Brussels vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1169
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	32
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	196K	623K

The cost of living in Brussels is 53% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1939th and 4482nd ($2030 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Belgium and Greece, respectively. Check Belgium vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 121st and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Crete

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	Brussels	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$5223

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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