Cost of Living in Lefkada, 🇬🇷 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 22 $1,008 $616 $1,008 $560 $105

Utilities 19 3 — $157 $224 $134 —

Internet & Mobile 12 13 $16 $42 $58 $42 $1

Groceries 8 26 4 $157 $381 $847 $303 $11

Transportation 9 10 11 $106 $92 $184 $78 $19

Dining Out 4 5 6 7 27 $492 $266 $555 $110 $39

Leisure Activities 14 15 16 $106 $87 $252 $77 $22

Health Insurance 17 $63 $101 $247 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 18 — $21 $84 — —

Total $1,948 $1,763 $3,459 $1,304 $199

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $560.22 $414 – $644 per month

Coworking Space 5 $75.63 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 $1,008.40 per month

Coliving Space 3 $1,008.40 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 27 20 $3.42 per cup

Beer 4 20 $6.36 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 4 $15.69 per meal

Fast Food Combo 7 $12.10 per meal

Apples 8 $2.71 per kg

Bread 8 $1.59 per loaf

Milk 8 $1.17 per liter

Rice 8 $3.25 per kg

Chicken Fillets 8 $13.12 per kg

Beef 8 $18.39 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 5 $13.45 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 6 $54.90 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 26 4 $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 9 $49.30 per month

Gasoline 11 $2.43 per liter

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

Scooter Rental 16 $302.52 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 12 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $25.77 per month

Gym Membership 14 $67.23 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.81 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 12 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 $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 23 $14.57 per visit

Laundry 25 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 $22.41 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 $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 Kefalonia, Corfu, Sofia, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1198.3 1008.4
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 540.78 560.22
- Apples 2.29 2.71
- Beef 11.97 18.39
- Beer 4.57 6.36
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- Bread 1.71 1.59
- Chicken Fillets 8.56 13.12
- Cinema Ticket 9.68 9.52
- Coffee 3.14 3.42
- Coliving Space 569.61 1008.4
- Coworking Space 153.59 75.63
- Dining Out local 91.42, nomad 798.86, expat 256.68, family 199.72, tourist 56.97 local 109.8, nomad 492.1, expat 266.44, family 554.62, tourist 39.27
- Doctor Visit (GP) 48.32 22.41
- Fast Food Combo 8.83 12.1
- Gasoline 2 2.43
- Groceries local 255.97, nomad 131.51, expat 427.56, family 741.2, tourist 5.77 local 302.52, nomad 156.86, expat 380.95, family 847.06, tourist 11.2
- Gym Membership 42.69 67.23
- Haircut 18.17 14.57
- Health Insurance local 45.43, nomad 73.98, expat 102.39, family 255.97, tourist 8.51 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 100.84, family 246.5, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 570.32, nomad 1431.77, expat 713.07, family 1026.71, tourist 108.3 local 560.22, nomad 1008.4, expat 616.25, family 1008.4, tourist 105.32
- Internet & Mobile local 37.13, nomad 68.64, expat 62.73, family 79.89, tourist 5.77 local 42.02, nomad 16.25, family 58.27, tourist 1.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.18 25.77
- Jeans 68.36 55.97
- Laundry 7.99 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 45.71, nomad 199.72, expat 131.51, family 921.24, tourist 34.18 local 76.75, nomad 106.44, expat 86.83, family 252.1, tourist 22.41
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.55 15.69
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 62.59 54.9
- Milk 1.54 1.17
- Mobile Plan 22.79 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 36.99 49.3
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.27 3.84
- Rice 2.17 3.25
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.24 7.06
- Running Shoes 91.14 100.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 19.9 1.34
- Scooter Rental 28.48 302.52
- Summer Dress 42.69 42.57
- Taxi Start 3.99 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.54 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 19.9 16.81
- Transportation local 51.34, nomad 79.61, expat 130.52, family 227.14, tourist 22.79 local 77.53, nomad 105.77, expat 91.65, family 183.62, tourist 19.04
- Utilities local 102.67, nomad 28.84, expat 125.46, family 199.72, tourist 0 local 134.45, nomad 0, expat 156.86, family 224.09, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 28.84, expat 113.22, family 226.44 local 0, expat 21.01, family 84.03
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.91 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.55 13.45
Coffee set from McDonald's Greece medium Freddo cappuccino menu price with Wikivoyage bar band cross-check (wolt.com, en.wikivoyage.org).

Lefkada cost of living