Yearly expenses for property owners in Greece
Yearly expenses for economy property owners in Greece are lower than in other countries-«competitors».
Yearly expenses for property owners of apartments, houses and flats in Greece include the following expenses:
1. Local municipal tax for property. Depends on the square meters of property, declared in the Town Council. The tax expenses is about 1€ per sq. meter which has to be paid to the Town Council. The tax expense is included in the electricity bill.
2. Property tax. Depends on the square meters of property, declared in the Town Council. The tax expenses is about 2.25€ per sq. meter in Halkidiki. This tax expense is paid once per year and is called ENFIA.
3. Expenses for electricity. The electricity bill in Greece is sent every 2 months. 1st bill is approximate estimation of consumption compared with the year before. The 2nd bill is final according to real consumption. Approximate expenses for 60 sq. meters apartment are 200 to 400€ for 4 summer months months with active use of airconditions. There is a new electricity tariff system, launched January 1 2024 and color-coding variable and fixed tariffs in an effort to simplify price comparisons for consumers. To date, electricity retailers have announced new fixed tariffs, or blue tariffs, ranging between 14.9 and 17.9 cents per KWh conventional 12-month fixed blue tariff.
4. Expenses for water. The water bill is sent one time in April and is 70€ for all apartments and in October will be sent 2nd bill with how much water each apartment has consumed, it is usually not more than 10 to 50€.
5. Participation in communal area. If the apartment has (gardener, lighting, water, swimming pool etc.). Expenses are shared between all the owners of apartments in the building and usually is about 60-200€ per year.
6. Sewerage expenses. The sewerage tank is as a rule one for a whole building or several buildings and the sewerage truck is called to empty the tanks 1-3 times a year. Each tank to empty cost is about 70-80€ and expenses are shared between all the apartments. Usually it costs 50€ per a year.