Crete vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Crete	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2974	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$532	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1056	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	21
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	623K	1.02M

The cost of living in Crete is 125% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4641st and 8461st ($1186 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and Liberia, respectively. Check Greece vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 1944th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Monrovia

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	Crete	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3109	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.9	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3997	$2993

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520