Cologne vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2828
🏠 One person rent
$967
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1491
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
33
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
1.07M
623K

The cost of living in Cologne is 53% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 2484th and 4581st ($1752 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 17th in Germany and Greece, respectively. Check Germany vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 12th and 5333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.53
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$4341

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647