Crete vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$532
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
91
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
623K
548K

The cost of living in Crete is 45% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4641st and 1500th ($1186 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1944th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Manchester

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Crete Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$17390

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761