Cost of Living in Thessaloniki, 🇬🇷 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 1 2 3 4 $918 $627 $983 $547 $46

Utilities 4 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 4 $16 $40 $56 $40 $1

Groceries 10 $69 $206 $482 $172 $3

Transportation 5 6 7 $89 $53 $182 $18 $17

Dining Out 1 14 $1,009 $296 $565 $148 $50

Leisure Activities 1 11 15 16 $337 $97 $169 $72 $23

Health Insurance 12 $68 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 18 $21 $21 $84 — —

Total $2,527 $1,340 $2,521 $997 $142

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $546.57 $422 – $672 per month

Coworking Space 16 $166.72 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 $917.99 $918 – $1,353 per month

Coliving Space 4 $648.34 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 14 $3.42 per cup

Beer 1 $6.40 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $15.10 per meal

Fast Food Combo 14 $12.94 per meal

Apples 10 $2.71 per kg

Bread 10 $1.59 per loaf

Milk 10 $1.17 per liter

Rice 10 $3.62 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 $13.12 per kg

Beef 10 $18.38 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $12.80 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $55.80 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $17.93 per month

Gasoline 7 $2.43 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $7.06 per trip

Scooter Rental $67.23 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $23.53 per month

Gym Membership 15 $50.42 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.81 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $1.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 11 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $55.97 per pair

Summer Dress $42.54 per dress

Running Shoes $100.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $11.20 per visit

Laundry 17 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $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, Athens, Patras

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1444.25 917.99
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 675.91 546.57
- Apples 1.91 2.71
- Beef 15.6 18.38
- Beer 5.2 6.4
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- Bread 1.44 1.59
- Chicken Fillets 11.32 13.12
- Cinema Ticket 10.4 10.64
- Coffee 4.39 3.42
- Coliving Space 866.55 648.34
- Coworking Space 202.2 166.72
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 1097.63, expat 462.16, family 635.47, tourist 75.1 local 148.16, nomad 1008.6, expat 296.32, family 565.28, tourist 49.98
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.22 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 12.94
- Gasoline 2.22 2.43
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 207.97, expat 404.39, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 local 172.01, nomad 68.8, expat 206.41, family 481.63, tourist 2.74
- Gym Membership 51.99 50.42
- Haircut 20.8 11.2
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 69.32, family 207.97 nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1559.79, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 127.09 local 546.57, nomad 917.99, expat 627.45, family 983.23, tourist 46.02
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 103.99, tourist 5.78 local 39.78, nomad 16.25, family 56.02, tourist 1.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 36.97 23.53
- Jeans 86.66 55.97
- Laundry 11.55 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 346.62, expat 288.85, family 519.93, tourist 34.66 local 71.7, nomad 336.5, expat 97.3, family 169, tourist 23.44
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 15.1
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 55.8
- Milk 1.79 1.17
- Mobile Plan 25.42 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 17.93
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 5.6
- Rice 2.43 3.62
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.82 7.06
- Running Shoes 101.68 100.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 1.34
- Scooter Rental 13.86 67.23
- Summer Dress 40.44 42.54
- Taxi Start 2.08 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.04 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 16.81
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 69.32, expat 138.65, family 288.85, tourist 28.89 local 17.93, nomad 88.53, expat 53.23, family 181.66, tourist 16.92
- Utilities local 207.97, nomad 0, expat 254.19, family 439.05, tourist 0 nomad 0, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 57.77, family 115.54 local 0, nomad 21.01, expat 21.01, family 84.03
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.69 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 12.8
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Thessaloniki cost of living