Crete vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$532
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
33
69
😀 Quality of life
72
69
🏙️ Population
623K
10.5M

The cost of living in Crete is 75% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4641st and 7055th ($1186 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 115th in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 1944th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Dongguan

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Crete Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623