Crete vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$532
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
33
41
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
623K
2.43M

The cost of living in Crete is 26% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4641st and 6019th ($1186 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1944th and 6051st 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
$13.3
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$4675

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514