Crete vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Crete	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1303	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3083	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$612	$1090
🏘️ Family rent	$1051	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$3937
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	92
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	623K	631K

The cost of living in Crete is 34% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4484th and 2065th ($1303 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 5605th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Dusseldorf

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	Crete	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.4%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4155	$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3011	$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.1	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.79	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5111	$23360

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Cities near Crete

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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968