Crete vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Crete	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1303	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3083	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$612	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$1051	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$3793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	46
😀 Quality of life	63	94
🏙️ Population	623K	675K

The cost of living in Crete is 29% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4484th and 2645th ($1303 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Greece and Sweden, respectively. Check Greece vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 5605th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Gothenburg

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	Crete	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.4%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4155	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3011	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.1	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.79	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5111	$4093

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Cities near Crete

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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397