Cost of Living in Patras, 🇬🇷 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 1 2 13 14 $728 $504 $1,120 $464 $85

Utilities 13 14 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 13 14 $16 $40 $56 $40 $1

Groceries 8 $76 $228 $533 $190 $3

Transportation 3 4 5 $108 $89 $220 $62 $12

Dining Out 2 19 $982 $180 $332 $120 $36

Leisure Activities 9 15 19 $235 $115 $182 $66 $23

Health Insurance 10 $68 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 16 $21 $21 $84 — —

Total $2,234 $1,177 $2,527 $942 $162

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $464.00 $389 – $728 per month

Coworking Space 12 $208.40 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 13 $728.29 $616 – $840 per month

Coliving Space 13 $448.18 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 19 $3.36 per cup

Beer 2 $5.27 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $11.60 per meal

Fast Food Combo 2 $9.19 per meal

Apples 8 $2.71 per kg

Bread 8 $1.59 per loaf

Milk 8 $1.17 per liter

Rice 8 $3.62 per kg

Chicken Fillets 8 $13.12 per kg

Beef 8 $18.38 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 2 $6.37 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $57.60 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $61.63 per month

Gasoline 5 $2.43 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $9.21 per trip

Scooter Rental 18 $840.34 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $23.53 per month

Gym Membership 15 $44.82 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $56.02 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 9 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $55.97 per pair

Summer Dress $42.54 per dress

Running Shoes $100.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $9.57 per visit

Laundry 17 $0.34 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 11 $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, Kalamata, Athens

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1328.71 728.29
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 485.27 464
- Apples 2.02 2.71
- Beef 14.44 18.38
- Beer 5.2 5.27
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- Bread 1.33 1.59
- Chicken Fillets 10.63 13.12
- Cinema Ticket 9.24 10.64
- Coffee 4.04 3.36
- Coliving Space 635.47 448.18
- Coworking Space 190.64 208.4
- Dining Out local 127.09, nomad 855, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 119.68, nomad 981.6, expat 179.52, family 332.16, tourist 36.08
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.22 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 9.19
- Gasoline 2.29 2.43
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 392.84, family 831.89, tourist 9.24 local 190.34, nomad 76.14, expat 228.41, family 532.95, tourist 2.74
- Gym Membership 46.22 44.82
- Haircut 17.33 9.57
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 98.21, family 254.19 nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 439.05, nomad 982.09, expat 577.7, family 982.09, tourist 109.76 local 464, nomad 728.29, expat 504.2, family 1120.45, tourist 85.15
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 86.66, tourist 5.78 local 39.78, nomad 16.25, family 56.02, tourist 1.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 23.53
- Jeans 86.66 55.97
- Laundry 11.55 0.34
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 323.51, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 66.11, nomad 235.29, expat 115.41, family 181.51, tourist 22.97
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 11.6
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 57.6
- Milk 1.68 1.17
- Mobile Plan 25.42 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 61.63
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 5.6
- Rice 2.25 3.62
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 9.21
- Running Shoes 98.21 100.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 1.34
- Scooter Rental 17.33 840.34
- Summer Dress 36.97 42.54
- Taxi Start 2.08 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.1 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 56.02
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 57.77, expat 75.1, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 61.63, nomad 107.68, expat 89.26, family 220.46, tourist 12.13
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 138.65, expat 213.75, family 335.07, tourist 0 nomad 0, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 51.99, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 21.01, expat 21.01, family 84.03
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.69 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.82 6.37
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