Cost of Living in Kos, 🇬🇷 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 $1,232 $616 $896 $588 $90

Utilities 16 2 — $107 $159 $78 —

Internet & Mobile 10 11 9 $20 $48 $68 $48 $6

Groceries 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 $84 $328 $656 $263 —

Transportation 7 8 12 $222 $78 $192 $56 $24

Dining Out 27 28 30 31 38 $602 $165 $321 $82 $28

Leisure Activities 32 34 38 $167 $123 $202 $56 $23

Health Insurance 14 $63 $84 $224 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 $7 $7 $28 — —

Total $2,397 $1,556 $2,746 $1,171 $173

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Food & Dining

Milk 17 $1.18 per liter

Coffee 28 38 $3.59 per cup

Beer 38 $5.60 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 27 $11.20 per meal

Fast Food Combo 29 $8.85 per meal

Apples 24 $2.35 per kg

Bread 18 $1.18 per loaf

Rice 19 $1.78 per kg

Chicken Fillets 25 20 $12.73 per kg

Beef 26 $19.89 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 22 $6.16 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 31 38 $46.50 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 21 $0.34 per bottle

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 $588.24 $504 – $667 per month

Coworking Space 33 $84.03 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 $1,232.49 $1,217 – $1,396 per month

Coliving Space 4 $924.37 per month

Transportation

Taxi Start 12 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 12 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 6 $56.02 per month

Gasoline 13 $2.40 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 12 $7.06 per trip

Scooter Rental 8 $188.24 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 10 $19.94 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $27.90 per month

Gym Membership 34 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 36 $28.01 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 32 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.00 per pair

Summer Dress $42.54 per dress

Running Shoes 39 $100.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 37 $14.57 per visit

Laundry $8.96 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 35 $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, Kalymnos, Chios

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 1232.49
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 588.24
- Apples 2.88 2.35
- Beef 16.15 19.89
- Beer 5.19 5.6
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- Bread 2.08 1.18
- Chicken Fillets 10.38 12.73
- Cinema Ticket 10.38 10.64
- Coffee 4.04 3.59
- Coliving Space 864.98 924.37
- Coworking Space 207.59 84.03
- Dining Out local 173, nomad 1153.31, expat 288.33, family 461.32, tourist 92.26 local 81.57, nomad 601.68, expat 164.82, family 320.9, tourist 28.46
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.2 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 10.38 8.85
- Gasoline 2.42 2.4
- Groceries local 230.66, nomad 115.33, expat 345.99, family 691.98, tourist 0 local 262.51, nomad 84.03, expat 328.13, family 656.28, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 46.13 84.03
- Haircut 20.76 14.57
- Health Insurance local 57.67, nomad 80.73, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 9.23 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 84.03, family 224.09, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 576.65, nomad 2075.95, expat 807.31, family 1153.31, tourist 138.4 local 588.24, nomad 1232.49, expat 616.25, family 896.36, tourist 89.64
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, expat 57.67, family 80.73, tourist 5.77 local 47.84, nomad 19.94, family 67.79, tourist 6.05
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 46.13 27.9
- Jeans 86.5 56
- Laundry 9.23 8.96
- Leisure Activities local 57.67, nomad 230.66, expat 115.33, family 230.66, tourist 34.6 local 56.02, nomad 166.95, expat 123.25, family 201.68, tourist 22.63
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 11.2
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 80.73 46.5
- Milk 1.96 1.18
- Mobile Plan 28.83 19.94
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 56.02
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 5.6
- Rice 2.88 1.78
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.84 7.06
- Running Shoes 98.03 100.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 1.34
- Scooter Rental 34.6 188.24
- Summer Dress 51.9 42.54
- Taxi Start 4.04 2.02
- Taxi per km 2.08 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.76 28.01
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 57.67, expat 69.2, family 288.33, tourist 23.07 local 56.02, nomad 221.85, expat 78.43, family 191.76, tourist 24.09
- Utilities local 92.26, nomad 0, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 0 local 78.24, nomad 0, expat 107.25, family 158.67, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.6, family 57.67 local 0, nomad 7, expat 7, family 28.01
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.04 0.34
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 6.16
citation repair without value changes: Beer, Milk, Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut and Doctor Visit (GP) re-pointed at pages that show their figures; Jeans, Summer Dress, Laundry and Pharmacy (basic meds) lost their dead or silent citations and keep their values uncited under Not verified.

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