Crete vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$635	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	623K	5.35M

The cost of living in Crete is 48% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4482nd and 829th ($1324 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 24th best city to live in Greece vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5386th 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	$15.1	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$22313

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Cities near Crete

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132