Crete vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$446
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
33
44
😀 Quality of life
60
58
🏙️ Population
623K
1.81M

The cost of living in Crete is 53% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4581st and 6570th ($1144 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 10th in Greece and Turkey, respectively. Check Greece vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 5333rd and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$15894

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783