Cost of Living in Zakynthos, 🇬🇷 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 $727 $616 $616 $616 $616

Utilities 3 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 3 $16 $42 $58 $42 $6

Groceries 12 13 14 15 16 17 25 $135 $337 $808 $269 $3

Transportation 4 5 18 $134 $95 $180 $49 $19

Dining Out 10 11 $518 $269 $583 $101 $40

Leisure Activities 9 10 11 $121 $85 $143 $55 $21

Health Insurance 19 $67 $178 — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 20 $7 — — — —

Total $1,725 $1,622 $2,388 $1,132 $707

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $616.25 per month

Coworking Space $73.95 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 $727.17 per month

Coliving Space $616.25 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 10 $3.36 per cup

Beer 11 $5.21 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 11 $13.45 per meal

Fast Food Combo 10 $12.32 per meal

Apples 17 $2.71 per kg

Bread 12 $1.68 per loaf

Milk 13 $1.18 per liter

Rice 14 $2.35 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $11.96 per kg

Beef 16 $14.79 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $13.45 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 11 $35.85 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 25 $0.33 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $2.02 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $49.30 per month

Gasoline 6 $2.43 per liter

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

Scooter Rental 18 $504.20 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $16.25 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $25.77 per month

Gym Membership 9 $44.82 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.81 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) — one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $55.97 per pair

Summer Dress $42.57 per dress

Running Shoes $100.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 21 $14.57 per visit

Laundry 23 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 $33.61 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 22 $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 Kefalonia, Corfu, Sofia, Hanoi, Buenos Aires

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1947.94 727.17
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 541.48 616.25
- Apples 2.57 2.71
- Beef 15.37 14.79
- Beer 5.13 5.21
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- Bread 1.72 1.68
- Chicken Fillets 9.4 11.96
- Cinema Ticket 9.69 10.64
- Coffee 3.82 3.36
- Coliving Space 828.4 616.25
- Coworking Space 171.31 73.95
- Dining Out local 91.14, nomad 796.04, expat 256.68, family 285.51, tourist 68.5 local 100.84, nomad 517.65, expat 268.91, family 582.63, tourist 40.34
- Doctor Visit (GP) 51.34 33.61
- Fast Food Combo 9.97 12.32
- Gasoline 2.14 2.43
- Groceries local 245.43, nomad 85.8, expat 342.47, family 683.53, tourist 0 local 269.47, nomad 134.74, expat 336.84, family 808.41, tourist 3.45
- Gym Membership 39.88 44.82
- Haircut 18.82 14.57
- Health Insurance local 28.55, nomad 68.36, expat 91.14, family 199.72, tourist 2.82 nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 484.52, nomad 1316.44, expat 828.4, family 1227.83, tourist 114.21 local 616.25, nomad 727.17
- Internet & Mobile local 39.81, nomad 59.85, expat 48.38, family 62.59, tourist 0 local 42.02, nomad 16.25, family 58.26, tourist 6.05
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 37.06 25.77
- Jeans 76.93 55.97
- Laundry 7.98 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 51.48, nomad 170.89, expat 102.67, family 171.59, tourist 34.32 local 54.9, nomad 121.46, expat 85.15, family 143.42, tourist 20.62
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.52 13.45
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 65.68 35.85
- Milk 1.54 1.18
- Mobile Plan 18.82 16.25
- Monthly Transport Pass 39.88 49.3
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.12 3.84
- Rice 2.17 2.35
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.27 7.06
- Running Shoes 96.91 100.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 15.36 not set
- Scooter Rental 26.79 504.2
- Summer Dress 42.83 42.57
- Taxi Start 3.99 2.02
- Taxi per km 1.31 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 19.41 16.81
- Transportation local 45.57, nomad 91.14, expat 118.99, family 181.72, tourist 17.09 local 49.3, nomad 134.45, expat 95.24, family 179.83, tourist 19.27
- Utilities local 119.69, nomad 0, expat 136.71, family 188.18, tourist 0 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 31.44, expat 56.97, family 88.32 local 0, nomad 7
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.86 0.33
- Wine (Mid-range) 18.82 13.45
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Zakynthos cost of living