Crete vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$446
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
33
30
😀 Quality of life
60
29
🏙️ Population
623K
42.7K

The cost of living in Crete is 135% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4581st and 8601st ($1144 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in Greece and Kenya, respectively. Check Greece vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5333rd and 8527th 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
$29
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539