Crete vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3083
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$1051
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
623K
7.41M

The cost of living in Crete is 52% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4484th and 532nd ($1303 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5605th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Hong Kong

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Crete Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4155
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3011
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.1
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.79
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5111
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598