Crete vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$647	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	39
😀 Quality of life	64	60
🏙️ Population	623K	236K

The cost of living in Crete is 86% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4439th and 7094th ($1360 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Botswana, respectively. Check Greece vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5413th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Gaborone

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	Crete	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$2881

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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 Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577