Crete vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$647
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
23
😀 Quality of life
64
69
🏙️ Population
623K
1.41M

The cost of living in Crete is 16% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4439th and 4849th ($1360 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5413th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Medina

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Crete Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$5515

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010