Bangkok vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$416	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	89	32
😀 Quality of life	74	56
🏙️ Population	5.68M	623K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 18% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4640th ($941 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Thailand and Greece, respectively. Check Thailand vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 1221st and 5717th 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	$2.97	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$4629

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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