Crete vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	64	83
🏙️ Population	623K	546K

The cost of living in Crete is 30% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4439th and 2184th ($1360 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Greece and Portugal, respectively. Check Greece vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 5413th and 574th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Lisbon

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	Crete	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$16697

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Cities near Crete

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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249