Crete vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$635
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$1337
😷 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 14% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4482nd and 4843rd ($1324 vs $1164) 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 5386th and 4103rd 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
$15.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077