Crete vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$4606
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	623K	2.3M

The cost of living in Crete is 40% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4439th and 1354th ($1360 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1137th 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 0.9 months in Crete compared to 2 months in Houston. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5413th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Houston

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	Crete	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221