Brisbane vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1169
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	66	32
😀 Quality of life	97	64
🏙️ Population	2.71M	623K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 75% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1241st and 4482nd ($2323 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Australia and Greece, respectively. Check Australia vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 3rd and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Crete

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	Brisbane	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.08
🥤 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	$1733	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$5223

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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