Crete vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$647	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$5229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	623K	8.8M

The cost of living in Crete is 68% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4439th and 4th ($1360 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5413th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs New York City

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	Crete	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$21999

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Cities near Crete

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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188