Crete vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$5194
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1163
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$4099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	84
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	623K	1.91M

The cost of living in Crete is 38% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4439th and 1513th ($1360 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 5413th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Hamburg City

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	Crete	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$23203

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Cities near Crete

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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492