Crete vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2795
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$530
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$997
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
32
29
😀 Quality of life
56
27
🏙️ Population
623K
42.7K

The cost of living in Crete is 112% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4640th and 8317th ($1150 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Greece and Kenya, respectively. Check Greece vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5717th and 8421st 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
$12.8
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2751
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.32
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4629
$8023

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1093
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1052
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1131
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1659
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1838
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$1038
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1437
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$589
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518