Cost of Living in Syros, 🇬🇷 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 2 3 4 $1,284 $746 $1,219 $688 $91

Utilities 13 — $140 $214 $113 —

Internet & Mobile 10 11 $16 $44 $60 $44 $1

Groceries 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 $78 $326 $653 $261 —

Transportation 6 8 9 40 $229 $93 $213 $44 $28

Dining Out 22 23 24 25 $512 $193 $348 $115 $52

Leisure Activities 26 34 39 $90 $134 $190 $34 $16

Health Insurance 30 31 $67 $56 $168 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 32 33 $7 $39 $62 — —

Total $2,283 $1,771 $3,127 $1,299 $190

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Food & Dining

Chicken Fillets 17 $11.15 per kg

Beef 18 $18.24 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 21 $8.39 per bottle

Coffee 24 25 $3.42 per cup

Beer 22 41 $5.04 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 23 41 $13.45 per meal

Fast Food Combo 24 $11.76 per meal

Apples 19 $2.07 per kg

Bread 15 $1.68 per loaf

Milk 14 42 $1.98 per liter

Rice 16 42 $2.33 per kg

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 23 $44.82 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 20 $0.33 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 9 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 6 7 $44.37 per month

Gasoline 12 $2.40 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 9 $6.05 per trip

Scooter Rental 40 $168.07 per month

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $688.24 $574 – $789 per month

Coworking Space 5 $246.50 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 $1,284.03 per month

Coliving Space 3 $963.03 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 10 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $27.90 per month

Gym Membership 34 $84.03 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 39 $16.81 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 26 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 27 $64.87 per pair

Summer Dress 28 $53.67 per dress

Running Shoes 29 $144.54 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 36 $14.57 per visit

Laundry 37 $2.80 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 35 $33.61 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 38 $3.34 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, Sifnos, Andros

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1387.79 1284.03
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 578.25 688.24
- Apples 2.89 2.07
- Beef 13.88 18.24
- Beer 4.63 5.04
40 more changes
- Bread 2.08 1.68
- Chicken Fillets 8.1 11.15
- Cinema Ticket 9.25 10.64
- Coffee 4.05 3.42
- Coliving Space 751.72 963.03
- Coworking Space 208.17 246.5
- Dining Out local 57.82, nomad 925.19, expat 231.3, family 346.95, tourist 46.26 local 114.85, nomad 512.04, expat 193.39, family 347.9, tourist 51.6
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.82 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 9.25 11.76
- Gasoline 2.14 2.4
- Groceries local 254.43, nomad 57.82, expat 289.12, family 693.9, tourist 0 local 261.06, nomad 78.32, expat 326.33, family 652.66, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 46.26 84.03
- Haircut 17.35 14.57
- Health Insurance local 40.48, nomad 69.39, expat 80.95, family 231.3, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 56.02, family 168.07, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 404.77, nomad 925.19, expat 520.42, family 925.19, tourist 115.65 local 688.24, nomad 1284.03, expat 745.66, family 1219.05, tourist 90.76
- Internet & Mobile local 40.48, nomad 34.69, expat 46.26, family 69.39, tourist 2.31 local 44.09, nomad 16.25, family 60.39, tourist 1.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 27.9
- Jeans 75.17 64.87
- Laundry 5.78 2.8
- Leisure Activities local 23.13, nomad 346.95, expat 80.95, family 115.65, tourist 11.56 local 33.61, nomad 89.64, expat 134.45, family 190.48, tourist 15.88
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.88 13.45
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.61 44.82
- Milk 1.73 1.98
- Mobile Plan 20.82 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.48 44.37
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.25 3.34
- Rice 2.31 2.33
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.56 6.05
- Running Shoes 104.08 144.54
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.56 1.34
- Scooter Rental 28.91 168.07
- Summer Dress 46.26 53.67
- Taxi Start 4.63 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.35 16.81
- Transportation local 23.13, nomad 57.82, expat 57.82, family 231.3, tourist 17.35 local 44.37, nomad 229.02, expat 92.77, family 212.89, tourist 28.46
- Utilities local 104.08, nomad 0, expat 115.65, family 173.47, tourist 0 local 112.74, nomad 0, expat 139.84, family 213.79, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.69, family 57.82 local 0, nomad 7, expat 39.22, family 61.62
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.93 0.33
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.41 8.39
Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Health Insurance and Visa & Legal Fees recomputed from the DEI October tariff, the operator bundles, the private-plan band and the official visa and permit fees, every category total now written as a formula (dei.gr, planoasfaleia.com, api.et.gr)

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