Crete vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$635	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	64	93
🏙️ Population	623K	3.9M

The cost of living in Crete is 61% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4482nd and 62nd ($1324 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 47th in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5386th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Los Angeles

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	Crete	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$23685

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1291
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1166
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1302
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1863
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2043
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$953
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1307
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1228
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1146
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1439
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1182
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1037
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1160
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1403
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1311
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1123
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1008
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$875
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$358
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$883
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1253
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1179
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$811
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$617
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1038
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$719
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$933
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$682
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1109
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$743

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000