Bangalore vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$3083
🏠 One person rent	$221	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$1051
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	76	32
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	12.3M	623K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 60% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8500th and 4484th ($524 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in India and Greece, respectively. Check India vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Crete. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Crete ranked 30th in Greece, while ranked 5281st and 5605th 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	$3.4	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$5.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$4155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$3011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$5111

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

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