Crete vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	623K	4.53M

The cost of living in Crete is 51% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4581st and 933rd ($1144 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5333rd and 2nd 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	$29	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$18868

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Cities near Crete

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481