Crete vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Crete	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2974	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$1056	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	93
😀 Quality of life	72	82
🏙️ Population	623K	546K

The cost of living in Crete is 32% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4641st and 2758th ($1186 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.8 months in Lisbon. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 1944th and 437th 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	$13.3	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.1	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3109	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.9	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3997	$16143

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162