Crete vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$5802
🏠 One person rent
$647
$1417
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$2357
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$720
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$3437
😷 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 45% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4439th and 911th ($1360 vs $2483) 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 5413th and 410th 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
$15.4
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$4
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$27069

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Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761