How much will a trip to Greece cost on your own and how much money should you take with you for summer vacations? We will find out prices for food, the best hotels with good conditions, we will find cheap flights, the cost of entertainment and other items.
Prices in Greece for 2021 may turn out to be quite acceptable, if everything is selected and thought out before buying tickets and booking hotels.
The cost of plane tickets to Greece
The average cost of such a ticket is 12,700 rubles (at prices and at the exchange rate for the spring of 2021). The price is highly dependent on the airport of arrival. So, there are no direct flights from Moscow to the island of Corfu, the route with one change costs at least 16,600, and with two it is already from 21 thousand rubles. When calculating the cost of a trip to Greece for two, it is advisable to choose SmartWings flights. The time in the air will be 380 minutes, 17,900 will have to be given, and the intermediate landing is made in Prague.
The combination of Turkish and Greek airlines will require travelers to spend almost 8 hours in the air (the plane will, of course, land in Istanbul), and the fare for one-way tickets will be 24,000.
The cheapest way to search for air tickets is with Aviasales, so you can be sure of buying the most profitable flight options. It is even more convenient to use the search for plane tickets using applications on your smartphone.
Food and meal prices
Vacationers are inevitably interested in food prices in Greece, and here the situation is as follows. Lunch in a mass café for local residents will cost about 8 euros, and restaurants serving tourists put forward an average bill starting from 22 euros. For just 6 conventional units, you can get an average combined set with a big mac, and if you supplement this dish with a cup of coffee, you will need to pay another 2.6 euros.
Food in cafes and restaurants | Prices |
| Average cafe bill | EUR 9 |
| Average restaurant bill | 22 EUR |
| Fast food on the street | 8 EUR |
| Cup of cappuccino in a coffee shop on the street | 3 EUR |
Since most tourists will try to save money by visiting shops, it is useful to know the prices there as well. So, for a bottle of water 0.5 liters. you have to pay 29 cents. The wine is sold in containers of 750 grams in general, and it costs 4.8 euros. A healthier diet - a liter of milk - will cost a little more than 1.1 euros, for about 2 conventional units, on average, a kilogram of rice is sold. Tomatoes cost almost the same, oranges are somewhat cheaper, and bananas are more expensive. For a kilogram of potatoes they will charge 65 cents, for pork and chicken - more than 6 euros. You won't be able to enjoy the national gastronomic flavor (cheeses) for less than 7.5 euros per kilogram. So food prices in Greece are not much higher than in Russia.
Products in the store | Prices |
| Water bottle 0.5 l in a plastic container | 0.58 EUR |
| Bottle of beer 0.5 l | 1.69 EUR |
| Brand beer bottle 0.5 l | 1.9 EUR |
| Local wine bottle 0.75 l | 7.8 EUR |
| Coca-Cola bottle 0.5 l | 1.2 EUR |
| Rice 1 kg | 1.9 EUR |
| Milk 1 l | 1.34 EUR |
| Tomatoes 1 kg | 1.38 EUR |
| Fresh bread 0.5 kg | 1.37 EUR |
| Bananas 1 kg | 1.84 EUR |
| Oranges 1 kg | 1.69 EUR |
| Apples 1kg | 1.44 EUR |
| Potatoes 1 kg | 1.13 EUR |
| Meat (fresh pork) 1 kg | 6.80 EUR |
| Chicken 1kg | 5.4 EUR |
| Cheese 1 kg | 7.79 EUR |
| Chicken eggs (10 pcs) | 2.48 EUR |
| Chocolate bar 100g | 1.25 EUR |
Eating not in a cafe, but in a restaurant, for breakfast for two you need to pay at least 10 euros, for lunch from 20 to 28, and for dinner from 40 to 50 conventional units. The exact cost is determined by the size of the portion and the level of prestige of the establishment. If you go to places where there are no views of the sea waves or local attractions, the fee will be respectively 6 - 10, 14 - 20 and 12 - 30 euros. And the total daily rate ranges from 32 to 70 euros, weekly - 224 - 490 euros.
Prices in hotels in seaside resorts
Resting on your own in Greece in the summer is impossible to imagine without the use of hotel services. A bed in eight-bed dormitories is rented out for 11 euros, if you take a double room in a middle-class hostel, you will have to pay already 30 euros, a small surcharge (3 - 5 conventional units) allows you to qualify for a three-star hotel.
Daily rent of an apartment will also cost the same amount, so you can choose based on your own taste and convenient offers. Even if the homeowners immediately take the payment for utilities and cable Internet for a month in advance, they will have to pay a total of 40 - 42 euros.
Life in Villa Galini (on Nikiana Island) is attractive for its location in the center of the garden, 0.12 km from the beach (the best beaches in Greece). I liked the arrangement of the rooms and the view of the surrounding mountains most of all. Other people also think that this is a decent place, where it is better to go to Greece in the summer with children and not be afraid of problems. The commercial infrastructure is well developed nearby and free private parking is provided. Even pets are allowed to enter here. The payment for 7 days for two (including VAT and territorial tax) is 13,000 rubles.
Those traveling to Karavomylos (Kefalonia) endorse Villa Eleftheria and I totally share that opinion. The way to the sea waves takes three minutes, shops and several taverns are even closer. Guests are provided with well-appointed villas and seating areas with fireplaces, the upper floors are occupied by bedrooms and bathrooms. Tourists have at their disposal a lovely garden and a full range of barbecue accessories. It will be possible for two visitors to settle in a three-bedroom villa for 40,000 rubles, the total area of the apartments reaches 100 square meters.
A selection of accommodation on the islands will definitely come in handy:
- Accommodation in Corfu
- Offers in Crete
How much does it cost to rent a house | Prices |
| Overnight in an 8-bed dormitory | 12 EUR |
| Hostel room with double bed | 37 EUR |
| Double room in hotel 3-4 stars | 48 EUR |
| Renting an apartment for a day | 55 EUR |
| Renting an apartment for a month | 340 EUR |
| The cost of payment for utilities | 74 EUR |
| Payment for the Internet in the apartment | 22 EUR |
Prices for tours to Greece from Moscow
The cost of a trip to Greece for two on the all-inclusive system will delight most of the tourists. This option of movement allows you not to worry about the problems that arise and completely devote yourself to rest, recuperation. A visit to Akti Aphrodite (a 3-star hotel in Corfu) will cost 47-49 thousand rubles for two per week; if you manage to get into the discount time, you can reduce the fee by 8-10 thousand.
Hotel "Filmar" in Rhodes, 50 meters away from the waves, is waiting for guests for at least 37,600 rubles. Various hotels on the island of Kos accept tourists from Russia for 33 - 41 thousand, depending on their own class and on the category of rooms, service.
Those who are interested in the prices for tours to Greece for 2021 with a departure from Moscow, St. Petersburg or other cities, you need to constantly monitor the latest information, it is constantly changing. After all, the number of people who want to relax in the EU country closest to Asia is large, and places are constantly being snapped up.
Prices for excursions in Greece
Finding out how much it costs to go to Greece, one cannot fail to mention the excursion programs. In Crete, it is advisable to visit the local water park, the excursion to which will cost 40 euros. The "Water Country" in Halkidiki requires 45 euros for entry. But in the vastness of Hellas there is a lot of other resources for leisure that do not require sliding down the pipes.
In the same Halkidiki, for 40 conventional units, they organize a visit to three mysterious caves, which are considered the most elegant decoration of the island. Tourists who have reached Corfu can visit the ancient city of Kerkyra. The cost of travel rarely exceeds fifty euros.
Transport fares
A bus ticket will cost 1 euro 48 cents, and for 35 conventional units you can get the right to travel there for a whole month. The average bill for the provision of taxi services is 7.43 euros, provided that tourists will only ride around the city.The cost of renting a car in Greece varies within a fairly wide range, but almost all offers involve the payment of 2,000 - 3,500 rubles by tourists; cheaper and more expensive rates are rare. Of course, if you limit yourself to compact machines; SUV rental can cost 10 - 20 thousand rubles.
Transport | Prices |
| Public transport ticket price | 2.4 EUR |
| Bus pass cost per month | 38 EUR |
| Average taxi fare in the city | 8 EUR |
| Motorbike rental per day | 16 EUR |
| Bicycle rental per day | 4-5 EUR |
| Car rental per day | 37 EUR |
| Price of 1 liter 95 gasoline | 2.14 EUR |
Although this moment does not directly relate to "travel", it is very important: customs officials are suspicious of those who have less than 50 euros per day per person or less than 0.5 thousand conventional units for the whole week. A tram ticket costs 60 cents, and an Athens metro ticket costs 1.4 euros. You have to buy tickets for city transport in specialized retail outlets, they are in the center of each city. Taking a large ferry towards the nearest islands, you will have to pay 9-15 conventional units for a one-way trip near Athens.
When calculating the payment for renting a car, you need to take into account that insurance for a week for two will cost 140 euros. To buy a liter of gasoline costs 1.5 euros, and therefore even a not too long trip turns out to be a very expensive business. Rent with all additional payments for a week will cost 400 - 450 conventional units.
The cost of a trip to Greece for a week
Particularly economical tourists will spend about 230 - 250 euros only for food. For those who have free funds, this amount easily doubles. Another 210 - 220 conventional units will have to be added in any case to pay for hotel services. Ordering 2-3 excursions of the mass category increases the costs of vacationers by 100 - 150 euros.
Together with renting a car, we get that those who severely limit themselves in funds will have to pay from 900 euros, and less economical travelers - from 1200 euros. This amount does not include the cost of arriving there and back, amounting to an average of 20 thousand rubles.
If you do not look for offers on your own, but use ready-made travel packages, a flight plus life in a comfortable hotel will cost from 30 to 50 thousand rubles. But the freed up funds will almost inevitably be spent on additional excursions and visits to attractions, the fee for which will be 400 - 500 euros, together with travel on railways and on public transport (at a minimum estimate).
