Crete vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$635
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$3165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
623K
587K

The cost of living in Crete is 13% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4482nd and 3925th ($1324 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 521st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 5386th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Essen

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Crete Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$9789

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Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538