Crete vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$635	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	73
😀 Quality of life	64	60
🏙️ Population	623K	4.8M

The cost of living in Crete is 10% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4482nd and 4745th ($1324 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Greece and South Africa, respectively. Check Greece vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5386th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Johannesburg

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	Crete	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965