Alexandria vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	50	32
😀 Quality of life	48	56
🏙️ Population	4.87M	623K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 9165th and 4640th ($316 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 11th in Egypt and Greece, respectively. Check Egypt vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 6367th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Crete

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	Alexandria	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$4629

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638