Crete vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	71
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	623K	888K

The cost of living in Crete is 47% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4640th and 1378th ($1150 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1239th 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 Indianapolis. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 5717th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Indianapolis

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	Crete	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$27149

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890