Crete vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$530	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	46
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	623K	675K

The cost of living in Crete is 29% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4640th and 2959th ($1150 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in Greece and Sweden, respectively. Check Greece vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5717th and 78th 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	$12.8	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$3664

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251