Crete vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$6195
🏠 One person rent
$635
$1533
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$2486
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$764
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$4127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
32
77
😀 Quality of life
64
86
🏙️ Population
623K
936K

The cost of living in Crete is 50% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4482nd and 638th ($1324 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Greece and Israel, respectively. Check Greece vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 5386th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Jerusalem

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Crete Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$8.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$125
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$30598

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Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1205
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$977
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1149
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1994
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2465
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2201
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2466
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2354
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$1070
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2283
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$1020
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2288
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2873
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2430
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2379
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$538
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2347
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1933
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$2060
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1845