Crete vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$530	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	32	55
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	623K	1.85M

The cost of living in Crete is 60% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4640th and 6806th ($1150 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 22nd in Greece and Turkey, respectively. Check Greece vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 5717th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Kocaeli

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	Crete	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$5483

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638