Crete vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$446	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$1673
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	33	22
😀 Quality of life	60	43
🏙️ Population	623K	951K

The cost of living in Crete is 52% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4581st and 6569th ($1144 vs $751) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Greece vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 2.2 months in Freetown. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5333rd and 6876th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Freetown

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	Crete	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$2661

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470