Beirut vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$641
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1169
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
74
32
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
2.42M
623K

The cost of living in Beirut is 9% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4177th and 4482nd ($1441 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Lebanon and Greece, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 5483rd and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Crete

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Beirut Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$5.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$5223

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

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