Nomad Watch

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 $1,625 $784 $1,345 $672 $112
Utilities 24 — $132 $211 $112 —
Internet & Mobile 7 8 $16 $44 $60 $44 $1
Groceries 23 14 18 19 21 $109 $254 $517 $236 —
Transportation 6 13 9 $506 $77 $201 $45 $31
Dining Out 15 16 18 $534 $216 $331 $136 $62
Leisure Activities 27 16 32 $120 $118 $123 $34 $14
Health Insurance 10 28 29 $70 $37 $161 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 11 12 $7 $33 $72 — —
Total $2,987 $1,695 $3,021 $1,279 $222

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 $672.00 per month
Coworking Space 25 $84.03 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 4 $1,625.00 $1,562 – $1,752 per month
Coliving Space 4 $1,218.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 16 18 $3.25 per cup
Beer 15 18 $5.60 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 15 18 $14.57 per meal
Fast Food Combo 17 $11.76 per meal
Apples 18 19 $2.18 per kg
Bread 14 18 $1.89 per loaf
Milk 14 18 $1.18 per liter
Rice 18 22 $2.63 per kg
Chicken Fillets 14 18 $13.00 per kg
Beef 18 21 $19.09 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 18 20 $8.96 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 15 18 $62.72 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 14 18 $0.56 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 13 $2.02 per trip
Taxi per km 13 $1.01 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 6 $44.82 per month
Gasoline 9 $2.45 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 13 $7.06 per trip
Scooter Rental 6 $471.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $16.25 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $27.90 per month
Gym Membership 26 $84.03 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 32 18 $22.41 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 27 18 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.00 per pair
Summer Dress $42.54 per dress
Running Shoes 33 18 $84.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 31 $14.57 per visit
Laundry 34 $3.36 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 30 $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, Kos

  1. ECB euro reference rate (country prep, 2026-10-22)Official
  2. LongTermLettings Milos snapshot — 1-bed unfurnished EUR 600; furnished EUR 700; 3-bed house EUR 1,200 (Jul 2026)Listings
  3. FlatSpotter Milos — 30-day average rent EUR 990; Astraea 70 m2 EUR 1,671; 2-bed EUR 1,500Listings
  4. Airbnb Milos monthly search — furnished 1-bed monthly band EUR 1,394–1,564 (Oct 2026)Listings
  5. Greeka Milos hotels — about EUR 100–150/night for two in high season; budget Adamas EUR 60–120Secondary
  6. Wikivoyage Milos — bus EUR 2/trip; scooter around EUR 35/day; Portiani hotel from EUR 70Secondary
  7. Vodafone Greece prepaid — Combo 9GB EUR 14.50/30d; Data Day EUR 1.20/24hOfficial
  8. OTE/Cosmote announcement (2 Feb 2026) — Fiber 100 Unlimited EUR 24.90/month on 24-month termOfficial
  9. GlobalPetrolPrices Greece — octane-95 EUR 2.19/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
  10. SafetyWing Nomad Insurance Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeks (ages 18-39)Official
  11. Law 5038/2023 art. 68 — digital-nomad entry visa Z.1 fee EUR 75Official
  12. Law 5038/2023 art. 171 — residence permit fee; type I.8 EUR 1,000 per adult, minors exemptOfficial
  13. National taxi tariff (dec. 191290/2022, codified with 2026 amendment) — EUR 1.80 flag fall, EUR 0.90/km tariff 1, EUR 4 minimumOfficial
  14. Masoutis Milos (Adamas) via Wolt — fresh milk EUR 1.05/litre; sliced bread 500 g EUR 1.59–1.95; chicken breast fillet EUR 7.54/650 g; water 6x1.5 l EUR 2.04Shop
  15. Estia Milos tavern menu — mains EUR 10–16, gyros EUR 12, draught 500 ml EUR 5.00, desserts EUR 9Shop
  16. Aragosta Coffee Shop Milos — freddo cappuccino EUR 2.90, cappuccino EUR 2.80Shop
  17. McDonald's Greece menu (Thessaloniki outlet, national pricing) — Big Mac McMenu EUR 10.50; medium freddo cappuccino EUR 3.05Shop
  18. Numbeo Athens — inexpensive meal EUR 15; mid-range dinner for two EUR 60; draught beer EUR 5; wine EUR 9; grocery, taxi, tennis and clothing cross-checksIndex
  19. AB Vassilopoulos e-shop apples — Starking EUR 1.70/kgShop
  20. AB Vassilopoulos e-shop red wines — 750 ml dry reds EUR 5.28–9.90Shop
  21. AB Vassilopoulos e-shop beef (Moschari) — EUR 15.45–18.75/kgShop
  22. AB Vassilopoulos e-shop rice — parboiled long grain EUR 1.70/kg; basmati EUR 6.84/kgShop
  23. Timometro supermarket basket benchmarks — weekly shop EUR 37.02; breakfast EUR 22.54; family of four EUR 67.09 per weekIndex
  24. DEI G1/G1N Home tariff October 2026 — EUR 5 fixed; supply EUR 0.21997/kWh above 200 kWh; regulated network charges EUR 0.032/kWhOfficial
  25. Stone Soup Athens coworking — hot desk EUR 75/month excl. VAT; drop-in EUR 17/dayOfficial
  26. Eight Boutique Gym Athens — open gym EUR 75/monthOfficial
  27. Village Cinemas — 2D general admission EUR 9.50Official
  28. Interamerican Bewell private health cover — individual from EUR 33/monthOfficial
  29. Interamerican Bewell family cover — four-member family EUR 144/monthOfficial
  30. Athens internist price list — routine visit EUR 30Official
  31. Athens Gentlemen Barbershop — mens haircut EUR 13Shop
  32. OAKA tennis centre — weekend court EUR 15/hour (weekday off-peak EUR 10)Official
  33. Decathlon Greece mens running shoes — Asics Gel-Windhawk EUR 44.99–74.99; Kiprun Cushion 500 EUR 69.99Shop
  34. Polis Wash Thessaloniki self-service laundry — wash from EUR 5 on 10 and 18 kg machinesOfficial

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1704.6 1625
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 682.12 672
    • Apples 3.19 2.18
    • Beef 15.66 19.09
    • Beer 5.13 5.6
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    • Bread 2.06 1.89
    • Chicken Fillets 9.97 13
    • Cinema Ticket 9.97 10.64
    • Coffee 3.99 3.25
    • Coliving Space 997.17 1218
    • Coworking Space 205.06 84.03
    • Dining Out local 102.39, nomad 796.04, expat 256.68, family 398.02, tourist 62.59 local 136, nomad 534, expat 216, family 331, tourist 61.51
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 51.2 33.61
    • Fast Food Combo 10.54 11.76
    • Gasoline 2.17 2.45
    • Groceries local 245.43, nomad 113.92, expat 342.47, family 627.28, tourist 0 local 236, nomad 109, expat 254, family 517, tourist 0
    • Gym Membership 54.01 84.03
    • Haircut 22.79 14.57
    • Health Insurance local 34.18, nomad 68.36, expat 91.14, family 227.85, tourist 8.58 local 0, nomad 70.28, expat 37, family 161, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 398.73, nomad 1254.55, expat 881.84, family 1251.74, tourist 102.67 local 672, nomad 1625, expat 784, family 1345, tourist 112
    • Internet & Mobile local 34.18, nomad 62.73, expat 62.59, family 79.61, tourist 2.89 local 44.15, nomad 16.25, family 60.39, tourist 1.34
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 45.57 27.9
    • Jeans 76.93 56
    • Laundry 7.99 3.36
    • Leisure Activities local 34.32, nomad 227.85, expat 113.92, family 170.89, tourist 34.18 local 34, nomad 120, expat 118, family 123, tourist 14
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 15.37 14.57
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 71.17 62.72
    • Milk 1.88 1.18
    • Mobile Plan 28.48 16.25
    • Monthly Transport Pass 42.9 44.82
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.12 5.6
    • Rice 2.51 2.63
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 11.11 7.06
    • Running Shoes 96.76 84
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.09 1.34
    • Scooter Rental 34.18 471
    • Summer Dress 42.69 42.54
    • Taxi Start 4.27 2.02
    • Taxi per km 1.6 1.01
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.51 22.41
    • Transportation local 34.18, nomad 102.39, expat 79.61, family 153.59, tourist 19.9 local 44.82, nomad 506, expat 77, family 201, tourist 31
    • Utilities local 85.51, nomad 0, expat 113.92, family 170.89, tourist 0 local 112, nomad 0, expat 132, family 211, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 11.25, expat 85.09, family 142.05, tourist 1.13 local 0, nomad 7, expat 33.45, family 71.58
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 1.2 0.56
    • Wine (Mid-range) 17.1 8.96

    remaining lines that moved from the generated export: Coworking Space 205.06 -> 84.03, Gym Membership 54.01 -> 84.03, Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.12 -> 5.6, Housing local 398.73 -> 672 and nomad 1,254.55 -> 1,625, Internet & Mobile local 34.18 -> 44.15, expat 62.59 -> 44.15 and tourist 2.89 -> 1.34, Transportation local 34.18 -> 44.82, family 153.59 -> 201 and tourist 19.90 -> 31, Health Insurance local 34.18 -> 0 and tourist 8.58 -> 2.24, Visa & Legal Fees tourist 1.13 -> 0 (stonesoup.io, eightboutiquegym.gr, longtermlettings.com, airbnb.com, assets.ctfassets.net).

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