Berlin vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2828
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$1491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	3.68M	623K

The cost of living in Berlin is 76% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1759th and 4581st ($2013 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Germany and Greece, respectively. Check Germany vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 19th and 5333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Crete

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	Berlin	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$11
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$4341

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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