Baltimore vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$1169
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	97	32
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	586K	623K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 68% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1429th and 4482nd ($2224 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 138th and 5386th 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	$16.7	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$5223

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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