Crete vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$647
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
32
45
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
623K
1.04M

The cost of living in Crete is 64% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4439th and 6642nd ($1360 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 14th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 5413th and 4954th 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
$15.4
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$5678

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$1329
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$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042