Barcelona vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2828
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1491
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
98
33
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
1.64M
623K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 55% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4581st ($1773 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in Spain and Greece, respectively. Check Spain vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 193rd and 5333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Crete

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Barcelona Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.53
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$4341

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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