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 1 2 3 $2,645 $1,681 $3,585 $1,008 $126
Utilities — — — — —
Internet & Mobile 5 18 $16 $36 $53 $36 $1
Groceries 9 $108 $270 $649 $216 —
Transportation 4 10 21 $392 $112 $309 $70 $34
Dining Out 8 $1,073 $457 $845 $196 $46
Leisure Activities 12 13 17 $194 $194 $320 $139 $27
Health Insurance 7 $67 — — — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 20 $21 $21 $84 — —
Total $4,516 $2,771 $5,845 $1,665 $236

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,344.54 $1,008 – $1,569 per month
Coworking Space 11 23 $104.20 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 1 $2,645.38 $2,017 – $3,137 per month
Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 8 $3.42 per cup
Beer $6.72 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) $17.93 per meal
Fast Food Combo 8 $12.94 per meal
Apples 9 $2.71 per kg
Bread 9 $1.59 per loaf
Milk 9 $1.17 per liter
Rice 9 $3.62 per kg
Chicken Fillets 9 $13.12 per kg
Beef 9 $18.25 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 9 $8.99 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $78.43 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $2.02 per trip
Taxi per km 10 $1.01 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 4 $56.02 per month
Gasoline 6 $2.40 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $7.06 per trip
Scooter Rental 21 $336.13 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $16.25 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 18 $20.06 per month
Gym Membership 12 $84.03 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 17 $16.81 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $16.25 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.00 per pair
Summer Dress $42.54 per dress
Running Shoes $100.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 15 $14.57 per visit
Laundry 19 $0.78 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $33.61 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 16 $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 Hanoi, Sofia, Ios, Athens, Hydra

  1. Mykonosrealestate.gr — 50 m² apartment €1,250/month; 50 m² house €850/month; 75 m² €1,400/monthListings
  2. Holafly — Studio Ornos furnished studio €2,361/month (150 m from beach)Secondary
  3. Mykonos buses €1–3; night bus €2; SeaBus €2; airport taxi ~€20; Piraeus ferry €32Secondary
  4. Mykonos SeaBus online ticket €2.50/personOfficial
  5. Vodafone Greece Combo 9GB €14.50/30d; Data Day €1.20Official
  6. Greece national gasoline average €2.14/litre, 26 October 2026Index
  7. SafetyWing Nomad Insurance Essential $62.72 / 4 weeksOfficial
  8. McDonald's Greece Wolt — Freddo cappuccino €3.05; Big Mac McMenu €11.55Shop
  9. MealBudget Greece shelf tracker — apples 1.4 kg bag €3.39Secondary
  10. National taxi tariff €1.80 flag fall; €0.90/km tariff 1Official
  11. Stone Soup Athens Friend hot desk €75/month excl. VATOfficial
  12. Eight Boutique Gym Athens Open Gym Monthly €75Official
  13. Village Cinemas 2D general admission €9.50Official
  14. Private internist routine visit €30Official
  15. Athens Gentlemen Barbershop men’s haircut €13Shop
  16. Farmakeio Express IgActive throat lozenges 20 pcs €3.43Shop
  17. OAKA tennis centre weekend court hire €15/hour (08:00–22:00)Official
  18. PPC Fiber 500 Mbps national tariff €17.90/month, 24-month contract; island availability unverifiedOfficial
  19. Easywash Ano Mera Mykonos: 10 kg wash from €5, drying from €2 per 20 minutesShop
  20. Greece official visa application centre: digital nomad visa €75 plus €150 administrative fee per applicantOfficial
  21. SK Mykonos scooter rental: starting daily rate €10Shop
  22. ECB exchange rate source reused unchanged from Greece country prep, 22 October 2026Official
  23. European Union VAT table: Greece standard VAT rate 24%Official

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 4852.68 2645.38
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 1675.33 1344.54
    • Apples 3.06 2.71
    • Beef 19.06 18.25
    • Beer 8.67 6.72
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    • Bread 1.62 1.59
    • Chicken Fillets 13.29 13.12
    • Cinema Ticket 11.55 10.64
    • Coffee 5.2 3.42
    • Coliving Space 1502.02 not set
    • Coworking Space 358.17 104.2
    • Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 1386.48, expat 519.93, family 693.24, tourist 127.09 local 196.3, nomad 1073.11, expat 456.58, family 844.82, tourist 45.66
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 33.61
    • Fast Food Combo 13.29 12.94
    • Gasoline 2.48 2.4
    • Groceries local 369.73, nomad 173.31, expat 462.16, family 1039.86, tourist 13.86 local 216.18, nomad 108.09, expat 270.23, family 648.55, tourist 0
    • Gym Membership 75.1 84.03
    • Haircut 32.35 14.57
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 86.66, expat 109.76, family 277.3, tourist 4.62 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 866.55, nomad 2426.34, expat 1270.94, family 2195.26, tourist 184.86 local 1008.4, nomad 2645.38, expat 1680.67, family 3585.43, tourist 126.05
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 80.88, expat 51.99, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 36.3, nomad 16.25, family 52.55, tourist 1.34
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 39.28 20.06
    • Jeans 109.76 56
    • Laundry 17.33 0.78
    • Leisure Activities local 115.54, nomad 462.16, expat 346.62, family 519.93, tourist 46.22 local 138.94, nomad 193.84, expat 193.84, family 320.45, tourist 27.45
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 20.8 17.93
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 109.76 78.43
    • Milk 2.14 1.17
    • Mobile Plan 32.35 16.25
    • Monthly Transport Pass 51.99 56.02
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 3.84
    • Rice 2.54 3.62
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 25.42 7.06
    • Running Shoes 121.32 100.83
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.11 16.25
    • Scooter Rental 28.89 336.13
    • Summer Dress 63.55 42.54
    • Taxi Start 5.78 2.02
    • Taxi per km 2.89 1.01
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 28.89 16.81
    • Transportation local 69.32, nomad 207.97, expat 173.31, family 288.85, tourist 40.44 local 70.14, nomad 392.16, expat 112.49, family 308.8, tourist 33.84
    • Utilities local 207.97, nomad 254.19, expat 231.08, family 404.39, tourist 0 not set
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 57.77, family 115.54 local 0, nomad 21.01, expat 21.01, family 84.03
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 1.27 0.67
    • Wine (Mid-range) 16.18 8.99

    Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) corrected for units, actual source references, borrowed-price labels, reproducible profile formulas or explicitly unverified evidence; dead and blocked references removed (selfservicelaundry.gr, mealbudget.app, uk-gr.gvcworld.eu).

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