How much does it cost to live in Mykonos?
Typical Month (Mid Range)
$3,480 (€3,016)
Updated September 2026 · Sources cited: getgreece.com, esim.holafly.com
- Typical Month (Lower End)
- $1,297 (€1,124)
- Typical Month (Premium)
- $4,409 (€3,821)
Good to know
Good to Know
- Mykonos is extremely seasonal: rental prices, restaurant prices and even grocery availability shift dramatically between the June-September peak and the quieter shoulder/winter months — the housing figures here (from January-dated listings) are far closer to shoulder-season rates than what you'd pay in July or August.
- There's no well-established digital-nomad coworking scene documented on the island; most remote workers rely on cafes with Wi-Fi in Mykonos Town or Ornos rather than dedicated coworking spaces.
- Groceries and dining are noticeably pricier than mainland Greece due to island shipping logistics; shopping at the weekly farmers' market (laiki agora) or the early-morning market at the Old Port is the main way locals keep grocery costs down.
- Numbeo's own data page for Mykonos flags that its figures are based on very few contributors, so treat any aggregator-sourced number here as a rough guide rather than a precise citywide average.
- There is no confirmed dedicated coworking space actually located on Mykonos — remote workers typically end up working from hotel rooms, villas, or cafés with decent Wi-Fi rather than a formal coworking office.
- Mykonos has no monthly transit pass of any kind — the KTEL bus network sells single-ride paper tickets only, bought in cash from the driver or at station booths.
- Costs on Mykonos swing dramatically by season — prices for everything from bars to services spike hard from June to August and many businesses (including whatever workspace or gym options exist) close entirely in winter.
- Nightlife pricing here is genuinely among the highest in Greece — budget well above what mainland Greek cities cost for drinks and cover charges.
Monthly Totals
- Mid-range month
- €3,016
Includes 6 estimated components
1 component missing
- Lean month
- €1,124
Includes 5 estimated components
- Comfortable month
- €3,821
Includes 7 estimated components
1 component missing
Living Costs
- Where nomads live
- No large or long-established digital-nomad cluster is documented on Mykonos. The two areas most consistently named in accommodation/relocation guides for remote workers are Mykonos Town (Chora), the main hub with cafes and shops, and Ornos, a beach village a few minutes from the center. Housing figures below reflect these two areas.
Housing (per month)
- Mid-range 1-bed
- €2,361
Survey / cost-of-living site
Holafly's long-term-stay guide cites a monthly furnished studio at 'Studio Ornos, located 150 metres from the beach' priced for a stay of two people, in Ornos.
- Budget studio / 1-bed
- €1,050
Off-season or holiday-rate price — not comparable with other cities
Estimated
Midpoint of GetGreece's stated 2026 range for 'modest one-bedroom apartments starting at €900 to €1,200' for long-term residents; this reflects an off-peak/long-lease market rate, not a peak-summer short-stay furnished rate, which would run considerably higher.
- Premium apartment
- €2,878
Survey / cost-of-living site
Holafly cites 'Anna's Apartments' as offering a furnished studio with free Wi-Fi in Mykonos Town at this monthly rate for two people.
- Private room in a shared home
- €650
Estimated
No live listings for a private room in a shared home on Mykonos were found; figure is our own estimate (roughly half of the cheapest documented studio rate) since shared-room living is uncommon on an island where the rental stock is overwhelmingly whole studios/apartments/villas.
Groceries
- What the basket assumes
- One person cooking most meals at home, shopping primarily at standard supermarkets rather than the cheaper weekly farmers' market (laiki agora), which locals say runs 30-50% below supermarket prices.
- Groceries for one (month)
- €290
Estimated
Midpoint estimate blending GetGreece's stated 'Monthly Groceries (Single Person): €250–€350' range with CityCost's aggregator figure of roughly $310/month for one person on Mykonos.
Sample prices
Milk, 1L
- Milk, 1L
- €1.70
Survey / cost-of-living site
Hikersbay's aggregated 2026 price list for Mykonos states 'Bottle or carton of milk (1 liter): 2.00 USD (1.70 EUR)'.
Fresh Bread, Loaf
- Fresh Bread, Loaf
- €1.30
Estimated
No page directly stating this figure for Mykonos was retrieved; estimated in line with typical Greek supermarket bakery pricing, likely near the low end for a market with an 'island premium' on most goods.
Eggs, Dozen
- Eggs, Dozen
- €3.50
Estimated
No page directly stating this figure for Mykonos was retrieved; estimated based on general Greek supermarket pricing plus the island transport/logistics premium noted by GetGreece.
Eating out
- Cheap meal
- €9.00
Estimated
Hikersbay states 'Meal in a cheap restaurant: 14 USD (12 EUR)' for Mykonos, e.g. a taverna lunch or gyro-and-drink type meal for one. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 12 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
- High-end meal
- €75
Estimated
A diner review of M-eating, a fine-dining Greek restaurant in Mykonos Town, describes it as 'Very reasonable price for a fine dining restaurant approx €70‐€80'; midpoint used, but it is unclear from the review whether this covers one diner or was split across two, so treated as an estimate rather than a firm sourced price.
- Mid-range meal
- €19
Estimated
CityCost states 'a mid-range dinner for two is priced at $57.0'; halved here to represent one person, since CityCost's figure covers two diners. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 24.7 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Published in USD
Work, Transport & Essentials
Coworking
- Day pass
- Not available
No dedicated, currently-operating coworking space with public pricing could be confirmed on Mykonos itself. Search results returning 'Mykonos' coworking pricing were actually a room named 'Mykonos' inside an Astoria Coworking location in Queens, New York — not a real Mykonos venue — so that figure was discarded rather than misused.
- Monthly hot desk
- Not available
Same gap as “Day pass” — no verifiable named coworking operator on the island with published monthly pricing. Remote workers on Mykonos typically work from hotel rooms, villas, or cafés instead.
Transport
- How to get there
- bus (KTEL Mykonos — the only public transport on the island; no metro/tram/train exists)
- What the pass covers
- KTEL Mykonos (the island's only public bus operator) sells single-ride paper tickets only — there is no monthly or day pass product.
- Single ride
- €2.30
Estimated
Midpoint estimate: mykonos-airport.com states an average KTEL ticket price of "between €1.80 and €2.30"; other sources (Greeka, Santorini Secrets) give a wider €1.50–€3.00 range depending on route length. Took the midpoint of the tighter, more specific range.
- Monthly pass
- Not available
Greeka states plainly for KTEL Mykonos: "Tickets can only be used once per route and no day passes are available." No monthly pass product exists.
Mobile & data
- Carrier
- Cosmote (typical Greek prepaid carrier; Vodafone Greece and Nova are comparable)
- Monthly plan
- €20
Estimated
Estimated from general knowledge of Greek prepaid carrier pricing (Cosmote/Vodafone Greece/Nova) for a mid-tier prepaid data SIM; not confirmed via a live carrier page at the time of research.
- Data allowance
- approx. 20GB (estimated typical tourist/prepaid tier)
Short Stays (per night)
- Seasonal pricing
- Yes
- Why
- Mykonos exhibits extreme seasonal pricing swings: accommodation costs differ by 60-80% between winter lows and peak summer (July-August), driven by sustained multi-month European summer holiday season, party tourism, and the island's compressed compressed high-season visitor demand.
Low season
- Budget
- €90
Kayak reports January at $130/night average; Momondo reports December at $122; Machu Picchu guide reports €40-80 November-February; 2-star category typically lower end of spectrum
- Luxury
- €350
5-star winter low: Kayak reports $106-615 range; Hotel Insider indicates luxury properties largely closed; Booking.com baseline $839 reduced 50-60% for low season = $335-420; Airbnb top 10% properties sustain higher rates even off-season
- Premium
- €200
4-star low season: €160-300 shoulder season per Machu Picchu guide suggests lower end for true low season; Kayak reports 4-star from $69-146 in deals; Booking.com baseline $450 reduced ~60% for low season = ~$180
- Standard
- €130
3-star hotels €60-100 shoulder season per Machu Picchu guide; January reported at $130 average across categories; Machu Picchu reports €100-150 May-June shoulder, suggests €60-100 low season
High season
- Budget
- €280
2-star hotel average from Momondo (July: $866 average reported, 2-star category: $219 baseline; adjusted upward for peak July demand)
- Luxury
- €1,100
5-star hotel: Booking.com reports $839-1,013 (weekend peak); Momondo reports 5-star at $526 baseline; Skyscanner reports $649 average; Hotel Insider reports August as peak profitable month for luxury segment; Airbnb top 10% at $734+/night
- Premium
- €650
4-star hotel: €300-450 shoulder to peak per Machu Picchu guide; Booking.com reports 4-star at $450, Skyscanner reports $500 average; Airbnb top 25% in peak season: $377+/night; blended mid-range estimate
- Standard
- €450
3-star hotel average: €300-450 peak summer per Machu Picchu budget guide 2026; Booking.com reports 3-star at $320 tonight, 4-star at $450 baseline, scaled for July peak
Low-season months
- November
- December
- January
- February
- March
High-season months
- June
- July
- August
- September
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this cost of living research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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