Bangkok vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$434	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1169
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	89	32
😀 Quality of life	74	64
🏙️ Population	5.68M	623K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 25% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 5606th and 4482nd ($996 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Thailand and Greece, respectively. Check Thailand vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 2044th and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Crete

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	Bangkok	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$5223

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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