Amsterdam vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	95	32
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	921K	623K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 143% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 331st and 4640th ($2791 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the Netherlands and Greece, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 29th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Crete

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	Amsterdam	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$4629

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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