Crete vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$647
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
32
41
😀 Quality of life
64
58
🏙️ Population
623K
2.43M

The cost of living in Crete is 23% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4439th and 5028th ($1360 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Greece and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Greece vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1 months in Mecca. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5413th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Mecca

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Crete Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$4622

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Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514