Crete vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$1694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$3935
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1058
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$1856
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$1220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	93
😀 Quality of life	60	82
🏙️ Population	623K	546K

The cost of living in Crete is 32% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4581st and 2695th ($1144 vs $1694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in Greece and Portugal, respectively. Check Greece vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 5333rd and 372nd 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	$29	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$2252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$3415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$14616

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202