Cost of Living in Skyros, 🇬🇷 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 — — — — —

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 $16 $44 $60 $44 $6

Groceries 9 10 11 12 13 $81 $363 $725 $282 —

Transportation 4 8 $210 $76 $201 $40 $25

Dining Out 14 $808 $229 $445 $108 $42

Leisure Activities 18 25 $169 $127 $329 $53 $21

Health Insurance 19 $67 $178 — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 20 $28 $21 $84 — —

Total $1,379 $1,038 $1,844 $527 $94

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $448.00 $325 – $751 per month

Coworking Space 17 $84.03 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $560.00 $325 – $751 per month

Coliving Space $420.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 14 $3.42 per cup

Beer — per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $15.69 per meal

Fast Food Combo 14 $11.76 per meal

Apples $2.46 per kg

Bread 11 $1.68 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.18 per liter

Rice 13 $2.35 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 $11.96 per kg

Beef 12 $14.79 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 31 $8.96 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $56.02 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 24 $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 8 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 8 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $40.34 per month

Gasoline 7 $2.45 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 8 $7.06 per trip

Scooter Rental $168.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $27.90 per month

Gym Membership 25 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 30 $16.81 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $16.25 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 $56.00 per pair

Summer Dress 22 $42.54 per dress

Running Shoes $100.84 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 27 $14.57 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 26 $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, Alonissos

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1037.97 560
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 518.99 448
- Apples 2.88 2.46
- Beef 13.84 14.79
- Beer 4.61 not set
40 more changes
- Bread 1.73 1.68
- Chicken Fillets 8.07 11.96
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 10.64
- Coffee 3.46 3.42
- Coliving Space 691.98 420
- Coworking Space 138.4 84.03
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 691.98, expat 288.33, family 345.99, tourist 51.9 local 107.79, nomad 808.4, expat 229.24, family 444.82, tourist 42.13
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 8.07 11.76
- Gasoline 2.08 2.45
- Groceries local 230.66, nomad 92.26, expat 345.99, family 576.65, tourist 0 local 282, nomad 80.57, expat 362.57, family 725.14, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 46.13 84.03
- Haircut 17.3 14.57
- Health Insurance local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 80.73, family 207.59, tourist 0 nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, tourist 0
- Housing local 369.06, nomad 1095.64, expat 634.32, family 864.98, tourist 103.8 not set
- Internet & Mobile local 40.37, nomad 74.96, expat 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 0 local 44.15, nomad 16.25, family 60.39, tourist 6.05
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.6 27.9
- Jeans 69.2 56
- Laundry 9.23 not set
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 230.66, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 28.83 local 53.22, nomad 169.19, expat 126.61, family 329.41, tourist 21.29
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 15.69
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.9 56.02
- Milk 1.5 1.18
- Mobile Plan 17.3 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 40.34
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 5.6
- Rice 2.08 2.35
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 7.06
- Running Shoes 80.73 100.84
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.53 16.25
- Scooter Rental 28.83 168
- Summer Dress 40.37 42.54
- Taxi Start 4.04 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.38 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 16.81
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 69.2, expat 57.67, family 138.4, tourist 17.3 local 40.34, nomad 209.75, expat 75.63, family 200.67, tourist 25.21
- Utilities local 69.2, nomad 115.33, expat 92.26, family 126.86, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 11.53, expat 28.83, family 34.6 local 0, nomad 28.01, expat 21.01, family 84.03
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 8.96

Skyros cost of living