Crete vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$647
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$3314
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
65
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
623K
566K

The cost of living in Crete is 11% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4439th and 3968th ($1360 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 536th in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 5413th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Dresden

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Crete Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553