Calgary vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1169
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	53	32
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	1.31M	623K

The cost of living in Calgary is 58% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1759th and 4482nd ($2095 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 9th in Canada and Greece, respectively. Check Canada vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 187th and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Crete

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	Calgary	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$5223

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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