Cost of Living in Kalymnos, 🇬🇷 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 $1,008 $560 $896 $504 $39

Utilities 23 — $159 $210 $123 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $16 $44 $60 $44 $1

Groceries 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 $84 $347 $695 $280 —

Transportation 3 6 10 $168 $78 $222 $45 $31

Dining Out 3 11 12 $504 $215 $402 $100 $60

Leisure Activities 3 11 22 24 $168 $123 $202 $56 $22

Health Insurance 7 $67 $84 $224 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 9 $7 $50 $100 — —

Total $2,022 $1,660 $3,011 $1,152 $155

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Services

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $1.34 one-time

Mobile Plan 4 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $27.90 per month

Gym Membership 24 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 26 $28.01 per hour

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $504.00 $392 – $672 per month

Coworking Space 21 $104.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,008.00 $840 – $1,235 per month

Coliving Space 2 $756.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 11 12 27 $3.42 per cup

Beer 3 $3.92 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 12 $15.69 per meal

Fast Food Combo 11 12 $11.76 per meal

Apples 17 12 $2.45 per kg

Bread 14 12 $1.79 per loaf

Milk 13 18 12 $1.18 per liter

Rice 13 12 $2.35 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 12 $11.49 per kg

Beef 16 12 $18.24 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 20 12 $8.96 per bottle

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

Water (1.5L bottle) 19 12 $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $44.82 per month

Gasoline 6 $2.40 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $7.06 per trip

Scooter Rental 30 $280.11 per month

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $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 28 $14.57 per visit

Laundry 29 $5.60 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 25 $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, Chios, Nicosia

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 922.64 1008
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 403.66 504
- Apples 2.88 2.45
- Beef 13.84 18.24
- Beer 4.61 3.92
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- Bread 1.38 1.79
- Chicken Fillets 9.23 11.49
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 10.64
- Coffee 4.04 3.42
- Coliving Space 576.65 756
- Coworking Space 103.8 104
- Dining Out local 69.2, nomad 691.98, expat 230.66, family 345.99, tourist 57.67 local 100.06, nomad 504, expat 215.13, family 402.24, tourist 59.94
- Doctor Visit (GP) 34.6 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 8.65 11.76
- Gasoline 2.08 2.4
- Groceries local 230.66, nomad 115.33, expat 403.66, family 691.98, 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, tourist 11.53 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 84.03, family 224.09, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 403.66, nomad 1383.97, expat 807.31, family 1153.31, tourist 103.8 local 504, nomad 1008, expat 560, family 896, tourist 39
- Internet & Mobile local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 57.67, family 80.73, tourist 5.77 local 44.15, nomad 16.25, family 60.39, tourist 1.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 27.9
- Jeans 63.43 56
- Laundry 5.77 5.6
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 230.66, expat 115.33, family 173 local 56.02, nomad 168.07, expat 123.25, family 201.68, tourist 22.41
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.53 15.69
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 40.37 56.02
- Milk 1.5 1.18
- Mobile Plan 17.3 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.6 44.82
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 5.6
- Rice 2.08 2.35
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 7.06
- Running Shoes 80.73 100.84
- 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 57.67, expat 69.2, family 138.4, tourist 11.53 local 44.82, nomad 168.07, expat 78.43, family 222.3, tourist 31.37
- Utilities local 92.26, nomad 0, expat 138.4, family 173, tourist 0 local 123, nomad 0, expat 158.69, family 209.83, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 57.67, family 92.26 local 0, nomad 7, expat 50.19, family 100.37
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.38 8.96
Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out and Leisure Activities totals rebuilt from explicit per-profile formulas, and Monthly Transport Pass aligned with the bus formula (rents airbnb.com, power tariff dei.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.

Kalymnos cost of living