Crete vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$647
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
623K
18.7M

The cost of living in Crete is 74% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4439th and 6835th ($1360 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 32nd in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5413th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Guangzhou

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Crete Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694