Cost of Living in Spetses, 🇬🇷 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 4 $2,438 $1,463 $2,681 $1,341 $145

Utilities — — — — —

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

Groceries 11 $93 $417 $835 $232 —

Transportation 2 3 10 $310 $191 $448 $188 $40

Dining Out 13 $1,261 $269 $504 $168 $84

Leisure Activities 15 16 3 $205 $117 $233 $106 $16

Health Insurance 8 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 9 $7 $7 $28 — —

Total $4,397 $2,508 $4,789 $2,079 $293

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 4 $1,340.63 $1,097 – $1,584 per month

Coworking Space 14 $104.20 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 $2,437.50 $2,028 – $2,828 per month

Coliving Space 4 $1,828.13 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 12 20 $3.42 per cup

Beer 20 $6.72 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 13 $16.81 per meal

Fast Food Combo 12 $12.94 per meal

Apples 11 $2.71 per kg

Bread 11 $1.59 per loaf

Milk 11 $1.12 per liter

Rice 11 $3.25 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $13.12 per kg

Beef 11 $18.25 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $8.96 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $67.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 10 $25.77 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 — per month

Gasoline 7 $2.40 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $7.06 per trip

Scooter Rental 3 — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $27.90 per month

Gym Membership 15 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $28.00 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.00 per pair

Summer Dress $42.57 per dress

Running Shoes 19 $84.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 18 $14.57 per visit

Laundry $3.36 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $33.61 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 21 $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, Hydra, Aegina

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1729.96 2437.5
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 691.98 1340.63
- Apples 2.88 2.71
- Beef 13.84 18.25
- Beer 4.61 6.72
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- Bread 2.08 1.59
- Chicken Fillets 10.38 13.12
- Cinema Ticket 11.53 10.64
- Coffee 4.04 3.42
- Coliving Space 807.31 1828.13
- Coworking Space 138.4 104.2
- Dining Out local 115.33, nomad 1153.31, expat 230.66, family 230.66, tourist 69.2 local 168.07, nomad 1260.5, expat 268.91, family 504.2, tourist 84.03
- Doctor Visit (GP) 51.9 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 9.23 12.94
- Gasoline 2.08 2.4
- Groceries local 322.93, nomad 173, expat 345.99, family 1037.97, tourist 11.53 local 231.81, nomad 92.72, expat 417.25, family 834.5, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 46.13 84.03
- Haircut 20.76 14.57
- Health Insurance local 46.13, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 5.77 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 576.65, nomad 1153.31, expat 922.64, family 1499.3, tourist 115.33 local 1340.63, nomad 2437.5, expat 1462.5, family 2681.25, tourist 145
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 345.99, expat 57.67, family 92.26, tourist 5.77 local 44.09, nomad 16.25, family 60.39, tourist 6.05
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 27.9
- Jeans 69.2 56
- Laundry 5.77 3.36
- Leisure Activities local 57.67, nomad 173, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 23.07 local 105.88, nomad 205.43, expat 116.53, family 233.05, tourist 16.24
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.38 16.81
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.43 67
- Milk 1.73 1.12
- Mobile Plan 20.76 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 not set
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 3.84
- Rice 2.31 3.25
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 7.06
- Running Shoes 92.26 84
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.84 16.25
- Scooter Rental 23.07 not set
- Summer Dress 46.13 42.57
- Taxi Start 4.04 25.77
- Taxi per km 2.08 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 28
- Transportation local 57.67, nomad 115.33, expat 92.26, family 345.99, tourist 17.3 local 187.68, nomad 310.25, expat 191.15, family 447.9, tourist 39.55
- Utilities local 115.33, nomad 0, expat 138.4, family 230.66, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 46.13, family 69.2 local 0, nomad 7, expat 7, family 28.01
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 16.15 8.96
Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Ride-hailing (5km), SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Doctor Visit (GP) and Pharmacy (basic meds) citations corrected to pages that show their number; values unchanged apart from the unit fixes above.

Spetses cost of living