Crete vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$635
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$817
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
32
45
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
623K
1.04M

The cost of living in Crete is 58% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4482nd and 6612th ($1324 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 13th in Greece and Turkey, respectively. Check Greece vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1 months in Mersin. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 5386th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Mersin

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Crete Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$6563

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923