Crete vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Crete	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1303	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3083	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$612	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1051	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$3953
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	56
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	623K	950K

The cost of living in Crete is 41% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4484th and 1415th ($1303 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1218th 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 0.8 months in Crete compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 5605th and 278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Jacksonville

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	Crete	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.4%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4155	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3011	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.1	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.79	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5111	$11123

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Cities near Crete

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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806