Abu Dhabi vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$1169
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	51	32
😀 Quality of life	85	64
🏙️ Population	1.57M	623K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 61% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1650th and 4482nd ($2133 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in the United Arab Emirates and Greece, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 424th and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Crete

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	Abu Dhabi	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$5223

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1291
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1166
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1302
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1863
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2043
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$953
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1307
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1228
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1146
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1439
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1182
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1037
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1160
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1403
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1311
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1123
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1008
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$875
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$358
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$883
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1253
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1179
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$811
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$617
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1038
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$719
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$933
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$682
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1109
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$743