Columbus vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$2795
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$978
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
73
32
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
906K
623K

The cost of living in Columbus is 87% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1476th and 4640th ($2145 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 11th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 249th and 5717th 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
$18.9
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$4629

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ColumbusCrete

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1093
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1052
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1131
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1659
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1838
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$1038
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1437
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638