Crete vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$647
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$3475
😷 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 4439th and 3860th ($1360 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5413th and 17th 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
$15.4
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$10028

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Cities near Crete

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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587