Columbus vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$1169
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	73	32
😀 Quality of life	88	64
🏙️ Population	906K	623K

The cost of living in Columbus is 62% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1634th and 4482nd ($2140 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 9th in the United States and Greece, respectively. Check the United States vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 266th and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Crete

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	Columbus	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$5223

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

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