Cost of Living in Kefalonia, 🇬🇷 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 5 6 $1,020 $616 $1,681 $560 $103

Utilities 3 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 18 19 $16 $42 $58 $42 $6

Groceries 12 13 $121 $269 $631 $241 $3

Transportation 14 15 16 $113 $91 $179 $70 $12

Dining Out 7 8 11 $531 $271 $477 $90 $45

Leisure Activities 20 21 $122 $103 $217 $94 $21

Health Insurance 23 $67 $178 $710 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 24 — $21 $84 — —

Total $1,990 $1,591 $4,037 $1,097 $192

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 5 $560.22 $448 – $784 per month

Coworking Space 7 $66.55 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 $1,019.61 per month

Coliving Space 2 5 $560.22 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 7 $3.03 per cup

Beer 25 $5.60 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 9 $11.20 per meal

Fast Food Combo 8 10 $4.48 per meal

Apples 12 $2.71 per kg

Bread 12 $1.59 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.17 per liter

Rice 12 $3.25 per kg

Chicken Fillets 12 $13.12 per kg

Beef 12 $18.39 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $13.45 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 11 $44.82 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 13 $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 16 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 16 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 15 $56.02 per month

Gasoline 17 $2.43 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 16 $7.06 per trip

Scooter Rental 22 $672.27 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 18 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 19 $25.77 per month

Gym Membership 20 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.81 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 18 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $9.52 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $55.97 per pair

Summer Dress $42.57 per dress

Running Shoes $100.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 28 $14.57 per visit

Laundry 30 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 26 27 $33.61 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 29 $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) 1383.97 1019.61
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 560.22
- Apples 2.31 2.71
- Beef 13.84 18.39
- Beer 4.61 5.6
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- Bread 1.73 1.59
- Chicken Fillets 11.53 13.12
- Cinema Ticket 11.53 9.52
- Coffee 3.46 3.03
- Coliving Space 922.64 560.22
- Coworking Space 173 66.55
- Dining Out local 57.67, nomad 980.31, expat 288.33, family 288.33, tourist 69.2 local 89.64, nomad 531.09, expat 270.75, family 477.31, tourist 45.27
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 10.38 4.48
- Gasoline 2.31 2.43
- Groceries local 230.66, nomad 57.67, expat 288.33, family 807.31, tourist 5.77 local 240.9, nomad 121.01, expat 268.91, family 631.26, tourist 2.8
- Gym Membership 46.13 84.03
- Haircut 17.3 14.57
- Health Insurance local 11.53, nomad 80.73, expat 138.4, family 403.66, tourist 5.77 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, family 710, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 634.32, nomad 1729.96, expat 922.64, family 1153.31, tourist 126.86 local 560.22, nomad 1019.61, expat 616.25, family 1680.67, tourist 103.08
- Internet & Mobile local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 51.9, family 80.73, tourist 3.46 local 42.02, nomad 16.25, family 58.27, tourist 6.05
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 25.77
- Jeans 80.73 55.97
- Laundry 9.23 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 23.07, nomad 288.33, expat 138.4, family 207.59, tourist 28.83 local 93.55, nomad 122.11, expat 103.07, family 217.35, tourist 20.72
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 11.2
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.2 44.82
- Milk 1.73 1.17
- Mobile Plan 17.3 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 56.02
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 3.84
- Rice 2.31 3.25
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 7.06
- Running Shoes 92.26 100.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 1.34
- Scooter Rental 28.83 672.27
- Summer Dress 46.13 42.57
- Taxi Start 4.61 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.07 16.81
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 138.4, expat 173, family 288.33, tourist 28.83 local 70.14, nomad 112.5, expat 91.32, family 179.27, tourist 11.54
- Utilities local 92.26, nomad 34.6, expat 138.4, family 230.66, tourist 0 nomad 0, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 23.07, family 57.67 local 0, expat 21.01, family 84.03
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 13.45
Fix pass: Wine (Mid-range), Tennis Court (Weekend), Jeans, Summer Dress and Running Shoes kept at their previous values with no live price page and listed under Not verified Source

Kefalonia cost of living