Greece Trip Cost Calculator
A trip to Greece runs roughly $60/day backpacking, $175/day mid-range, or $500+/day for luxury, plus $350–900 round-trip flights per person from a major hub. Use the calculator below to get a number matched to your exact trip length and group size.
Every travel-cost article on the internet gives you one number, as if a backpacker and a honeymooner spend the same amount. They don't. Below is a real calculator that adjusts for your actual trip length, group size, and travel style, plus the static numbers behind it so you can sanity-check the math yourself.
Greece Trip Cost Calculator
Drag the sliders to match your trip — this uses real, current price levels, not a generic global average.
Estimates only — actual costs vary by season, exact route, and how you book. Flight range assumes round-trip economy from a major hub; your specific origin may differ.
Greece trip cost at a glance
| Style | Per day (per person) | 7 days, 2 people | 14 days, 2 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | $60 | $840 | $1680 |
| Mid-range | $175 | $2450 | $4900 |
| Luxury | $500 | $7000 | $14000 |
Add round-trip flights: roughly $350–900 per person from major hubs, on top of the ground-cost figures above.
What's included at each budget level
- Backpacker (~$60/day): hostels, gyro wraps and casual tavernas, ferries in economy class between islands.
- Mid-range (~$175/day): 3-4 star hotels, taverna dinners, a rental car on Crete or a guided day tour.
- Luxury (~$500/day): caldera-view hotels in Santorini's Oia or Imerovigli, beach-club daybeds, high-end coastal seafood dinners.
How to spend less without a worse trip
- Santorini and Mykonos run noticeably pricier than the mainland or other islands — a mid-range hotel in peak season on Santorini runs $200-450/night versus $80-160/night in Athens. If budget matters more than the caldera view, Crete or a quieter island stretches your money much further.
- Book ferries in economy class rather than business/VIP seating — the ride is the same length either way, and the savings add up fast if you're island-hopping.
The single biggest lever is almost always accommodation and food choices, not flights — flying a day earlier or later rarely saves much, but swapping one hotel category or eating like a local for half your meals usually saves more than any flight-timing trick.