Austin vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$3211
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1121
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	65	32
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	962K	623K

The cost of living in Austin is 80% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 985th and 4439th ($2444 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 9th in the United States and Greece, respectively. Check the United States vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 217th and 5413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Crete

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	Austin	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$4150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$5304

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1329
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1207
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1320
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1900
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2084
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$937
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1663
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1318
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1240
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1169
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1462
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1187
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1069
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1426
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1322
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1139
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1165
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1031
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$893
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$359
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$822
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1272
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1199
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$803
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$627
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1040
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$724
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$897
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$680
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1104
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$767