COSTS FOR THE PERMIT

The cost of the Building Permit depends on the size of the house you plan to build, and also, of course, on the Architect/Engineer! Prices can vary considerably, but you can expect to pay a few thousand euros for this work. Be careful to distinguish between the costs for the permit and the cost for supervising the build, which some people lump together (the latter can be pre-paid or paid as it is required... at a slightly higher cost).

You may well find other 'incidental' costs arising, such as having to pay a topographer to redraw the plans for your plot... this can often happen because the requirements for the plan for the purchase contract are not as stringent as for the permit.

COSTS FOR THE BUILD

This is, of course, difficult to quantify because of the number of variables involved in the construction of a house - from the difficulty of the location for excavation purposes to the quality of the bathroom and kitchen fittings you settle upon - but we can offer some guideline figures.

When people quote figures for the basic cost of a construction of a house here in Kefalonia, this is for a finished house with kitchen & bathroom fittings and equipment, cupboards, lighting, heating etc, but NOT landscaping (which can obviously vary enormously with the plot) except perhaps a boundary fence, and is quoted as a cost per square metre.

Typically this is currently in the region of 950 - 1050 euros per square metre (typically towards the higher end for a smaller house). To this needs to be added the IKA which the Permit will specify needs to be paid, and any other fees such as the Contractor's fees or Project Management fees.

If using a Contractor, you could expect the total cost to be in the region of 1300 euros per square metre, whilst if you were using us as Project Managers, it would be in the region of 1100 euros per square metre. (For further information on our services, see about us)