Crete vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$635	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$5389
😷 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 4482nd and 4th ($1324 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st 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 1.3 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 5386th and 15th 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	$15.1	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192