Crete vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$532
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
81
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
623K
2.73M

The cost of living in Crete is 27% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4641st and 6046th ($1186 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in Greece and Taiwan, respectively. Check Greece vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1944th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Kaohsiung

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Crete Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643