Crete vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$647
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
66
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
623K
3.94M

The cost of living in Crete is 44% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4439th and 1039th ($1360 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5413th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Dubai

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Crete Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$16876

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492