Crete vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$446
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
20
😀 Quality of life
60
52
🏙️ Population
623K
1.18M

The cost of living in Crete is 28% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4581st and 6017th ($1144 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 15th in Greece and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Greece vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5333rd and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964