Cost of Living in Karpathos, 🇬🇷 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 16 2 $1,193 $594 $1,188 $594 $87

Utilities — $151 $213 $129 —

Internet & Mobile 17 4 $16 $40 $56 $40 $6

Groceries $99 $403 $807 $319 —

Transportation 3 7 15 $252 $107 $253 $57 $28

Dining Out $583 $269 $471 $118 $56

Leisure Activities 11 12 3 $270 $127 $253 $105 $12

Health Insurance 6 $67 $84 $224 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 19 $7 $7 $32 — —

Total $2,487 $1,782 $3,497 $1,362 $191

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 16 $593.84 per month

Coworking Space 10 $84.03 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,193.28 $1,193 – $1,818 per month

Coliving Space $840.11 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 9 $3.42 per cup

Beer $6.36 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $16.81 per meal

Fast Food Combo 9 $12.94 per meal

Apples $2.71 per kg

Bread $1.68 per loaf

Milk $1.18 per liter

Rice $2.35 per kg

Chicken Fillets $11.96 per kg

Beef $14.79 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $8.96 per bottle

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

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $50.42 per month

Gasoline 5 $2.40 per liter

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

Scooter Rental 3 $420.17 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 17 $23.42 per month

Gym Membership 12 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.81 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 11 $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 14 $14.57 per visit

Laundry 18 $0.90 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $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, Heraklion

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 1193.28
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 518.99 593.84
- Apples 2.88 2.71
- Beef 13.84 14.79
- Beer 4.61 6.36
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- Bread 1.73 1.68
- Chicken Fillets 9.23 11.96
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 10.64
- Coffee 4.04 3.42
- Coliving Space 691.98 840.11
- Coworking Space 138.4 84.03
- Dining Out local 138.4, nomad 691.98, expat 288.33, family 345.99, tourist 40.37 local 117.65, nomad 582.63, expat 268.63, family 470.59, tourist 56.02
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 9.23 12.94
- Gasoline 2.19 2.4
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 115.33, expat 403.66, family 691.98, tourist 11.53 local 319.33, nomad 98.6, expat 403.36, family 806.72, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 46.13 84.03
- Haircut 17.3 14.57
- Health Insurance local 57.67, nomad 80.73, 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 1037.97, expat 634.32, family 922.64, tourist 103.8 local 593.84, nomad 1193.28, family 1187.68, tourist 87.39
- Internet & Mobile local 40.37, nomad 69.2, expat 57.67, family 63.43, tourist 5.77 local 39.66, nomad 16.25, family 55.91, tourist 6.05
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.6 23.42
- Jeans 69.2 56
- Laundry 9.23 0.9
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 173, expat 92.26, family 138.4 local 105.32, nomad 270.03, expat 126.61, family 253.22, tourist 12.04
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 16.81
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 56.02
- Milk 1.61 1.18
- Mobile Plan 23.07 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 50.42
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.53 5.6
- Rice 2.31 2.35
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 7.06
- Running Shoes 92.26 100.84
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 16.25
- Scooter Rental 28.83 420.17
- Summer Dress 40.37 42.54
- Taxi Start 5.19 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 16.81
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 173, tourist 17.3 local 57.48, nomad 252.44, expat 106.89, family 253.22, tourist 28.12
- Utilities local 115.33, nomad 138.4, expat 126.86, family 184.53, tourist 0 local 129, nomad 0, expat 151, family 213, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 46.13, expat 34.6, family 57.67 local 0, nomad 7, expat 7, family 32.21
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 8.96
Laundry: local 8.96 → 0.9 USD Source

Karpathos cost of living