Crete vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2795
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$530
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$997
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
65
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
623K
3.33M

The cost of living in Crete is 52% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4640th and 989th ($1150 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 28th best city to live in Greece vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5717th and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.8
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2751
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.32
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4629
$13241

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1093
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1052
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1131
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1659
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1838
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$1038
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1437
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536