Crete vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$635
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
80
😀 Quality of life
64
88
🏙️ Population
623K
2.71M

The cost of living in Crete is 36% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4482nd and 5770th ($1324 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5386th and 281st 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
$15.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$13326

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617