Crete vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$647
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
80
😀 Quality of life
64
87
🏙️ Population
623K
2.72M

The cost of living in Crete is 36% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4439th and 5666th ($1360 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 24th best city to live in Greece vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5413th and 364th 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
$15.4
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610