💶 Essentials
Money, cards and tipping
Greece uses the euro, and every business — taxis included — must accept cards. Tipping is a courtesy, not a rule. The expensive mistake is paying in your own currency.
The currency
Greece is in the eurozone. Every price the site quotes, with the day it was checked, is on what Greece costs, together with a live converter.
Cards
Businesses in Greece are required to accept card payments, and that includes taxis, which must also give you a receipt. In practice cards work almost everywhere, but keep some cash for the monasteries of Meteora (entry is paid in cash), village kiosks, small beach canteens and remote islands where the terminal is "not working today".
The one thing to get right
When a card terminal or cash machine offers to charge you in your own currency, decline and choose euros. That is dynamic currency conversion: the rate is set by the machine's operator, not by your bank, and it is the worst one on offer. Independent cash machines in tourist areas are the worst offenders — use machines that belong to a bank.
Tipping
There is no official tipping norm in Greece. Rounding up the bill, or leaving somewhere around 5–10% for good service at a taverna, is a common courtesy and appreciated. Round up a taxi fare if you like. Nobody will chase you for not tipping.
Receipts
Ask for, and keep, the receipt (apódixi). It is how the tax system works, and a business that "cannot" print one is one you should be wary of.
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