Crete vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$6095
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1668
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$2891
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$5265
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	33	97
😀 Quality of life	60	80
🏙️ Population	623K	793K

The cost of living in Crete is 56% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 4581st and 483rd ($1144 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 435th in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Hempstead ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 5333rd and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Hempstead

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	Crete	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$2919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$62.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$9582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$7078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$27752

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241