Crete vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$530	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	70
😀 Quality of life	56	81
🏙️ Population	623K	330K

The cost of living in Crete is 12% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4640th and 4211th ($1150 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Greece and Cyprus, respectively. Check Greece vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 5717th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Nicosia

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	Crete	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$6962

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647