Copenhagen vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	93	32
😀 Quality of life	97	56
🏙️ Population	644K	623K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 103% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1085th and 4640th ($2333 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Denmark and Greece, respectively. Check Denmark vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 10th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Crete

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	Copenhagen	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$4629

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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