Crete vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	56	82
🏙️ Population	623K	546K

The cost of living in Crete is 33% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4640th and 2671st ($1150 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Lisbon. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 5717th and 475th 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	$12.8	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112