Crete vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Crete	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2974	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$1056	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	623K	2.3M

The cost of living in Crete is 47% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4641st and 1258th ($1186 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1944th and 82nd 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	$13.3	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.1	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3109	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3997	$22908

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156