Copenhagen vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$2828
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$1491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	93	33
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	644K	623K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 109% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 872nd and 4581st ($2387 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Denmark and Greece, respectively. Check Denmark vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 9th and 5333rd 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	$19.6	$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$11
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$4341

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

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