

Beef 14 5 $21.38 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 5 6 $10.08 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 5 6 15 $49.30 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 5 6 $0.83 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 $4.48 per trip

Taxi per km 9 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 5 6 8 $50.42 per month

Gasoline 10 $2.43 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 9 $9.52 per trip

Scooter Rental 20 $840.34 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 11 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $27.90 per month

Gym Membership 17 18 5 6 $50.42 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $56.02 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 5 $11.20 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 5 6 $88.94 per pair

Summer Dress $40.03 per dress

Running Shoes 5 6 $104.49 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 6 $10.70 per visit

Laundry 26 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 25 6 $33.61 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 6 $3.77 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 Athens, Sofia, Hanoi, Istanbul

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1444.25 694.68
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 600.81 403.36
- Apples 2.02 2.71
- Beef 14.79 21.38
- Beer 5.2 4.48
40 more changes
- Bread 1.5 1.59
- Chicken Fillets 10.63 13.12
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 11.2
- Coffee 3.93 4.15
- Coliving Space 866.55 504.2
- Coworking Space 190.64 224.09
- Dining Out local 115.54, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 164.26, nomad 845.15, expat 213.11, family 305.88, tourist 53.67
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.22 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 8.4
- Gasoline 2.25 2.43
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 261.67, nomad 90.51, expat 327.09, family 680.34, tourist 8.96
- Gym Membership 51.99 50.42
- Haircut 20.8 10.7
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 86.66, family 207.97 local 0, nomad 62.72, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 485.27, nomad 1213.17, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 98.21 local 403.36, nomad 694.68, expat 490.2, family 737.62
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 51.99, family 86.66, tourist 4.04 local 44.15, nomad 16.25, family 73.61, tourist 1.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 36.97 27.9
- Jeans 90.12 88.94
- Laundry 13.86 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 161.76, family 323.51, tourist 17.33 local 61.62, nomad 296.92, expat 106.44, family 892.63, tourist 22.41
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.6 16.25
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 49.3
- Milk 1.79 1.12
- Mobile Plan 25.42 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 50.42
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 3.77
- Rice 2.43 3.62
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.82 9.52
- Running Shoes 98.21 104.49
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 1.34
- Scooter Rental 28.89 840.34
- Summer Dress 40.44 40.03
- Taxi Start 2.08 4.48
- Taxi per km 1.1 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 56.02
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 103.99, expat 127.09, family 254.19, tourist 28.89 local 50.42, nomad 91.32, expat 63.87, family 234.44, tourist 26.22
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 184.86, expat 207.97, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 138, nomad 0, expat 162.46, family 212, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 51.99, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 21.01, expat 21.01, family 84.03
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.58 0.83
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 10.08
Fix pass — Utilities local and family, Groceries local, nomad, expat and family, Dining Out local, nomad, expat, family and tourist, and Leisure Activities nomad and family recomputed so every total matches its written formula of item prices; Housing family set to the crowd table's own three-bedroom row and the power tariff updated to the October 2026 sheet (dei.gr, mealbudget.app)

Kalamata cost of living