How much does a trip to Athens cost?

What things cost in Athens

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters

From Pork pitta wrap (souvlaki), Hoocut + Chicken pitta wrap (souvlaki), Hoocut (€8.60) to Pork pitta wrap (souvlaki), Hoocut + Chicken pitta wrap (souvlaki), Hoocut + Fries, Hoocut + Tzatziki with pitta, Hoocut (€17.00).

Local and cheap

From Greek coffee, Bairaktaris + Pork pitta wrap (souvlaki), Hoocut + Chicken pitta wrap (souvlaki), Hoocut + Alpha beer, 500 ml, Hoocut (€14.70) to Cappuccino, Bairaktaris + Chicken pitta wrap (souvlaki), Hoocut + Tzatziki with pitta, Hoocut + Moussaka, Bairaktaris + Alpha beer, 500 ml, Hoocut (€28.00).

Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner

From Greek coffee, Bairaktaris + Pork pitta wrap (souvlaki), Hoocut + Greek salad, Bairaktaris + Moussaka, Bairaktaris + Alpha beer, 500 ml, Hoocut (€32.00) to Freddo espresso (iced espresso), Strofi + Chicken pitta wrap (souvlaki), Hoocut + Fries, Hoocut + Tzatziki, Strofi + Moussaka, Strofi + Mythos beer, 330 ml, Strofi (€43.40).

Restaurants most of the time

From Cappuccino, Bairaktaris + Tzatziki, Bairaktaris + Pork gyros plate, with pitta, Bairaktaris + Greek salad, Bairaktaris + Moussaka, Bairaktaris + Alpha beer, 500 ml, Hoocut (€48.00) to Freddo espresso (iced espresso), Strofi + Tzatziki, Strofi + Beef meatballs (keftedakia), Strofi + Greek salad, Strofi + Oven-roasted lamb with potatoes, Strofi + Glass of wine, Strofi × 2 (€80.50).

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

• April – October

  • Five stars: €15.00 per room per night
  • Four stars: €10.00 per room per night
  • Three stars: €5.00 per room per night
  • One or two stars: €2.00 per room per night
  • Furnished rooms and apartments to let: €2.00 per room per night
  • Short-term rental flat (the whole flat pays as one room): €8.00 per room per night

• November – March

  • Five stars: €4.00 per room per night
  • Four stars: €3.00 per room per night
  • Three stars: €1.50 per room per night
  • One or two stars: €0.50 per room per night
  • Furnished rooms and apartments to let: €0.50 per room per night
  • Short-term rental flat (the whole flat pays as one room): €2.00 per room per night

It is charged per room, not per person. The calculator doesn't ask how many rooms you book: it counts one for every two people, and that is an assumption of ours.

Paying in Greece

• Tipping in restaurants: Customary.

How paying works in Greece