Crete vs Genoa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Genoa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$3466
🏠 One person rent	$530	$699
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$1750
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	30
😀 Quality of life	56	77
🏙️ Population	623K	559K

The cost of living in Crete is 22% less expensive than in Genoa. Cities ranked 4640th and 3551st ($1150 vs $1470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 26th in Greece and Italy, respectively. Check Greece vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.2 months in Genoa. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Genoa ranked 39th in Italy, while ranked 5717th and 795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Genoa

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	Crete	Genoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$5.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$1514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$88
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$10834

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1512
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1401
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1293
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1389
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1348
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1209
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1271
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1203
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1344
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1334
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1328
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1503
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1202
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1228
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1362
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1240
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1157
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2022
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1280
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1365
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1586
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1364
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1592
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1503
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1254
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1354
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$6593
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1371
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1162
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1506
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1450