Berlin vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$3083
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1051
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1100
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	32
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	3.78M	623K

The cost of living in Berlin is 71% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1418th and 4484th ($2222 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Germany and Greece, respectively. Check Germany vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Crete. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Crete ranked 30th in Greece, while ranked 35th and 5605th 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	$16.6	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$4155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$5111

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1256
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1174
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1245
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2056
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$926
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1291
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1177
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1162
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1436
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1170
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1055
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1415
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1284
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1127
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1026
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$884
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$361
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$770
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1254
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1224
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$799
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$595
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1046
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$686
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$846
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$652
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1111
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$760