Crete vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3083
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$612
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$1051
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
623K
587K

The cost of living in Crete is 14% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4484th and 3903rd ($1303 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5605th and 24th 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
$14.4
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4155
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3011
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.1
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.79
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5111
$9800

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575