Crete vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$530	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$3006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	78
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	623K	676K

The cost of living in Crete is 37% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 4640th and 2353rd ($1150 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Greece and Finland, respectively. Check Greece vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 5717th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Helsinki

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	Crete	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$9361

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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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045