Crete vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$647
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
32
27
😀 Quality of life
64
32
🏙️ Population
623K
42.7K

The cost of living in Crete is 151% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4439th and 8447th ($1360 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 24th best city to live in Greece vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5413th and 8725th 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
$15.4
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$9031

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$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
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$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544