Bangalore vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$2828
🏠 One person rent	$239	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$1491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	74	33
😀 Quality of life	70	60
🏙️ Population	12.3M	623K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 49% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 7797th and 4581st ($585 vs $1144) 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 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 2674th and 5333rd 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	$3.88	$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$11
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$4341

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647