Crete vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	623K	2.3M

The cost of living in Crete is 49% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4640th and 1229th ($1150 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5717th and 97th 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	$12.8	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$18964

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182