Crete vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3083
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$612
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1051
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
623K
10.5M

The cost of living in Crete is 97% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4484th and 7341st ($1303 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 78th in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5605th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4155
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3011
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.1
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.79
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5111
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598