🇬🇷 2 cities in Greece, sorted by daily travel budget. Not the exchange rate — how cheap it feels on your own income, and where a price becomes a rip-off. Updated September 2026
| City | Per day | Per month | Local meal | Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇷 AthensBig city | $210 | $3,351 | €11 | €3 |
| 🇬🇷 SantoriniResort | $409 | $5,306 | €15 | €3.5 |
Per day = one mid-range night + three meals, a coffee and two taxi rides. Open a city for item-by-item prices, rip-off thresholds and live traveler reports.
With a mid-range room, between $210 and $409 a day depending on the city — about $310 on average. Hostels and local eateries cut that by 30% or more.
Short-term rental plus living costs runs $3,351–$5,306 by city, about $4,328 on average.
By daily budget, Athens ($210/day) is the cheapest and Santorini ($409/day) the most expensive.