Crete vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Crete	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2974	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$1056	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	92
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	623K	629K

The cost of living in Crete is 36% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4641st and 2278th ($1186 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 18th 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 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 1944th and 26th 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	$13.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.1	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3109	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3997	$22103

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851