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The Greek islands across from Turkey use the euro and EU tax rules, but most of them have VAT rates 30% below the rest of Greece (the smaller islands were added in January 2026); Rhodes is the main exception. This page collects the prices we could check against official sources, the islands’ bus companies, a Greek supermarket chain’s online shop and the online menus of named cafés and restaurants.
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Method: Each price is taken one by one from a named source on a stated date; we do not average or estimate. Café and restaurant prices come from the venues' delivery menus and can differ at the table. The CSV is generated at build time from the tables on this page.
Sources: AADE (Greek tax authority), the national taxi tariff decision, Ministry of Culture and Hellenic Heritage ticket pages, KTEL Kos and KTEL Rhodes timetables, the Sklavenitis online shop, venues' Wolt menus, Greek press.
Suggested citation: Source: coasttoisland.com, "Greek island prices 2026" (last updated 22 October 2026), https://coasttoisland.com/greek-islands-prices/. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Short answer
- Cigarettes: a pack of 20 cost between €4.65 (Karelia) and €5.75 (Rothmans), Marlboro €5.55, at a kiosk in Kos Town on Wolt on 23 October 2026. The Greek press put the average pack at about €4.80 in April 2026.
- Supermarket: 500 ml Mythos beer €1.70, 500 ml Alfa €1.45, 700 ml Ouzo 12 €9.80, 500 ml mineral water €0.20 (online prices, October 2026).
- Coffee: a freddo espresso cost €2.30–2.50 at cafés in Rhodes town, Kos town, Chios town and Samos town and €3.60 at a café-restaurant in Mytilene (Wolt menus, October 2026).
- Eating out: pita gyros €4.00–4.70, Greek salad €6.00–8.80 and moussaka €9.50 at the venues we checked in Rhodes, Kos, Chios and Samos.
- Taxis: the national meter tariff starts at €1.80 plus €0.90 per km, with a €4 minimum and €4 extra to or from an airport.
- Museums: €10 at most island archaeological museums; the Palace of the Grand Master in Rhodes and the Acropolis of Lindos cost €20. Free for visitors from EU countries up to 25 and for non-EU children under 18.
- Buses: Kos town to the airport €4.00 a ticket, Rhodes town to Lindos €6.00 one way.
- Overnight fee: €0.50 to €15 per room and night, depending on the type of accommodation and the season.
- Lower VAT: 17% instead of 24% on Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Leros, Kalymnos, Symi, Kastellorizo, Patmos, Nisyros, Lemnos and Samothrace. Not on Rhodes, and not on tobacco.
- Into Greece by ferry from Turkey: only 40 cigarettes and 1 litre of spirits duty-free. Details: customs allowances.
Cigarettes
In Greece the manufacturer or importer sets the retail price of cigarettes and prints it on the pack, according to AADE. For 2026 AADE set the weighted average retail price at €211.96 per 1,000 cigarettes, which is €4.24 per pack of 20. That is a reference figure used for tax, not a shop price. In April 2026 Greek media put the average price of a pack at about €4.80 (HuffPost Greece, Alfavita) and expected further increases; in October 2025 To Vima put it at about €4.60. For brand prices, the Wolt page of a kiosk in Kos Town (Magic Corner, Salaminos 14), checked on 23 October 2026, listed Marlboro Red and Gold at €5.55, Davidoff at €5.35, Muratti at €5.15, and Karelia, Philip Morris Blue and John Player Special at €4.75 per pack of 20, so a carton costs about €46–58. We have not checked whether the kiosk charges the same at the counter as in the delivery app; go by the price printed on the pack. The island VAT reduction does not apply to tobacco. How many you can take home, and why there is no duty-free tobacco on a flight to another EU country, is on our customs page.
For comparison, a pack of Marlboro Red costs 125 TL in Turkey under the Philip Morris price list valid from 6 August 2026, according to Gazete Oksijen.
Arriving in Greece by sea from Turkey, each traveller aged 17 or over may bring only 40 cigarettes (or 20 cigarillos, 10 cigars or 50 g of tobacco) duty-free. AADE’s traveller guide sets this lower limit for everyone who does not arrive by air; air travellers may bring 200 cigarettes. Going back into Turkey the limit is 600 cigarettes, from age 18. Both limits are explained on our customs page.
Alcohol and groceries
These are online prices of the Sklavenitis supermarket chain, one of the largest in Greece, checked on 21 October 2026 for its Piraeus store. Island supermarkets, kiosks and mini-markets can charge more or less, and on most islands near Turkey the VAT included in the price is lower (see below).
| Product | Price | Per litre |
|---|---|---|
| Mythos lager, 500 ml | €1.70 | €3.40 |
| Alfa lager, 500 ml | €1.45 | €2.90 |
| Ouzo 12, 700 ml | €9.80 | €14.00 |
| Plomari ouzo (made on Lesvos), 700 ml | €11.10 | €15.86 |
| Dry white wine, Kritikos Ktima Michalaki PGI, 750 ml | €4.32 | €5.76 |
| Zagori mineral water, 500 ml | €0.20 | €0.40 |
Duty-free into Greece from Turkey by sea, from age 17: 1 litre of spirits (or 2 litres of fortified or sparkling wine), 4 litres of still wine and 16 litres of beer. Back into Turkey, from age 18: 1 litre of drinks over 22% alcohol and 2 litres of drinks up to 22%, such as wine or beer.
Coffee and eating out
These are the prices on the venues’ own menus on the delivery platform Wolt, checked on 21 October 2026 (the Chios and Samos venues on 22 October 2026). Prices at the table can differ from delivery prices, and a simple café costs less than a waterfront terrace, so take them as examples, not averages.
| Item | Venue | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freddo espresso | Beanbox, Rhodes town | €2.30 |
| Freddo cappuccino | Beanbox, Rhodes town | €2.50 |
| Freddo espresso | Alchimion, Kos town | €2.50 |
| Greek coffee | Alchimion, Kos town | €2.00 |
| Freddo espresso | Istoriko, café-restaurant in Mytilene (Lesvos) | €3.60 |
| Freddo espresso | Panther’s Coffee, Chios town | €2.50 |
| Greek coffee | Panther’s Coffee, Chios town | €2.40 |
| Freddo espresso | Coffee Lab Vathi, Samos town | €2.30 |
| Greek coffee | Coffee Lab Vathi, Samos town | €2.10 |
| Pita gyros, pork | Augoustinos Grill House, Rhodes town | €4.40 |
| Pita gyros, chicken | Augoustinos Grill House, Rhodes town | €4.40 |
| Pita gyros, pork | Just Gyros, Kos town | €4.70 |
| Pita gyros, pork | Souvlatzidiko Timio, Chios town | €4.00 |
| Pita gyros, pork | Kati Psinete, Samos town | €4.20 |
| Pita gyros, chicken | Kati Psinete, Samos town | €4.20 |
| Greek salad | Augoustinos Grill House, Rhodes town | €6.90 |
| Greek salad | Ali Estiatorio, Kos town | €8.80 |
| Greek salad | Souvlatzidiko Timio, Chios town | €6.00 |
| Greek salad | Estrella Cafe, Samos town | €8.00 |
| Moussaka | Ali Estiatorio, Kos town | €9.50 |
| Gyros plate, pork | Augoustinos Grill House, Rhodes town | €11.90 |
| Gyros plate, pork | Souvlatzidiko Timio, Chios town | €9.00 |
| Gyros plate, pork | Kati Psinete, Samos town | €10.00 |
Some restaurants list bread and cutlery separately: Ali in Kos town charges €0.50 for bread and €0.40 for cutlery on its menu.
Buses on Kos and Rhodes
KTEL runs the public buses on each island. The fares below are from the timetables published in autumn 2026: KTEL Rhodes lists its fares as one way, KTEL Kos gives the price per ticket. Winter timetables have fewer departures, so check the current one before you travel.
| Route | Fare |
|---|---|
| Kos town – airport | €4.00 |
| Kos town – Tigaki | €2.50 |
| Kos town – Mastichari | €4.00 |
| Kos town – Kefalos | €5.50 |
| Rhodes town – Kalithies | €2.50 |
| Rhodes town – Seven Springs | €4.00 |
| Rhodes town – Lindos | €6.00 |
| Rhodes town – Pefkos | €6.60 |
| Rhodes town – Prasonisi | €11.00 |
Taxis
Greece has one taxi tariff for the whole country, set by a ministerial decision that was last amended in September 2026. The fares include VAT.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Start (flag fall) | €1.80 |
| Per km, tariff 1 | €0.90 |
| Per km, tariff 2 | €1.25 |
| Minimum fare | €4.00 |
| Trip to or from an airport | +€4.00 |
| Pick-up at a port or bus/rail station | +€1.07 |
| Luggage over 10 kg | €0.39 per piece |
| Waiting | €20 per hour |
According to the decision, tariff 2 applies outside the city zone or the municipality where the taxi is based, and everywhere between midnight and 5 am. The decision sets fixed airport fares only for Athens, Thessaloniki and Kavala; for Rhodes, Kos and the other islands we found no official fixed fares. The taxi pages of the Rhodes, Kos, Mytilene and Samos airport websites (checked on 22 October 2026) only say where the taxi rank is and give no fares. Buses and taxis at the airports: Kos airport, Rhodes airport, Lesvos airport.
Overnight fee (climate resilience fee)
Greece charges a fee on overnight stays under article 44 of law 5177/2025. AADE confirms it is charged per day of use and per room or apartment.
| Accommodation | April–October | November–March |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel, 1–2 stars | €2 | €0.50 |
| Hotel, 3 stars | €5 | €1.50 |
| Hotel, 4 stars | €10 | €3 |
| Hotel, 5 stars | €15 | €4 |
| Rented rooms and apartments | €2 | €0.50 |
| Short-term rental | €8 (detached house over 80 m²: €15) | €2 (€4) |
| Self-catering home | €8 under 80 m², €15 from 80 m² | €2 or €4 |
| Self-catering villa | €15 | €4 |
Museums and archaeological sites
Ticket prices from the Ministry of Culture’s museum website, checked on 21 October 2026. They are the same in summer and winter.
| Museum or site | Ticket |
|---|---|
| Palace of the Grand Master, Rhodes | €20 |
| Archaeological Museum of Rhodes | €10 |
| Archaeological Museum of Kos | €10 |
| Casa Romana, Kos | €10 |
| Asklepieion, Kos | €15 (reduced €8) per hh.gr; the ministry’s page for its epigraphic collection gives €8 |
| 3-day ticket: Kos museum, Asklepieion and Casa Romana | €15 |
| New Archaeological Museum of Mytilene, Lesvos | €10 |
| Archaeological Museum of Samos, Vathy | €10 |
| Archaeological Museum of Pythagoreion, Samos | €10 |
| Nea Moni museum collection, Chios | €5 |
| Acropolis of Lindos, Rhodes | €20 (reduced €10) |
| Heraion of Samos | €10 (reduced €5) |
| Eupalinos tunnel, Samos: 185 m route | €10 (reduced €5) |
| Eupalinos tunnel, Samos: 424 m route | €15 (reduced €8) |
The ministry’s pages for the Lesvos, Samos and Chios museums were last updated in 2025, and it lists the Archaeological Museum of Chios as closed for works. The prices for Lindos, the Heraion and the Eupalinos tunnel come from the ministry’s Hellenic Heritage site, checked on 22 October 2026. Lindos is open daily until 6 pm in the second half of October and from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm except Tuesdays from November to March. The Heraion and the tunnel open from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and close on Tuesdays; from November to March the tunnel can only be visited by appointment (phone +30 22730 62813), and its 1,036 m route is temporarily closed.
Free entry, according to the Ministry of Culture: visitors from EU countries up to 25 and children under 18 from outside the EU (with ID or passport), and everyone on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October and the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March. EU citizens over 65 pay half price from 1 October to 31 May.
Lower VAT on most islands near Turkey
From 1 January 2026 Greece applies VAT rates 30% lower on islands of the North Aegean, on Samothrace and on Dodecanese islands, in each case if they have up to 20,000 inhabitants; Lesvos, Kos, Samos and Chios keep the lower rates they already had, according to AADE. The standard rate falls from 24% to 17%, and the reduced rates from 13% to 9%, from 6% to 4% and from 4% to 3%. The cut does not apply to tobacco or to vehicles, and Rhodes is not on the list.
Islands covered on this site: Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Leros, Kalymnos, Symi, Kastellorizo, Patmos, Nisyros, Lemnos and Samothrace.
Other costs of a trip from Turkey
- Ferry: fares on every route are on our ferry prices page.
- Turkish passport holders: the visa on arrival costs €80–100 for an adult depending on the ferry company (25 October 2026), and Turkey’s exit fee is 1,250 TL in 2026. See visa on arrival and Turkey departure fee.
- Day trips: routes and rules are in our guide to day trips to Turkey from the Greek islands.
- Car hire, hotels and mobile data: see the trip kit below.
What we could not check
We found no official fixed taxi fares for the island airports. We will add them once we can.
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FAQ
How much is a pack of cigarettes on the Greek islands?
At a kiosk in Kos Town on Wolt on 23 October 2026: Marlboro €5.55, Davidoff €5.35, Karelia €4.75 per pack of 20. The Greek press put the average pack at about €4.80 in April 2026. The price is printed on the pack, and the island VAT cut does not cover tobacco.
How much is a beer in a Greek supermarket?
In the Sklavenitis online shop on 21 October 2026, 500 ml of Mythos cost €1.70 and 500 ml of Alfa €1.45. Bars and tavernas charge more; we have no reliable source for their prices.
How much is a coffee on the Greek islands?
In the online menus we checked in October 2026, a freddo espresso cost €2.30 in Rhodes town and Samos town, €2.50 in Kos town and Chios town and €3.60 at a café-restaurant in Mytilene. Prices at the table can differ.
How much does a taxi cost on the Greek islands?
Taxis use the national meter tariff: €1.80 to start, €0.90 per km (€1.25 outside the city zone and at night), a minimum of €4, plus €4 to or from an airport. We found no official fixed fares for the island airports.
Why can prices be lower on Kos or Lesvos than on Rhodes?
VAT on Kos, Lesvos, Chios and Samos is 30% lower than in the rest of Greece, for example 17% instead of 24%, and since January 2026 the same applies on the smaller islands near Turkey, such as Leros, Kalymnos, Symi and Kastellorizo. Rhodes is not included.
How much is the bus from Kos airport to Kos town?
€4.00 a ticket, according to the KTEL Kos timetable valid from 28 September 2026.
How much is the overnight fee in Greece in 2026?
Between €0.50 and €15 per room and night. In a 3-star hotel it is €5 from April to October and €1.50 from November to March.
Sources
- AADE – Decision A.1013/2026, weighted average cigarette price (26 Jan 2026, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- AADE – Tobacco products FAQ (3 Apr 2026, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- HuffPost Greece – Cigarette prices (8 Apr 2026, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- Wolt - Magic Corner kiosk, Kos Town, tobacco category (Greek; delivery-app prices) (accessed 23 Oct 2026)
- Alfavita – Cigarette prices (8 Apr 2026, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- To Vima – Tobacco prices (13 Oct 2025, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- Gazete Oksijen – Philip Morris prices from 6 August 2026 (Turkish) (accessed 20 Oct 2026)
- Sklavenitis online shop, Piraeus store (accessed 21 Oct 2026): Mythos 500 ml, Alfa 500 ml, Ouzo 12 700 ml, Plomari 700 ml, Kritikos white wine 750 ml, Zagori water 500 ml
- KTEL Kos timetables valid from 28 Sep 2026 (accessed 21 Oct 2026): airport, Tigaki, Mastichari, Kefalos
- KTEL Rhodes – Timetable 19–23 Oct 2026 (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- Law 5177/2025, article 44 – climate resilience fee (Taxheaven, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- AADE – FAQ on the climate resilience fee (January 2026, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- AADE – Press release on reduced island VAT from 1 Jan 2026 (31 Dec 2025, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- AADE – Circular E.2113/2025 and its annex listing the islands (Taxheaven, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- European Commission, Your Europe – Alcohol and tobacco allowances (last checked 21 Sep 2026) (accessed Oct 2026)
- Turkish Ministry of Trade – Passenger allowances FAQ (3 Mar 2026, Turkish) (accessed Oct 2026)
- Visa on arrival prices on the ferry companies’ own pages (Turkish): Ertürk, Tilos Travel, Meis Express (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- TÜRMOB – Turkish Revenue Administration announcement on the 2026 exit fee (2 Jan 2026, Turkish) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- AADE – FAQ on allowances for travellers from non-EU countries (3 Apr 2026, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- Wolt menus (accessed 21 Oct 2026): Beanbox, Rhodes, Alchimion, Kos, Istoriko, Mytilene, Augoustinos Grill House, Rhodes, Just Gyros, Kos, Ali Estiatorio, Kos; accessed 22 Oct 2026: Panther’s Coffee, Chios, Souvlatzidiko Timio, Chios, Coffee Lab Vathi, Samos, Kati Psinete, Samos, Estrella Cafe, Samos
- Taxi fare decision 147620/16.09.2026, Government Gazette B 5674/18.09.2026 (Taxheaven, Greek) and the decision it amends, 191290/2022, Government Gazette B 3136 (copy, Greek) (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
- Ministry of Culture, archaeological museums (accessed 21 Oct 2026): Palace of the Grand Master, Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, Archaeological Museum of Kos, Casa Romana, Asklepieion, Mytilene, Samos, Pythagoreion, Chios, Nea Moni
- Hellenic Heritage, run by ODAP for the Ministry of Culture (accessed 22 Oct 2026): Asclepieion, Kos, Lindos, Heraion of Samos, Tunnel of Eupalinos
- Airport websites, taxi pages (accessed 22 Oct 2026): Rhodes, Kos, Mytilene, Samos
- Ministry of Culture – Free admission and reduced tickets (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
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