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What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?
10 euro / hour minimum. There are various Facebook groups one could join to locate help. Nanuka is another website to find help. Embassy newsletter. - Jan 2025
We didn't have anyone for most of our time, but I believe it was about 8 Euros for cleaning and more for nannying services. - Oct 2023
They have pretty standard rates for help. 8 dollars an hour on the low end and 12 on the very high end. - Jan 2023
Ten Euros an hour on average for hard working staff, usually they can handle the house in five hours. - Mar 2022
Typical cost was USD 10 an hour. Nannies and housekeepers were common. - Jan 2020
household help is 8-10 euro per hour for nanny, cleaning, etc. - Mar 2018
About $10 per hour. Domestic staff isn't that good, in my opinion. - Feb 2018
Very expensive. If your spouse doesn't have to work, it's best to manage the house and kids. House help can range from 8 - 10 Euros per hour. Some families pay 1,200 Euro per month. - Oct 2017
Nannies and housekeepers are available for 8-10 euro/hour. - Jan 2017
There is a variety of household help available, from babysitters, nannies, cleaning staff, etc. A lot of service providers will make house calls including physical trainers, beauticians, and masseuses. Nannies and cleaning staff tend to be the most in demand. I had cleaning taff at my apartment once a week to clean. Staff can be Greek or come from other countries such as the Philippines. For two cleaning helpers once a week who spoke fluent English I paid 50 euros total. - Dec 2016
Cost is not too expensive, around 8 euro an hour. he Embassy community passed around some favorite workers and they spoke good English. - Sep 2013
There is lots of domestic help available, but not as cheap as it was 10-15 years ago when many Albanians and Eastern European first came over from behind the Iron Curtain. - Jul 2012
Not very cheap, but available. - Jun 2010
Babysitters are 5 Euros an hour. I pay 50 Euros for my cleaner each week. Some pay by the hour - 8 Euros. - Jan 2009
Our housekeeper is 7 euro an hour. Lots of help to be found here. - Jun 2008
