Athens vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$713
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1169
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
91
32
😀 Quality of life
81
64
🏙️ Population
643K
623K

The cost of living in Athens is 9% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4184th and 4482nd ($1439 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Greece.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Ranked 1st vs 24th best cities to live in Greece, and 602nd vs 5386th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Crete

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Athens Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$5.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$5223

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

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