Greece by campervan: costs and prices

Practical costs in Greece: currency, cards, cash, fuel, groceries and budgeting for a campervan trip. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 18 September 2026

Currency
Euro
EUR. Cards in towns, cash on small islands
Language
Greek
Own alphabet. English is widely spoken in tourism
Driving
Right
Motorway 130 km/h, towns 30 or 50 km/h
Power
230V, type F
Same two-pin plug as most of Europe
Tap water
Safe on the mainland
Many islands are desalinated
Emergency
112
Police 100, ambulance 166, coast guard 108

Money

Greece got cheaper to take cash out of in 2026. Withdrawals used to cost a foreign card 3 to 5 euros a time, which was the single most annoying cost of a trip here. A law in force since 11 August 2025 capped the ATM access fee at 1.50 euros per withdrawal and protected places with only one machine. Your own bank's charges are on top of that, so one large withdrawal still beats three small ones, and you should still decline the machine's offer to convert into your home currency.

A 50 cent, a 2 euro and a 1 euro coin resting on a ten euro note over a printed price list — Euro. No conversion to do if you arrived through the eurozone

Practical prices for camper travel

Diesel, 1 litre: €2.14 to €2.35
Campsite or camper area, 1 night: €36.20
Inexpensive restaurant meal: €15
White bread, 500 g: €1.27
Bottled water, 1.5 litres: €0.78

Cash machines

The access fee is capped at 1.50 euros per withdrawal since the law that came into force on 11 August 2025. Before that a foreign card paid 3 to 5 euros.
Your own bank's foreign transaction charge is separate and is not capped by anything Greek.

Tipping

Not obligatory, but normal. Round up, or leave 5 to 10 percent in a taverna if the meal was good.
Leave it in cash on the table even when you paid the bill by card.

Everything on an island costs more than the same thing on the mainland, because it arrived by ship. Fuel, gas bottles, bottled water and supermarket basics all step up, and they step up most on the small islands with the fewest sailings. Fill the tank and stock the van before you board.