Crete vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3083
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$612
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1051
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
32
29
😀 Quality of life
63
32
🏙️ Population
623K
42.7K

The cost of living in Crete is 137% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4484th and 8291st ($1303 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Greece and Kenya, respectively. Check Greece vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5605th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Meru

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Crete Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4155
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3011
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.1
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.79
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5111
$8839

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22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760

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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524