Crete vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	623K	5.03M

The cost of living in Crete is 48% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4640th and 1365th ($1150 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5717th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Melbourne

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	Crete	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$19705

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963