Berlin vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3211
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1121
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1212
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	32
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	3.78M	623K

The cost of living in Berlin is 69% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1275th and 4439th ($2302 vs $1360) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 35th and 5413th 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$5304

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1329
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1207
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1320
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1900
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2084
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$937
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1663
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1318
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1240
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1169
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1462
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1187
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1069
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1426
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1322
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1139
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1165
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1031
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$893
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$359
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$822
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1272
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1199
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$803
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$627
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1040
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$724
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$897
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$680
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1104
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$767