Crete vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$446
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
33
61
😀 Quality of life
60
56
🏙️ Population
623K
9.4M

The cost of living in Crete is 69% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4581st and 6976th ($1144 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 122nd in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5333rd and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Ningbo

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Crete Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524