Bangalore vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$2974
🏠 One person rent	$249	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1056
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$1043
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	74	33
😀 Quality of life	68	72
🏙️ Population	12.3M	623K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 51% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8023rd and 4641st ($578 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in India and Greece, respectively. Check India vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Crete ranked 6th in Greece, while ranked 3393rd and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Crete

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	Bangalore	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$3997

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612