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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 5 $1,008 $560 $1,120 $504 $56
Utilities 23 2 — $132 $211 $112 —
Internet & Mobile 6 7 $16 $44 $60 $44 $1
Groceries 35 10 11 13 17 $109 $256 $524 $238 —
Transportation 3 4 9 30 8 $555 $83 $201 $49 $32
Dining Out 31 15 29 $540 $218 $298 $108 $65
Leisure Activities 19 28 25 29 31 $100 $119 $124 $35 $14
Health Insurance 20 33 34 $63 $37 $161 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 21 22 $7 $33 $72 — —
Total $2,398 $1,482 $2,771 $1,090 $170

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $504.00 per month
Coworking Space 18 $84.03 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,008.00 per month
Coliving Space 2 $756.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 15 16 $3.42 per cup
Beer 29 31 $5.60 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 31 16 $14.57 per meal
Fast Food Combo 15 $11.76 per meal
Apples 17 11 $2.18 per kg
Bread 10 $1.89 per loaf
Milk 10 17 $1.18 per liter
Rice 17 14 $2.63 per kg
Chicken Fillets 10 $13.00 per kg
Beef 16 13 $19.09 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 12 16 $8.96 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 31 16 $62.72 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 10 17 $0.56 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 $2.02 per trip
Taxi per km 9 $1.01 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 3 4 $49.30 per month
Gasoline 8 $2.45 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 9 $7.06 per trip
Scooter Rental 30 $470.59 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $16.25 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $27.90 per month
Gym Membership 25 $84.03 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 28 $16.81 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.00 per pair
Summer Dress $42.54 per dress
Running Shoes 24 16 $84.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 27 $14.57 per visit
Laundry 32 $1.12 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 26 $33.61 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 36 37 $5.34 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, Milos, Folegandros

  1. ECB euro reference (country prep, 2026-10-22)Official
  2. FlatSpotter Serifos — studio listings €350; 30-day average rent €900Listings
  3. Municipality of Serifos — Livadi–Chora bus €2.20; beach routes €2–4Official
  4. KTEL Serifos Livadi–Chora single €2.20 (summer 2026 timetable)Secondary
  5. Wikivoyage Serifos — accommodation from €50/night; frequent Livadi–Chora buses; shore tavernasSecondary
  6. Vodafone Greece prepaid — Combo 9GB €14.50/30d; Data Day 15GB €1.20/24hOfficial
  7. Cosmote announcement — Fiber 100 Unlimited €24.90/month on a 24-month termOfficial
  8. Greece Octane-95 €2.19/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
  9. National taxi tariff — €1.80 flag fall, €0.90/km tariff 1, €4 minimumOfficial
  10. Masoutis Milos island supermarket — milk €1.05/litre; sliced loaf 500 g €1.59–1.95; chicken breast fillet €7.54/650 g; water 6×1.5 l €2.04Shop
  11. AB Vassilopoulos e-shop apples — Starking €1.70/kgShop
  12. AB Vassilopoulos e-shop red wines — 750 ml dry reds €5.28–9.90Shop
  13. AB Vassilopoulos e-shop beef — €15.45–18.75/kgShop
  14. AB Vassilopoulos e-shop rice — parboiled long grain €1.70/kg to basmati €6.84/kgShop
  15. McDonald's Greece menu (Thessaloniki outlet, national pricing) — medium freddo cappuccino €3.05; Big Mac McMenu €10.50Shop
  16. Numbeo Athens — inexpensive meal €15; draught beer €5; beef €17.04/kg; cappuccino €3.70Index
  17. Numbeo Athens food — apples €1.95/kg; rice €2.35/kg; water 1.5 l €0.74Index
  18. Stone Soup Athens coworking — hot desk €75/month excl. VATOfficial
  19. Village Cinemas — 2D general admission €9.50Official
  20. SafetyWing Nomad Insurance Essential $62.72 per 4 weeks (billed in USD)Official
  21. Law 5038/2023 art. 68 — digital-nomad entry visa Z.1 fee €75Official
  22. Law 5038/2023 art. 171 — residence permit fee, type I.8 €1,000 per adult, minors exemptOfficial
  23. DEI G1/G1N Home tariff October 2026 — €5 fixed; €0.15913/kWh up to 200 kWh, €0.21997/kWh above; regulated network charges €0.032/kWhOfficial
  24. Decathlon Greece men’s running shoes — Asics Gel-Windhawk €44.99–74.99; Kiprun Cushion 500 €69.99Shop
  25. Eight Boutique Gym Athens — open gym €75/monthOfficial
  26. Athens internist price list — routine visit €30Official
  27. Athens Gentlemen Barbershop — men’s haircut €13Shop
  28. OAKA tennis centre — weekend court €15/hourOfficial
  29. Wikivoyage Greece — small-bar draught €4–5Secondary
  30. Wikivoyage Milos — scooter rental around €35/day (Cyclades benchmark)Secondary
  31. Estia Milos tavern menu — mains €10–16; gyros €12; draught 500 ml €5; desserts €9Shop
  32. Athens Launderette — €8 wash in an 8 kg machineShop
  33. Interamerican Bewell private health cover — individual from €33/monthOfficial
  34. Interamerican Bewell family cover — four-member family €144/monthOfficial
  35. Timometro supermarket basket benchmarks — weekly shop €37.02; breakfast €22.54; family of four €67.09/weekIndex
  36. Greek retail medicine guide (checked 23 Oct 2026) — Depon paracetamol 500 mg 20 tablets €0.95 incl. VATSecondary
  37. Greek retail medicine guide (checked 12 Sep 2026) — Algofren ibuprofen 400 mg 20 tablets €3.82 retailSecondary

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 1008
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 504
    • Apples 2.31 2.18
    • Beef 13.84 19.09
    • Beer 4.61 5.6
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    • Bread 1.73 1.89
    • Chicken Fillets 9.23 13
    • Cinema Ticket 9.23 10.64
    • Coffee 4.04 3.42
    • Coliving Space 922.64 756
    • Coworking Space 173 84.03
    • Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 1037.97, expat 288.33, family 345.99, tourist 69.2 local 108.01, nomad 539.5, expat 217.93, family 298.49, tourist 65.04
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 57.67 33.61
    • Fast Food Combo 10.38 11.76
    • Gasoline 2.19 2.45
    • Groceries local 288.33, nomad 173, expat 403.66, family 807.31, tourist 0 local 238, nomad 109, expat 256, family 524, tourist 0
    • Gym Membership 46.13 84.03
    • Haircut 20.76 14.57
    • Health Insurance local 23.07, nomad 80.73, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 36.97, family 161.34, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 576.65, nomad 1383.97, expat 807.31, family 1153.31, tourist 115.33 local 504, nomad 1008, expat 560, family 1120, tourist 56
    • Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 69.2, expat 57.67, family 80.73, tourist 5.77 local 44.15, nomad 16.25, family 60.39, tourist 1.34
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 27.9
    • Jeans 80.73 56
    • Laundry 9.23 1.12
    • Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 288.33, expat 173, family 230.66 local 34.96, nomad 99.72, expat 118.99, family 124.37, tourist 14.06
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 11.53 14.57
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.2 62.72
    • Milk 1.61 1.18
    • Mobile Plan 17.3 16.25
    • Monthly Transport Pass 28.83 49.3
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 5.34
    • Rice 2.31 2.63
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 7.06
    • Running Shoes 103.8 84
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 1.34
    • Scooter Rental 46.13 470.59
    • Summer Dress 46.13 42.54
    • Taxi Start 3.46 2.02
    • Taxi per km 1.73 1.01
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.76 16.81
    • Transportation local 46.13, nomad 230.66, expat 115.33, family 288.33, tourist 23.07 local 49.3, nomad 555.18, expat 82.8, family 201.21, tourist 31.6
    • Utilities local 138.4, nomad 57.67, expat 149.93, family 230.66, tourist 0 local 112, nomad 0, expat 132, family 211, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.6, family 34.6 local 0, nomad 7, expat 33.45, family 71.58
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 0.56
    • Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 8.96

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