Crete vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$530	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	56	99
🏙️ Population	623K	8.8M

The cost of living in Crete is 65% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4640th and 58th ($1150 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Greece and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.3 months in London. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5717th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs London

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	Crete	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009