Baltimore vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$3083
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1051
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	97	32
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	586K	623K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 78% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1219th and 4484th ($2323 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.8 months in Crete. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Crete ranked 30th in Greece, while ranked 128th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Crete

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	Baltimore	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$5111

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1256
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1174
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1245
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2056
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$926
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1291
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1177
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1162
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1436
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1170
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1055
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1415
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1284
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1127
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1026
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$884
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$361
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$770
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1254
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1224
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$799
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$595
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1046
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$686
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$846
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$652
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1111
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$760