Cost of Living in Sifnos, 🇬🇷 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 3 2 $1,120 $688 $1,219 $688 $101

Utilities 26 2 — $149 $219 $124 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 $16 $44 $60 $44 $1

Groceries 19 14 16 15 12 $109 $256 $524 $238 —

Transportation 4 9 32 $570 $101 $197 $64 $33

Dining Out 13 10 31 $540 $218 $298 $108 $65

Leisure Activities 21 30 13 10 $100 $119 $124 $35 $14

Health Insurance 22 35 36 $63 $37 $161 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 23 24 25 $7 $33 $72 — —

Total $2,525 $1,645 $2,874 $1,301 $216

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 3 2 $688.24 $504 – $840 per month

Coworking Space 20 $84.03 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 $1,120.45 per month

Coliving Space 2 $840.34 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 10 11 $3.42 per cup

Beer 31 13 $5.60 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 13 11 $14.57 per meal

Fast Food Combo 10 $11.76 per meal

Apples 15 12 $2.18 per kg

Bread 14 $1.89 per loaf

Milk 14 12 $1.18 per liter

Rice 17 12 $2.63 per kg

Chicken Fillets 14 $13.00 per kg

Beef 16 11 $19.09 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 18 11 $8.96 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 13 11 $62.75 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 14 12 $0.56 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 9 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 5 $63.87 per month

Gasoline 8 $2.40 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 9 $7.06 per trip

Scooter Rental 32 $470.59 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $27.90 per month

Gym Membership 27 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 30 $16.81 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.00 per pair

Summer Dress $42.54 per dress

Running Shoes 37 11 $84.03 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 28 $14.57 per visit

Laundry 33 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 28 $33.61 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 34 $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 Serifos, Paros, Sofia, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1729.96 1120.45
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 688.24
- Apples 2.31 2.18
- Beef 12.69 19.09
- Beer 4.61 5.6
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- Bread 1.73 1.89
- Chicken Fillets 8.07 13
- Cinema Ticket 10.38 10.64
- Coffee 4.04 3.42
- Coliving Space 1037.97 840.34
- Coworking Space 173 84.03
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 1383.97, expat 288.33, family 230.66, 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 2.4
- Groceries local 207.59, nomad 115.33, expat 230.66, family 691.98, tourist 0 local 237.97, nomad 109.3, expat 256.19, family 524.13, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 40.37 84.03
- Haircut 20.76 14.57
- Health Insurance local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 5.77 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 36.97, family 161.34, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 461.32, nomad 1729.96, expat 922.64, family 1383.97, tourist 138.4 local 688.24, nomad 1120.45, family 1219.05, tourist 100.84
- Internet & Mobile local 40.37, nomad 69.2, expat 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 0 local 44.15, nomad 16.25, family 60.39, tourist 1.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 27.9
- Jeans 69.2 56
- Laundry 11.53 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 23.07, nomad 288.33, expat 173, family 230.66, tourist 46.13 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 62.75
- Milk 1.5 1.18
- Mobile Plan 20.76 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 63.87
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 3.84
- Rice 2.08 2.63
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.07 7.06
- Running Shoes 103.8 84.03
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.84 1.34
- Scooter Rental 28.83 470.59
- Summer Dress 46.13 42.54
- Taxi Start 4.04 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.38 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.76 16.81
- Transportation local 23.07, nomad 92.26, expat 80.73, family 230.66, tourist 17.3 local 63.87, nomad 569.75, expat 101.01, family 196.61, tourist 33.05
- Utilities local 80.73, nomad 0, expat 138.4, family 173, tourist 0 local 123.54, nomad 0, expat 148.91, family 219.48, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 11.53, expat 57.67, family 69.2 local 0, nomad 7, expat 33.46, family 71.58
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.56
- Wine (Mid-range) 14.99 8.96
Apartment (1 bedroom), Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out and Leisure Activities totals rebuilt with per-profile arithmetic on the regional rent, the October electricity tariff, operator prices and the supermarket baskets (dei.gr, timometro.gr)

Sifnos cost of living