Bangalore vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$219	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	74	32
😀 Quality of life	68	56
🏙️ Population	12.3M	623K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 54% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8398th and 4640th ($533 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in India and Greece, respectively. Check India vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 3159th and 5717th 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	$3.18	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$4629

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638