Cologne vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3211
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1121
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
32
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
1.09M
623K

The cost of living in Cologne is 46% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 2067th and 4439th ($1990 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th 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 0.9 months in Crete. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 15th and 5413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$4150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$5304

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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