Crete vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$9886
🏠 One person rent	$635	$6445
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$5999
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$763
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$9172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	32	21
😀 Quality of life	64	66
🏙️ Population	623K	38.9K

The cost of living in Crete is 82% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 4482nd and 1st ($1324 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Monaco, respectively. Check Greece vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 5386th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Monaco City

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	Crete	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$8.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$46388

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1291
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1166
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1302
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1863
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2043
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$953
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1307
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1228
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1146
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1439
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1182
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1037
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1160
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1403
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1311
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1123
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1008
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$875
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$358
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$883
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1253
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1179
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$811
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$617
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1038
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$719
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$933
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$682
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1109
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$743

Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716