Boston vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$3211
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1121
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
100
32
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
676K
623K

The cost of living in Boston is 167% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 30th and 4439th ($3638 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 9th in the United States and Greece, respectively. Check the United States vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 94th and 5413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Crete

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Boston Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$5304

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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