Crete vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$530	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	58
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	623K	1.49M

The cost of living in Crete is 4% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 4640th and 4821st ($1150 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th in Greece and South Korea, respectively. Check Greece vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 5717th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Gwangju

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	Crete	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$20814

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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 Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080